Nymphaea 'Mary Patricia'Nymphaea 'Mary Patricia' is a hardy water lily often sold as a compact, free flowering plant for tubs, barrels, and smaller ponds. It grows from a rhizome and makes a tidy patch of pads rather than a sprawling mess. Most sellers use the cultivar name Mary Patricia, and you may see it described as a dwarf lily, although size and spread claims vary between catalogues. Appearance Mary Patricia produces rounded floating leaves that knit together into a

precise cuts

fast-growing clone that will reliably put on a show year after year and make an excellent display plant if allowed to form a large clump

The cultivar name Nymphaea 'Burgundy Princess' is normally used in the trade

the traps are noticeably larger and more inflated

adding detail without overpowering the main colour

Unlike heavily pigmented hybrids

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hair-like projections on the edge of each trap

Its compact shape and bright green colour make it immediately recognisable

It combines the tall

ornate shape of the hood