Pure White

Pure White
Botanical Name: Nymphaea Marliacea Alba

☀️ Exposure: Full sun, partial shade
❄️ Hardiness: Hardy
🌱 Soil Type: Moist
📏 Height: 30cm - 150cm
↔️ Spread: 90–150 cm

Nymphaea Marliacea Alba or Pure White Water Lily is a timeless classic, producing large, cup-shaped white blooms with a bright yellow center. This prized hybrid from Latour-Marliac features dark green floating leaves that create a serene and elegant display on the water’s surface. With its subtle fragrance and graceful form, it thrives in medium to deep ponds, bringing beauty and tranquility to any water garden.

Water Lily Plant Guide

Prepare Container — Fill the air‑pot, ceramic pot, or basket one‑third with washed gravel (rinse thoroughly to remove dust). Create a shallow depression in the centre for the rhizome.

Position Rhizome — Place the rhizome horizontally with the crown (growing tip) slightly above the media — never bury the crown(new growth). Allow roots to drape into the gravel.

Add Plant Food — Insert a pinch of slow‑release fertiliser or a root tab into the media near the roots.

If it's a natural pond or has soil, you may place a handful of topsoil under the rhizome and surround it with gravel.

Cover & Cap — Add more gravel to secure the roots, then finish with a 3–5 cm gravel/pebble cap to keep fish from disturbing the roots and to keep the water clear.

TIP: Place in a sunny spot (4–6+ hours minimum direct sunlight) to promote abundant flowering!