Nymphaea tetragona
Chinese waterlily, Pygmy waterlily, Chinese water lily, Pygmy water lily, Nymphaea pygmaea, Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Alba', Finnish waterlily, Small white waterlily
Nymphaea Nymphaea
N. tetragona - N. tetragona is an aquatic perennial with floating, ovate, purple-blotched, dark green leaves and fragrant, cup-shaped, semi-double to double, white flowers with yellow stamens.
Nymphaea tetragona is: Deciduous
Mat Forming
White in Summer
Dark-green, Mottled, Purple in Spring; Purple, Mottled, Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green, Mottled, Purple in Autumn
Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges) Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges)
Crown rot , Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Water lily leaf spot Crown rot , Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Water lily leaf spot
Deadhead flowers. Remove yellow leaves as necessary.
Division, Offsets
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Nymphaea tetragona (Chinese waterlily) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.4m after 5-10 years.
Low Maintenance, Aquatic
Grow in still water in full sun in a small pond. Plant in loam in a basket covered with a layer of pea-shingle. Place basket 15-25 below the surface of the water initially, moving to 30-50cm once growth is established. Feed throughout the growing season
Loamy, Clay
Pond/In water
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Nymphaea tetragona
Chinese waterlily, Pygmy waterlily, Chinese water lily, Pygmy water lily, Nymphaea pygmaea, Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Alba', Finnish waterlily, Small white waterlily
Nymphaea Nymphaea
N. tetragona - N. tetragona is an aquatic perennial with floating, ovate, purple-blotched, dark green leaves and fragrant, cup-shaped, semi-double to double, white flowers with yellow stamens.
Deciduous
Mat Forming
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White in Summer
Dark-green, Mottled, Purple in Spring; Purple, Mottled, Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green, Mottled, Purple in Autumn
Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges)
Crown rot , Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Water lily leaf spot
Deadhead flowers. Remove yellow leaves as necessary.
Division, Offsets
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Nymphaea tetragona (Chinese waterlily) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.4m after 5-10 years.
Low Maintenance, Aquatic
Grow in still water in full sun in a small pond. Plant in loam in a basket covered with a layer of pea-shingle. Place basket 15-25 below the surface of the water initially, moving to 30-50cm once growth is established. Feed throughout the growing season
Loamy, Clay
Pond/In water
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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