Wedding Dress Large Hardy Water Lily

Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily – Pure White, Grand and Graceful

The Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily is a showstopping, pure‑white perennial with sumptuous, layered blooms that look sculpted for celebration. A natural centerpiece for larger ponds, this hardy water lily forms full, elegant flowers over handsome green pads and returns year after year. With a large rhizome and strong vigor, Wedding Dress thrives in wide, shallow containers or along the shelf of earth‑bottom ponds, delivering the classic white look every water garden craves.

Planting & Care Instructions

• Plant Size: Large hardy water lily

• Spread: ~4–6 feet when established

• Suggested Container: 15–20 inch wide, shallow aquatic fabric pot (or plant on a shallow shelf in an earth‑bottom pond)

• Planting Depth (from soil to water surface): 6–24 inches; for the most flowers, keep 8–16 inches

• Soil: Heavy loam topsoil only (or PondGro Aquatic Loam Soil) — never bagged potting mixes, compost, “aquatic media,” or gravel (they float, rot, or starve the plant)

• Sunlight Needs: Full 6+ hours of strong, direct midday sun

• Water: Still or gently circulating water; avoid splash or fountain spray directly on pads

Fertilizing Schedule

• When: 1st and 15th of each month during the growing season (typically May–September)

• Rate: 5 Waterlily World® Fertilizer Tablets per feeding

• How: Push tablets 3–4 inches into the soil around (not on) the crown

Consistent feeding is the key to Wedding Dress’s steady bloom and bold, healthy foliage.

Fragrance

Light, sweet fragrance that complements the refined white blooms without overpowering nearby pond plants.

Water Lily Planting Tips

• 💡 Plant shallower (8–12 inches) to warm the crown faster and jump‑start budding.

• 💡 Use a wide, shallow container — large rhizomes make more flowers when they can run.

• 💡 Treat lily pads like solar panels: keep surface water open and unshaded.

• 💡 A very thin top‑dress of clean sand is acceptable only if the growing point (crown) stays exposed to sun; never use stones or gravel.

• 💡 Divide every 1–2 years in late spring/summer once the rhizome reaches the pot edge to maintain peak flowering.

Do’s & Don’ts

Do

✅ Plant your Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily in full sun for maximal flowering
✅ Use heavy loam soil and keep the crown slightly above the soil line
✅ Fertilize twice monthly on schedule (1st & 15th)
✅ Maintain open surface space around pads for light and air
✅ Plant immediately on arrival and keep all parts wet during handling

Don’t

❌ Never add stones or gravel on top of the soil — this suffocates the crown and often causes mortality
❌ Don’t use bagged potting mixes, compost, peat, or “aquatic media”
❌ Don’t plant too deep (beyond 24 inches) if frequent blooms are desired
❌ Don’t bury the crown under soil or allow floaters to shade the pads
❌ Do not let the plant dry out during unpacking — stems, roots, and underside of pads must stay wet
❌ Avoid overcrowding: keep a 12–18 inch ring of open water around the plant; prevent floating plants or neighboring lilies from covering more than 30% of the surface in that zone

Shipping Information

• Shipping Window: April through September across the USA

• Spring Schedule: Ships by our posted schedule at proper planting time for your region (northern areas ship later for safety)

• Weekly Shipments: After spring begins, we ship weekly through summer, usually until or through September

• Method: 2–3 day service (usually UPS); occasionally USPS or FedEx depending on destination

• Dispatch Timing: Orders leave early each week to avoid weekend delays

• Tracking: You’ll receive an email with tracking the day your order ships

Arrival & Guarantee

• Shipped As: Shipped as a Live Pond Plant: (it will need repotted in proper aquatic fabric container or in your earth bottom pond, immediately on arrival)

• On Arrival: Plant immediately into heavy loam; keep rhizome, crown, roots, and leaves wet at all times

• Minor yellowing or bent leaves in transit are normal and quickly replaced by new growth

• Concerns? Email photos within 24 hours (unpacked plant + packing slip with initials) to PondQuestions@gmail.com

Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily – Specifications

About the Variety – Why “Wedding Dress” Belongs Center Stage

Wedding Dress captures everything gardeners love about hardy water lilies: impeccable white petals, reliable performance, and a graceful habit that reads beautifully from the deck or shoreline. Its large rhizome drives strong growth and frequent buds when given room, sunlight, and steady fertilizer. Planted shallow in a wide pot or pond shelf, it quickly becomes the serene, luminous heart of the water garden.

Benefits of Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily

• 🤍 Pure‑white, layered flowers that brighten the entire pond

• 🌿 Strong, large‑rhizome vigor ideal for wide containers or pond shelves

• 🌞 Heavy sun performer — rewards 6+ hours of direct light with steady blooms

• 💧 Hardy perennial that returns every spring with proper planting

• 🪷 Classic, formal look that pairs effortlessly with pinks, peaches, and mottled pads

Why Gardeners Love This Variety

Because the Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily delivers the timeless white bloom everyone imagines when they picture a perfect pond. It’s elegant yet easy, refined yet vigorous, and it keeps the show going from warm spring days through late summer — a true pond‑ready heirloom you’ll look forward to seeing every season.