Going round in circles trying to choose a water lily

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  1. CVS

    CVS Apprentice Gardener

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    Can someone help me before I tear all my hair out! I'm looking for a water lily with yellow flowers for my new pond, approx 2 feet deep, 3ft wide and 5ft long (it's an irregular shape so hard to work out exact surface area).

    I used to have a lovely mexicana but I can't seem to find one anywhere now.

    I've looked at helvola but will that be *too* small? The information on others varies wildly from 'suitable for a small pond' to 'needs to be in a lake' so I have no idea what to believe.

    I have pots and aquatic compost so can easily order a bare root plant online.

    Can anyone recommend a variety please? :ThankYou:
     
  2. Spruce

    Spruce Glad to be back .....

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    Hi I grow this in a tub , does really well and flowers its heart out

    I am taking photos this morning so I will add one to this post later so you can see for yourself I was thinking of having a small pond and bought this to grow on.
    Chromatella


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      Thank you, that one looks lovely!
       
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      Wonderful, thank you so much!
       
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