originator – Latour-Marliac Nursery
parentage – unknown

– characteristics –
Very free flowering.
– flowers –
Petal color: Lilac-pink, paling toward outer petals.
Flower shape: Cuplike.
Flower size: 6 – 9 cm.
Fragrance: Slight.
Number of petals: 16.
– leaves –
Color: Olive green, a few purple mottles.
Leaf spread: 90 cm.
– comments –
Nymphaea ‘Laydekeri Lilacea’ is a first-rate waterlily for the tub garden or small pool. The blooms are an rare lilac-pink.

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(All photos ©2009 Alice Galante)