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Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily

Nymphaea 'Jennifer Rebecca'

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Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea 'Jennifer Rebecca') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily flowers

Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily flowers

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Height:  18 inches

Spread:  6 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  9a

Other Names:  Waterlily

Description:

A night blooming variety with spectacular red to hot pink star-shaped flowers with black centers, over deep red pads that eventually mature to green with red spots; tolerates heat well; water lilies dislike moving water; annual in colder climates

Ornamental Features

Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily features showy cherry red star-shaped flowers with hot pink overtones and black eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to late fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive glossy round leaves emerge brick red in spring, turning green in color with distinctive dark red spots the rest of the year.

Landscape Attributes

Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a low habit of growth, spreading atop the surface of the water. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily is ideally suited for growing in a pond, water garden or patio water container, and is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Water Gardens
  • Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
  • Container Planting
  • Bog Gardens

Planting & Growing

Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily will grow to be about 14 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the water, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. As an aquatic plant, it requires a suitable water garden environment and will benefit from special planting and ongoing care practices; consult one of our in-store experts for further details and instructions. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Jennifer Rebecca Tropical Water Lily is a fine choice for the water garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when grown in outdoor pots and containers, aquatic plants like this one will require a special growing environment that meets their requirement for consistent moisture.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Naturalizing  Container  Bog  Water 
Applications
Flowers  Foliage Color  Texture 
Ornamental Features