originator – Strawn 1993
parentage – Nymphaea ‘White Sultan’ x N. mexicana

– characteristics –
Free flowering.
– flowers –
Petal color: Blushed red becoming more intense red toward inner petals.
Flower shape: Stellate with crinkled petals.
Flower size: 7 – 10 cm.
Fragrance: Slight.
Number of petals: 34 – 36.
– leaves –
Color: Dark green with flecking toward outer edges.
Leaf spread: 100 cm.
– comments –
Nymphaea ‘Red Spider’ gives a truly outstanding display of radiant scarlet hues and has full stellate crinkled petals.
This waterlily is an excellent choice for a medium pond.

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(All photos ©2009 Alice Galante)