large white fragrant lily Wedding Dress XL Hardy Water Lily – Pond Megastore

large white fragrant lily Wedding Dress XL Hardy Water Lily – Pond MegastoreWedding Dress Hardy Water Lily Pure White, Full Petaled Showpiece The Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily is a large, classic hardy water lily with luxurious, full petaled pure white blooms (57") over rich green pads. This dependable perennial pond plant flowers from late spring into fall and reads beautifully from across the water garden. If you want a bright, formal centerpiece thats easy to grow and heavily blooming, Wedding Dress is a top choice for

Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily — Pure-White, Full-Petaled Showpiece

The Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily is a large, classic hardy water lily with luxurious, full-petaled pure-white blooms (≈5–7") over rich green pads. This dependable perennial pond plant flowers from late spring into fall and reads beautifully from across the water garden. If you want a bright, formal centerpiece that’s easy to grow and heavily blooming, Wedding Dress is a top choice for medium and large ponds or wide containers.

Why Customers Love It

• Grand, layered white flowers with a soft, sweet fragrance

• Steady bloomer in full sun with simple tablet feeding

• Vigorous large-rhizome habit for wide, shallow pots or earth-bottom shelves

• Hardy & reliable—returns every year with minimal fuss

Plant Requirements (quick reference)

• Sun: Full sun, 6+ hours of strong midday light

• Container: 15–20"+ wide, shallow aquatic container (fabric pots preferred)

• Depth (soil surface → water surface): 6–24" (best bloom at 8–16")

• Spread: ~4–6 ft at maturity

• Soil: Heavy loam topsoil only (no bagged mix, peat, or gravel)

Care & Fertilizing (simple schedule)

• Fertilizer tablets: 4–5 tablets on the 1st & 15th of each month (May–September)

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

• Maintenance: Trim spent blooms/yellow leaves; divide every 1–2 years to maintain peak flowering

Water Lily Planting Tips

• Plant shallower (8–12") to warm the crown and jump-start buds

• Keep surface water open—remove floaters so pads get direct sun

• Never cover the crown with stones or gravel; leave it slightly exposed

• Choose wide, shallow containers to encourage rhizome run and more flowers

Do’s & Don’ts

Do

• Plant in full sun and heavy loam

• Fertilize twice monthly on schedule for continuous blooms

• Repot immediately on arrival; keep all parts wet while planting

Don’t

• ❌ Don’t use compost/peat mixes, “aquatic media,” or gravel (they float, rot, or smother crowns)

• ❌ Don’t let floating plants shade pads—light drives flowering

• ❌ Don’t plant too deep (>24") if you want frequent flowers

Helpful Links 

• Full Planting Instructions →

• Waterlily World® Fertilizer Tablets →

• PondGro™ Aquatic Loam Soil →

• Aquatic Containers →

• PondGro™ Fabric Pots →

Shipped as: a live young adult plant (rhizome with leaves/lilypads). Plant immediately in heavy loam soil and set at the recommended depth. Minor leaf yellowing from transit is normal and quickly replaced by new growth.