Nymphaea 'Comanche'

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Nymphaea 'Comanche'

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Kemper Code: X690

Common Name: hardy water lily
Zone: 4 to 10
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.25 to 0.5 feet
Spread: 5 to 6 feet
Bloom Time: May - To frost Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Yellow turnning coppery bronze
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Wet
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in wet soil in still water in full sun to part shade. Full sun may be best, but plants will usually flower with as little as three hours of sun per day. Plant rhizomes horizontally in spring with bud end up in containers submerged in ponds or water gardens where the water is 12-48” deep. When planted in containers, plants can be more easily moved later on if desired. Rhizomes may be planted directly in the muddy bottom of a pond. Hardy water lilies will overwinter without difficulty in the St. Louis area, whether growing in ponds or in water gardens, as long as the water does not freeze to the bottom. If necessary, however, rhizomes grown in containers may easily be lifted and overwintered in a cool frost-free root cellar or garage where winter temperatures preferably remain in the 40-45 degree F. range.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This hardy hybrid waterlily is typically grown in ponds or water gardens. Rounded, speckled, greenish leaves (to 8” across) float on the water surface. Cup-shaped, semi-double flowers (to 5” diameter) feature upward-curving petals that open yellow but turn coppery-bronze and a central mass of dark yellow stamens. Flowers bloom continuously from May until frost. Each flower appears on or just above the water surface, opening in the morning and closing at night. Flowers typically bloom for about 5 days.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Leaf mining midges and aphids can be troublesome in some areas.

Uses:

Water gardens or ponds. May also be grown in large tubs or containers.