Nimfe which are often called water lilies can become effective decoration of country pond. Among variety of grades it is easy to pick up that will perfectly feel in the conditions of midland. Nimfe are unpretentious, they long blossom and give to the modest site charm of the country estate.
Grades of nimfy: what to choose for cultivation
Nimfey differs in large simple or terry flowers and flat roundish or heart-shaped leaves. Depending on grade the buds can be snow-white, cream, golden, pink, lilac, blue, dark red, burgundy. The flower is decorated by large stamens of golden-yellow shade. The plant creeping rhizome, depending on the size of flowers can have them large, average or dwarfish.
For country reservoir it is better to choose high-quality nimfe with moderately expanding rhizome. They can be landed in containers where they perfectly feel during the whole season. Selectors have removed dozens of options differing in the size of flowers and leaves, coloring of lobes, holodovynoslivost. Beginners will suit unpretentious hybrids more, it will be interesting to advanced gardeners to tinker with the whimsical tiny forms differing in variety of buds.
Among the most popular grades with flowers of the average size:
- Buds peach-pink with large yellow stamens.
- Little Sue. Gentle-pink flowers of bowl-shaped form, lobes terry, sharpened.
- Perry’s Baby Red. Saturated-pink large flowers with roundish lobes.
- Lemon Meringue. Very magnificent flowers with a diameter up to 20 cm, lobes of triangular shape of gentle-yellow color form magnificent nimbus.
Owners of big reservoirs can try to grow up large-flowered nimfe:
- Large terry buds with lobes of gentle and coral color.
- Black Princess. Flowers with roundish dark burgundy lobes and stamens of lighter shade.
- Rose-red nimfeya with golden strips.
As it is correct to grow up nimfe in garden
Large-flowered nimfe need deep and spacious reservoirs. Foliage on surface should not fill completely surface of artificial pond, it is desirable that they occupied no more than a third of water smooth surface. Tiny forms can be grown up in stone tubs and even buckets.
In pond from nimfeyama it is impossible to breed fishes, they can spoil gentle rhizomes and stalks. One more problem – fountainlets and falls. The small splashes getting on buds and leaves can provoke their rotting.
When choosing grade it is necessary to consider features of its proiskhzhdeniye. Gentle tropical options need warm water and enough the sun. The Nimfe removed by europeysy selectors not bad transfer lukewarm weather, in soft winters they can remain in pond. Thermophilic plants together with containers for the winter move to the shelter – for example, the basement.
Rhizomes thicket, nimfy with yellow inflorescences, are subject to rotting. You should not land them in small ponds with too warm water. Optimum depth – 70 cm. In hot months of plant together with containers move on shady sites of reservoir. If water does not manage to get warm, it is necessary to reduce depth of pond and to provide good insolation.