Hermine dotleaf waterlily
Nymphaea 'Hermine'
RHS AGM 2022
USDA zones4 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moist soil
Sizeup to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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Notes
'Hermine' dotleaf waterlily (Nymphaea 'Hermine') is a perennial for containers and low maintenance water gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist, loamy or clay soil. The fragrant flowers attract bees. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn, and it spreads up to 36 inches.
Pairs well with Hyssop, Burnet, and Gertrude Jekyll rose.