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Blue Triumph Tropical Water Lily
Nymphaea 'Blue Triumph'
Height: 16 inches
Spread: 6 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 9a
Other Names: Waterlily
Description:
A tropical water lily featuring magnificent blue star-shaped flowers with yellow centers; interesting round green foliage gently speckled with purple; easy to care for; water lilies dislike moving water; annual in colder climates
Ornamental Features
Blue Triumph Tropical Water Lily features showy fragrant sky blue star-shaped flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to late fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive glossy round leaves remain green in color with distinctive deep purple spots throughout the year.
Landscape Attributes
Blue Triumph Tropical 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.
Blue Triumph Tropical Water Lily is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Water Gardens
- Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
- Container Planting
- Bog Gardens
Planting & Growing
Blue Triumph Tropical Water Lily will grow to be about 14 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.
Blue Triumph Tropical Water Lily is a fine choice for the 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 growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.
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