Panama Pacific - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid

'Panama Pacific' water lily is a William Tricker hybrid introduced at the 1914 Panama Pacific exposition in the United States. Blossoms are a brilliant wine red turned to reddish purple. They are viviparous, fragrant, medium sized, and have beautifully contrasting yellow stamens, tipped purple. Buds are attractive, being a bronzy-green spotted with reddish bronze. Leaves are also a bronze-green spotted with reddish brown. [Go back in time and read William Tricker's 1915 description and see the the water lilies he choose to display on his cover CLICK HERE] Very desirable for small or large pools. A popular variety for decades! Without a doubt stands as one of the best hybrids ever introduced!