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Stan Skinger Tropical Water Lily
Nymphaea 'Stan Skinger'
Plant Height: 10 inches
Flower Height: 14 inches
Spread: 6 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 9a
Other Names: Waterlily
Brand: Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Description:
A wonderful selection producing large, fragrant, yellow flowers that fade to pale shades of orange; blooms rise above round, bright green foliage mottled with burgundy; water lilies dislike moving water; annual in colder climates
Ornamental Features
Stan Skinger Tropical Water Lily features showy fragrant yellow 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 large glossy round leaves remain green in color with showy burgundy variegation and tinges of chartreuse throughout the year.
Landscape Attributes
Stan Skinger Tropical Water Lily is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a low habit of growth, spreading atop the surface of the water. 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.
Stan Skinger Tropical Water Lily is ideally suited for growing in a pond, water garden or patio water container, and is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Water Gardens
- Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
- Container Planting
- Bog Gardens
Planting & Growing
Stan Skinger Tropical Water Lily will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 14 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 6 feet. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the water. 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. As an aquatic plant, it requires a suitable water garden environment and will benefit from special planting and ongoing care practices; consult one of our in-store experts for further details and instructions. 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.
Stan Skinger Tropical Water Lily is a fine choice for the water garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when grown in outdoor pots and containers, aquatic plants like this one will require a special growing environment that meets their requirement for consistent moisture.
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