waterlily 'Comanche'

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Comanche' is an aquatic perennial with leaves to 30cm wide, bronze-green, lightly-spotted with purple when young. The scented flowers are cup-shaped, later star-shaped, to 15cm across, opening apricot-yellow and maturing to soft copper red, with prominent yellow stamens

waterlily 'Comanche'

Scientific classification

Species
waterlily 'Comanche' (Nymphaea 'Comanche')
Genus
Nymphaea
Family
Nymphaeaceae
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Toxicity
Aquatic
Plant type
Up to 10 cm
Height
1-1.5 metres
Spread
Deciduous
Foliage
Submerged
Habit
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest
Full sun
Sunlight
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Distribution of waterlily 'Comanche'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of waterlily 'Comanche'

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waterlily 'Comanche' care guide

Keep roots in shallow water or permanently saturated aquatic soil
Watering
Full sun
Sunlight
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Watering

Keep roots in shallow water or permanently saturated aquatic soil

Fertilizing

Use aquatic fertilizer lightly during warm active growth season

Pruning

Deadhead and remove yellow leaves regularly

Propagation

Propagate by division of rhizomes or offsets in summer, place pots in shallow water until established

Growing

Grow in undisturbed water in full sun. Plant in baskets in loamy soil with crowns just below soil surface and covered with pea shingle. Position basket so that it is covered by 15-25cm of water; as the plants establish lower the plants to twice the initial planting depth. Feed during the growing season with aquatic fertiliser at the manufacturer's recommended rate. See waterlily cultivation

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be affected by crown rot, brown spot and waterlily leaf spot

Pests

Susceptible to waterlily beetle, waterlily aphid, brown china-mark moth and leaf-mining midge

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