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Description

A pond without water lilies is a pond with untapped potential. This brilliant three-colour kit changes everything, bringing red, white and yellow blooms together in one simple, complete package that couldn't be easier to plant.

Water lilies are arguably the most rewarding of all pond plants, with elegant floating flowers that create a spectacle from June through to September, whilst their broad leaves do the quiet, unglamorous work of shading the water below.

That shade is the natural enemy of blanket weed and algae, keeping your pond cleaner, clearer and healthier throughout the season. Fish and wildlife love them too, using the shelter of the leaves as a cool refuge on warm days.

Simply layer the compost into the basket, nestle in your plant, cover with the decorative gravel to anchor everything in place, and lower carefully into your pond.

Fully hardy and low maintenance once established, these water lilies will return and perform for you year after year.

Supplied as a complete kit, including a trio of three water lily plants - one red, one white, one yellow - plus, a planting basket, aquatic compost and decorative gravel.

Top Tips

Water lilies flourish in still water, so do not plant them near a pond pump or fountain.

As these Lilies are dry-packed, young plants, they need starting off gently. Initially, place the filled baskets on a shallow shelf of the pond, where only the top of the plant is at the water line, and allow it to establish.
Alternatively, set them up submerged in a decorative pot or planter on your decking or patio to start, then, when established, move them into the pond.

Care Information

The mesh container is specially designed to allow water to circulate through the compost, providing the plants with both oxygen and nutrients.
To plant up, add 1/3 of the soil to the basket and place the lily on top, spreading its roots. Add the rest of the soil and the gravel on top.
After potting and once established, all you need to do is to place the pot into a pond. Initially the pot should be placed on a stack of bricks so the leaves float on the surface of the water.
As the plant matures, remove one layer of bricks at a time, gradually lowering the plant into the pond until the desired depth has been reached.
Water lilies require sun to grow, blooming when water temperatures reach 15C (60�F), so best positioned in full sun.
Depth of the water should not be less than 60cm (2ft) nor more than 120cm (4ft).
Feed in spring and summer, removing yellow leaves and spent flowers regularly to maintain blooming.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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