Description
Appearance

Flowers: Bright deep pink.
Stamens: Purple with a golden base.
Leaves: Dark green with little red-brown flecking. Red underneath.

Size

Flowers: Moderately large.
Leaves: Small.
Spread: Up to 3′ depending on growing environment.

Preferred Growing Conditions

8+ hrs/day direct sunlight.
Weakly viviparous.
USDA zone: 10-11

Botanical Name

Nymphaea ‘Rio Rita’

Hybridized By

1941 by George Pring, Missouri Botanical Gardens.