‘Gladstone’ Hardy Water Lily — 1894

The plant flowers very profusely and with a rather sweet fragrance.
The blossoms have a pleasant odor of apple blossoms. ‘Gloriosa’ offers a landing pad for bees to drink, above shelter for your aquatic animals, and the pad shadows help to prevent algae growth.

Flowers: Cup-shaped pure white.
Stamens: Clusters of gold threads.
Sweet fragrance.
Leaf: Stalks are striped brown with dark green leaves circular and large.

Flower size: 6″-9″.
Height above water: 2″-4″.
Lily pad size: 8″-10″.
Plant spread: 5′-6′ depending on growing environment.

6+ hrs/day direct sunlight.

Nymphaea ‘Gladstoniana’

1894-7. Famous water gardener George Richardson of Lordstown, Ohio introduced this lily from his establishment.

The Award of Merit by the Royal Horticulture Society.