This water lily features impressive blue flowers outlined in purple, enhanced by the variegated spider-web foliage. A great performer that is a unique addition to any water garden. Nymphaea 'Blue Spider' got it's name from the pattern of mottling on the leaf. It has a spider web appearance with red streaks across the green pad. Nymphaea 'Blue Spider' was a chance seedling and was released to the trade in 1995, our first original hybrid. This tropical waterlily is still very popular in the industry today. Nymphaea 'Blue Spider' is unique because of the unusual mottling on the pads. ( photo / image / picture from Lengungardenexpert 's Garden )
I love it. Will it grow in zone 6 of the US ? If I can get hold of some, I would like to plant them. Are they invasive like other water lilies ? I love them, but they can sure take over a pond or lake.
Oh my word, what a beauty, I would love one but you say it is a tropical waterlily so probably would not survive here. Do I have your permission to save your photo to my computer?
Tropical waterlilies do like sustained 70-90°f sustained temps to get into bloom. That can be doable in a cold frame or greenhouse and when in bud and bloom, the waterlily will stubbornly try to keep going up until the first frosts. So, yes, tropical waterlily blooms are doable in climates where Summers are too cool to start them up... Regards, andy
