‘Rose Arey’ Hardy Water Lily

Flowers: Pink with pointed star-shaped petals.
Stamens: Yellow.
Fragrant as sweet fruit.
Leaves: Young ones are dark red.

Flower size: 4″-5″
Height above water: 2″-4″
Lily pad size: 6″-8″
Plant spread: 3′-5′ depending on growing environment.

6+ hrs/day of direct sunlight.
USDA Zone 2-11.

Nymphaea ‘Rose Arey’

1914, Helen Fowler, daughter of the famous water gardener and hybridizer W.B. Shaw of Shaw Gardens in Washington, D.C., produced this pink hybrid and was named it in honor of her cousin.

‘Rose Arey’ has been honored with the Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in England for its brilliant display.