Antares (Red)

Description

Tropical water lilies should be treated as annuals. They have huge flowers (up to 12” across) and their perfume permeates throughout the entire garden. They have more blossoms and a longer blooming season than hardy varieties. Day blooming tropical lilies open from mid-morning until late afternoon and night blooming lilies open at dusk and close mid-morning. Tropical lilies should not be put into the pond until water temperatures have reached above 20 degrees C. or the young plants may become dormant.

One of the most interesting plants in the aquatic world, the night blooming tropical water lily shows its beauty after all the other plants have gone to sleep. Night blooming tropical water lilies start to bloom late in the afternoon to early evening until early the next morning. These are ideal plants for people who work all day and don’t get to see their gardens in full bloom until the weekend.