Pink, hardy, and long-flowering. Nymphaea 'Pimkan' is a hardy water lily producing vibrant pink blooms that open through the day from late spring into early autumn. It tolerates a range of conditions and asks very little once established. What You'll Receive You will get 1 young and freshly harvested water lily tuber All of our water lilies tubers/rhizomes have been inspected before ship out and guaranteed they are viable and perfect to grow in a proper pond environment Plant Profile Common name — Pimkan Water Lily Scientific name — Nymphaea 'Pimkan' Type — Hardy water lily, day-blooming Flower — Vibrant pink, floating at the water surface Foliage — Green floating pads Bloom season — Late spring through early fall Placement — Ponds and water gardens; centrepiece Care Difficulty — Beginner Sunlight — Full sun; at least 6 hours of direct sun for good flowering Water depth — 12 to 36 inches over the crown Substrate — Heavy clay soil in a container set on the pond bottom Planting angle — Hardy rhizome: 45°, growing tip up, at the pot edge pointing toward the centre Feeding — Aquatic fertiliser tablets through the growing season Overwintering — Hardy. Lower the container to the deepest part of the pond, below the freeze line Propagation — Rhizome division Grower's Notes A sensible first hardy lily. It withstands a range of weather, flowers from late spring to early autumn, and needs almost nothing once established. If you have not grown a lily before and want one that will not punish a mistake, start here. Hardy, so it stays in the pond over winter — no lifting, no indoor storage. Day-blooming, so the flowers are open when you are outside to see them. The pad cover shades the water, which limits algae and gives fish somewhere to shelter. Feed through the growing season with tablets pushed into the soil. Loose fertiliser in the water feeds algae, not the lily. New to planting water lilies? Read our complete Water Lily Planting Guide — tuber angle, soil, depth and the one mistake that kills most first lilies. Notes We don't ship dormant roots. Your tuber arrives fresh and actively growing with 1–2 young leaves already emerged — visible proof it's viable before it leaves us. Young pads may start fully submerged and will reach the surface within about a week in good light. Remove yellowing pads and spent flowers as they appear to keep the water clean and push energy into new growth. Never release aquatic plants into natural waterways.
