Madame Wilfron Gonnere Water Lily - Nymphaea

Large, heavily petaled white flowers with golden-yellow centers, over attractive, rounded pea green leaves; day blooming with a lovely fragrance; a beautiful addition to your pond; easy to care for; water lilies dislike moving water

Height: 22 inches. Spread: 6 feet. Sun: full sun. Hardiness zone: 4a.

Ornamental features

Gonnere Hardy Water Lily features showy fragrant double white star-shaped flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive glossy round leaves remain dark green in color with hints of chartreuse throughout the year.

Landscape

Gonnere Hardy Water Lily is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Recommended for: Water Gardens, Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens, Container Planting, Bog Gardens.

Planting and growing

Gonnere Hardy Water Lily will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It is an excellent choice for very wet locations or locations with some standing water. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

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