Tropic Sunset (Autumn)

Description

The Tropic Sunset Water Lily is sure to provide you with sweet fragrance and beautiful apricot-pink flowers.

The Tropic Sunset Water Lily is a day-blooming tropical water lily well-suited for ponds, water gardens, and container water gardens. It requires up to six or more hours of direct sunlight, but in some instances can thrive in different light conditions and can bloom in partial shade, receiving up to four hours of direct sun.

The colour of the leaves will vary depending on its age but are usually dark green in with maroon spotting.

The Tropic Sunset Water Lily should be potted in a three-gallon or larger planting container and initially placed at six inches below the water surface. As the water lily grows, it can be gradually lowered to its ideal depth of 12-18 inches below the water surface.

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.