Unknown Shade Tolerance
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‘Turtle Island Fay McDonald’® HXT™ is a newly registered Intersubgeneric nymphaea. The result of selection and hybridization between tropical and hardy nymphaeas highlighting a compact Marliac-Odorata root type. ‘Turtle Island Fay McDonald’® HXT™ grows like a hardy waterlily and is a fantastic bloomer.
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‘Turtle Island Violicious’® HXT™ is a newly registered Intersubgeneric nymphaea. The result of hybridization between tropical and hardy nymphaeas highlighting a compact Marliac-Odorata root type. This plant is a great bloomer with a variable flower color usually between blueberry and amethyst but sometimes dark magenta.
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Nymphaea ‘Carolina Sunset’ Hardy Waterlily displays a 6-8″ cup/star shaped, creamy light peachy yellow flower and beautifully marbled medium dark green leaves. The flower stands 3-6″ above the water in shallow water and has a lemony fragrance. Carolina Sunset is a very good bloomer, spreads 5-8′ in 6 in. to 8 ft. of water, is mostly adaptable as it can be kept to a medium size in a smaller pot, and has an unknown shade tolerance.
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Nymphaea ‘Queen of the Whites’ Hardy Waterlily displays a 3-5″ cup shaped, pure white flower and dark green leaves. The flower floats on the surface of the water. Queen of the Whites is a good bloomer through mid summer then less in late summer, spreads 3-5′ in 6 in. to 10 ft. of water, is adaptable to smaller pots and ponds, and has an unknown shade tolerance.
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Nymphaea ‘Queen of the Whites’ Hardy Waterlily displays a 3-5″ cup shaped, pure white flower and dark green leaves. The flower floats on the surface of the water. Queen of the Whites is a good bloomer through mid summer then less in late summer, spreads 3-5′ in 6 in. to 10 ft. of water, is adaptable to smaller pots and ponds, and has an unknown shade tolerance.
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Nymphaea 'Darwin' Hardy Waterlily displays a 3-5″ cup shaped, flower with red-pink to pink translucent center petals and near white outer petals and dark green leaves. The flower floats or stands just above the water in shallow water. Darwin is an excellent bloomer, spreads 3-5' in 6 in. to 8 ft. of water, is adaptable to smaller pots and ponds, and has an unknown shade tolerance.
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Nymphaea ‘Fabiola’ Hardy Waterlily displays a 4-6″ cup/star shaped, pink flower with white outer petal tips, flecked garnet red center petals and dark green leaves. The flower floats except in shallow water. Fabiola is a good bloomer, spreads 4-6′ in 6 in. to 8 ft. of water, is adaptable to smaller pots and ponds, and has an unknown shade tolerance.
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Nymphaea 'Frosted Pink' Hardy Waterlily, a Mike Giles original hybrid water lily sold exclusively at Turtle Island Waterlilies, displays a 5-7″ star/cup shaped, dark shell pink flower with stripes, slightly rounded petals, lighter center petal tips and hot orange center and dark green leaves are on long stems showing water between the leaves unless crowded and dark red-bronze when young. The flower floats or stands 2-4″ above the water in shallow water. Frosted Pink is a good bloomer, spreads 5-7' in 6 in. to 8 ft. of water, is not likely to be very adaptable because of its odorata root but it is still not fully tested, and has an unknown shade tolerance.
