WATER LILY PINK OPAL

Pink Opal is a beautiful water lily with large green leaves.
Provides shelter for fish and frogs from sun and predators.

FLOWERING: Flowers late spring into summer and early autumn. Stunning pink double petaled flowers that float on or just above the waters surface.

HEIGHT: The plant will grow to a width of one metre.

POSITION: Grow in full sun in ponds, around the edge of dams and wetlands 30-150cm deep. Can also be grown in a decorative pot with no hole. Plant at bottom of pond and new leaves will grow to the surface. They require at least 4-6 hours of direct sun light per day to produce flowers.

FROST: Frost hardy water lilies can survive frosts because the leaves go dormant in winter.

CARE: Fertilise in spring with water plant fertiliser tablets to encourage new growth and flowers at the start of the growing season. Then again at the start of summer and at the start of autumn to encourage healthy growth and green foliage.
Water lilies do not like splashing fountains, so still or slow moving water is best. Anything from small tubs with no holes, to ponds, lakes and dams.
In a decorative pot, think of them as a potted plant, growing in water, and then you can grow it on your patio, verandah, balcony etc.

FERTILISER: There are no nutrients in a plastic pond or tub, so these are a definite must when potting your water plants, and for fertilising 3 times per year.