Nymphaea 'Colorado'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
- Height × spread
- 0.05m × 2m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
A rather pretty form that has a neat bloom that goes through colour changes as it ages. It is generally in peach shades, but colours may be pale or dark. The lilypads are green with burgundy splashes. It can take a partly shaded position. This is suited to medium-sized ponds and needs a planting depth between 15cm and 70cm.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.05m
- Spread
- 2m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Water garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Any
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Water depth
- 30cm to 60cm
- Use for
- Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
- Pet safe
- Yes – listed in our pet-safe plants
AutumnNow
Autumn · Planting
Lift before winter
Take the tubers from the water during autumn, and store them in damp sand where the temperature never falls below 10C for the winter.
Spring
Spring · Outdoors
Feed with aquatic plant food
As the plant is grown in water, feed with an aquatic feed as directed on the packet. Do not exceed the amounts given as this can affect the water.
Spring · Planting
Divide & repot in Spring
Repot in spring at which time the tubers can be divided as required. The leaves stand vertically out of the water when the plant needs dividing. When replanting water lilies, gradually sink them deeper in the water as they develop.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Plant in water
The plant naturally grows in water and should always have its feet in water.
Compost · Planting
Compost for aquatic plants
Use aquatic plant compost for pond plants (other composts contain nitrates that cause problems in ponds). Pond plants are generally planted in baskets and weighted to keep in position.
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