Description
Benefits

It’s an extremely vigorous grower with many blossoms all summer long!

Appearance

Flowers: Large, fragrant, rich dark blue-purple, with broad petals.
Sepals: Dark rose pink.
Fragrant.
Leaves: Dark green with spots of bronze.

Size

Leaf pads: Up to 10″.
Spread: 6′-7′ depending on growing environment.

Preferred Growing Conditions

6+ hrs/day direct sunlight.
Viviparous.
USDA zone: 4-10

Botanical Name

Nymphaea ‘Mrs. Martin E. Randig’
also known as Nymphaea ‘Mrs. Randig’

Hybridized By

1939, introduced by Martin Randig of San Bernardino, CA, who considers it as his greatest production.

History

Parentage include ‘Panama Pacific’, ‘Dauben’, ‘Lilac Queen’, ‘Royal Zanzibar’, ‘Indigo Zanzibar’, and ‘Amethyst’.