Nymphaea 'Chalene Straw'Nymphaea 'Charlene Strawn' is a hardy yellow water lily grown for strong scent and a long season of bloom. Your row says Chalene Straw, but the widely sold cultivar is Charlene Strawn, and the spelling mix up is common. It grows from a rhizome and makes a generous clump of pads, then produces fragrant yellow flowers through summer into early autumn. It suits ponds where you want yellow that does not look harsh and where you enjoy viewing from close

this variety stands out for its vivid colouration and tall

The throat

"text": "They are commonly described as intense deep pink to red with a yellow centre

This creates a clear visual contrast between the top and lower tube

The other parent of this clone resulted from the cross between Sarracenia psittacina and an unidentified partner

Sarracenia 'Leelou’s' grows upright with tall

forming clumps with blunt

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They can open a brighter pink tone and then deepen as they age

Is it hardy in the UK

but it's worth the wait

they hold a shape that strongly resembles a clam or cockle shell