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‘Mrs. George Pring’ Tropical Water Lily

Name: 'Mrs. George Pring' Tropical Water Lily
SKU: 10-1027
Availability: InStock

Item # 10-1027

$29.99

‘Mrs. George Pring’ has large aromatic flowers that are high on stiff peduncles. Its numerous pads are pointed, making the blossoms star shaped. The pads are very large, faintly mottled with reddish brown above the lighter green suffused with pink underneath.

The stamens are a bright yellow with white tips.

Grow an award winning water lily in your water garden today!

Hubridized By: Introduced by hybridizer of the Missouri Botanical Garden, George Pring and was awarded the silver medal in 1922 by the “Society of American Florists”.

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Size: Flowers: 8"-13" dia.
Leaves: Up to 16".
Spread: 5'-6' depending on growing environment.

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Description

Appearance	Flowers: Star-shaped. White and pointed. Stamens: Bright yellow with white tips. Leaves: Slightly mottled with red-brown. Underneath they are green with pink.
Size	Flowers: 8"-13" dia. Leaves: Up to 16". Spread: 5'-6' depending on growing environment.
Preferred Growing Conditions	6+ hours/day of direct sunlight. USDA zone: 4-10
Botanical Name	Nymphaea 'Mrs. George Pring'
Hybridized By	1922, Georage Pring of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
History	For years, there was a demand for a tropical day-bloomer. Hybridizers would use poor plants with one good quality to attempt to get the good qualities in one plant. This is one result of years of work. The following water lilies were used. N. ovalifolia – white flowers but few petals. N. castaliflora had many blossoms for this hybrid. The above resulted in light blue blossoms. The hybrids were crossed with N. ovalifolia to get the F₂ generation that was white. The hybrids were self-pollinated to stabilize the white blossoms. After a couple years in 1922, the white blossoms stabilized. A final croll with N. ovalifolia and 'Mrs. Edwards Whitaker'.
Awards	1922. Silver Metal from the Society of American Florists.

The table below shows the estimated shipping and pick-up weeks for destinations to USA states. These dates can change depending on weather and how strong the plants are at that time.

For example, a wet spring will have many clouds leading to less sunshine. Thus, the plants may need a bit longer to grow strong enough for transplanting and transit. With the planet heating up, a warm spring may help the plants grow strong enough to ship before the dates in this table.

Week	States
End of April:	FL, LA, TX
First Week of May:	AL, AZ, GA, MS, NM, OK
Second Week of May:	AR, CA, NV, NC, SC, TN
Third Week of May:	CO, KS, KY, MO, UT, VA, WV
Fourth Week of May:	AK, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI, WY