Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Rubra'
Waterlily 'Pygmaea Rubra'
Nymphaea Nymphaea
'Pygmaea Rubra' _ N. 'Pygmaea Rubra' is an aquatic perennial. As the name suggests, it is a miniature water-lily; it has rounded leaves with purple markings and in summer, fragrant, cup-shaped, dark-pink flowers, that age to dark-red.
Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Rubra' is: Deciduous
Flower is slightly fragrant
Mat Forming
Dark-pink, Dark-red in Summer
Dark-green, Dark-purple in Spring; Dark-purple, Dark-green in Summer; Dark-purple, Dark-green in Autumn
Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges) Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges)
Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Crown rot , Water lily leaf spot Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Crown rot , Water lily leaf spot
Division, Offsets
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Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Rubra' ( Waterlily 'Pygmaea Rubra') will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Aquatic, Low Maintenance
Plant the Nymphaea in loam in a basket, covered with layer of pea-shingle. The basket should be placed approximately 8-10cm below the surface of the water initially, being moved down to 16-20cm once growth is established. Nymphaea dislike moving water.
Clay, Loamy
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Rubra'
Waterlily 'Pygmaea Rubra'
Nymphaea Nymphaea
'Pygmaea Rubra' _ N. 'Pygmaea Rubra' is an aquatic perennial. As the name suggests, it is a miniature water-lily; it has rounded leaves with purple markings and in summer, fragrant, cup-shaped, dark-pink flowers, that age to dark-red.
Deciduous
Flower is slightly fragrant
Mat Forming
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Dark-pink, Dark-red in Summer
Dark-green, Dark-purple in Spring; Dark-purple, Dark-green in Summer; Dark-purple, Dark-green in Autumn
Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges)
Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Crown rot , Water lily leaf spot
Division, Offsets
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Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Rubra' ( Waterlily 'Pygmaea Rubra') will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Aquatic, Low Maintenance
Plant the Nymphaea in loam in a basket, covered with layer of pea-shingle. The basket should be placed approximately 8-10cm below the surface of the water initially, being moved down to 16-20cm once growth is established. Nymphaea dislike moving water.
Clay, Loamy
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Soil types: | Clay, Loamy | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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