6280 S. Old State Road 37
812-824-8630
Mays Greenhouse ©2020
All varieties are in 9” pans @ $24.99 each
Attraction - Medium-sized spreader. Large, slightly fragrant showy blooms with dark rose pink centers surrounded by a row of lighter pink petals. Tolerates a little shade.
Aurora (Marliacea) - Small compact grower with restrained leaf spread. Blooms are yellow the first day, salmon-orange the next, and then finally turn ruby-red. Prolific blooming with mottled pads.
Barbara Dobbins - Medium sized compact grower. Large creamy pink star shaped blooms with flecks of red. 25 petals on average, the blooms are often held out of the water. A free blooming vigorous grower.
Charlene Strawn - Medium to large grower. Pastel yellow blooms with showy gold stamens. Burgundy mottled pads. Blooms occur in profusion over a long period, often held high above the water.
Charlie’s Choice - Small sized grower with compact roots. Narrow petaled changeable with blush-red blooms the first day, darkening the second and third day.
Colorado - Medium to large grower. Star shaped blooms with pink petals tipped with cream and glowing orange centers. Established plants bloom all summer, sending the blooms several inches out of the water.
Helvola (Pygmaea) - Miniature grower. Petite canary yellow star-shaped blooms with orange stamens to 2” across. Free blooming and suitable for small tubs and poor conditions. Olive pads to 5” across.
Joey Tomicik - Medium sized. Vibrant lemon yellow blossoms above heavily mottled foliage. Very long bloom time. Large, star shaped blooms.
Mangkala Ubol - Medium to large grower. Award winner with glowing peachy yellow blooms. Blooms typically occur earlier, as well as later in the year compared to other waterlilies.
Mme. Wilfred Gonnere - Medium to large grower. Large peony-type blooms with shell pink centers, gradually lightening to apple blossom pink on the outer petals. Lightly bronze-tinted pads.
Moondance - Large grower. A heavy blooming variety with nice pure white blooms. Large olive pads with burgundy speckles.
Pink Sparkle - Medium grower. Star shaped blooms of frosted pink with darker pink centers and showy yellow centers. Fairly free blooming.
Red Spider - Small to medium sized grower. A free flowering dark red with lighter outer petals. The narrow petals are lightly crinkled.
Royal Red Karlalan Medium to large grower. Large deep fuschia flowers with many petals and glossy purple new pads. Stunning but blooms best when established in full sun.
Sioux - Medium sized grower. Changeable blooms open yellow, and then change to apricot as the days progress.
Wanvisa - Medium grower. Bright pink blooms with narrow petals are speckled with cream. The pads are variegated as well, only they are red splotched with green, the reverse of most varieties.
Attraction - Medium-sized spreader. Large, slightly fragrant showy blooms with dark rose pink centers surrounded by a row of lighter pink petals. Tolerates a little shade.
Aurora (Marliacea) - Small compact grower with restrained leaf spread. Blooms are yellow the first day, salmon-orange the next, and then finally turn ruby-red. Prolific blooming with mottled pads.
Barbara Dobbins - Medium sized compact grower. Large creamy pink star shaped blooms with flecks of red. 25 petals on average, the blooms are often held out of the water. A free blooming vigorous grower.
Charlene Strawn - Medium to large grower. Pastel yellow blooms with showy gold stamens. Burgundy mottled pads. Blooms occur in profusion over a long period, often held high above the water.
Charlie’s Choice - Small sized grower with compact roots. Narrow petaled changeable with blush-red blooms the first day, darkening the second and third day.
Colorado - Medium to large grower. Star shaped blooms with pink petals tipped with cream and glowing orange centers. Established plants bloom all summer, sending the blooms several inches out of the water.
Helvola (Pygmaea) - Miniature grower. Petite canary yellow star-shaped blooms with orange stamens to 2” across. Free blooming and suitable for small tubs and poor conditions. Olive pads to 5” across.
Joey Tomicik - Medium sized. Vibrant lemon yellow blossoms above heavily mottled foliage. Very long bloom time. Large, star shaped blooms.
Mangkala Ubol - Medium to large grower. Award winner with glowing peachy yellow blooms. Blooms typically occur earlier, as well as later in the year compared to other waterlilies.
Mme. Wilfred Gonnere - Medium to large grower. Large peony-type blooms with shell pink centers, gradually lightening to apple blossom pink on the outer petals. Lightly bronze-tinted pads.
Moondance - Large grower. A heavy blooming variety with nice pure white blooms. Large olive pads with burgundy speckles.
Pink Sparkle - Medium grower. Star shaped blooms of frosted pink with darker pink centers and showy yellow centers. Fairly free blooming.
Red Spider - Small to medium sized grower. A free flowering dark red with lighter outer petals. The narrow petals are lightly crinkled.
Royal Red Karlalan Medium to large grower. Large deep fuschia flowers with many petals and glossy purple new pads. Stunning but blooms best when established in full sun.
Sioux - Medium sized grower. Changeable blooms open yellow, and then change to apricot as the days progress.
Wanvisa - Medium grower. Bright pink blooms with narrow petals are speckled with cream. The pads are variegated as well, only they are red splotched with green, the reverse of most varieties.
Waterlilies 2020
CULTURE: All water lilies do best with at least 6 hours of direct sun. Pots should be placed with crowns 8 to 36” deep
depending on the size of the variety. Some water lilies take well to bonsai, which means keeping them in smallish pots to
keep the overall plant size down, but not the number of blooms. Each blossom lasts 3-5 days and opens with the sun, closing
with clouds or the setting sun, sometimes changing colors as each day passes. Fertilizer tablets should be given to waterlilies
for best bloom and vigor. Hardy water lilies successfully overwinter below the freeze line, typically 18 inches deep locally.
NOTE: Flower colors, especially pinks and reds, take at least 2 years of establishment to attain their true colors. Sun
exposure, temperature and nutrition also play a part. There is limited availability on many of these varieties.
depending on the size of the variety. Some water lilies take well to bonsai, which means keeping them in smallish pots to
keep the overall plant size down, but not the number of blooms. Each blossom lasts 3-5 days and opens with the sun, closing
with clouds or the setting sun, sometimes changing colors as each day passes. Fertilizer tablets should be given to waterlilies
for best bloom and vigor. Hardy water lilies successfully overwinter below the freeze line, typically 18 inches deep locally.
NOTE: Flower colors, especially pinks and reds, take at least 2 years of establishment to attain their true colors. Sun
exposure, temperature and nutrition also play a part. There is limited availability on many of these varieties.