🌺 Nymphaea ‘Ploydaeng’ – Hardy Red Water Lily (The “Red Jewel” of the Pond)
Nymphaea ‘Ploydaeng’, whose name translates to “Red Gem” in Thai, is an exquisite hardy water lily renowned for its deep crimson blooms and radiant golden centers. Developed by expert Thai hybridizers, this cultivar embodies both beauty and strength — combining intense coloration with the resilience and ease of care expected from a hardy variety. Its elegant blooms rise gracefully above floating green leaves, creating a luxurious and exotic presence in any pond or water garden.
🌟 Key Features:
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Scientific Name: Nymphaea ‘Ploydaeng’
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Common Name: Ploydaeng Water Lily / Red Gem Water Lily
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Type: Hardy Water Lily
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Origin: Thailand
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Flower Color: Pink to ruby with a bright golden-yellow center
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Flower Form: Multi-petaled star-shaped blooms with velvety petals
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Bloom Size: 5–7 inches (12–18 cm) across
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Foliage: Rounded green leaves with light purple undersides
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Blooming Season: May through September (prolific, long-season bloomer)
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Fragrance: Light, pleasant scent
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Growth Spread: Medium to large (up to 3–4 ft / 90–120 cm)
🌤️ Optimal Growing Conditions:
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Sunlight: Full direct sun (6–8 hours daily) for best color intensity
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Planting Depth: 12–24 inches (30–60 cm) of water above the rhizome
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Soil Type: Heavy loam or field soil with 3–5 aquatic fertilizer tablets near the rhizome
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pH Range: 6.0–8.0 (tolerates slightly acidic to alkaline water)
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Frost Resistance: Hardy — suitable for temperate climates and overwinters well outdoors
🖼️ Aquascaping & Pond Benefits:
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Rich, Vibrant Color: Deep red flowers create a dramatic contrast against green lily pads.
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Continuous Blooms: Free-flowering nature ensures lasting color throughout the summer.
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Healthy Ecosystem: Floating leaves help provide shade, reducing algae growth and keeping water cool for fish.
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Elegant Presentation: Ideal as a centerpiece for ponds, fountains, or large container gardens.
📦 What You’ll Receive:
One young, viable Nymphaea ‘Ploydaeng’ hardy water lily rhizome with a healthy crown and 1–2 actively growing leaves, ready to plant upon arrival for strong and immediate growth.
⚠️ Disclaimer:
All water lilies are shipped bare-root (as tubers) and should be planted immediately upon arrival for best results. Bloom and leaf color, size, and shape may vary slightly depending on lighting, water quality, and plant maturity.
🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner:
Certain aquatic plants may be restricted or regulated in some U.S. states. Always check your local and state regulations before purchasing or introducing plants into natural waterways. Never release aquarium or pond plants into the wild.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR WATER LILY
There are two main types of water lilies, tropical and hardy. The differences between tropical and hardy water lilies are a growing habit. Tropical water lilies don't do well in winter. Hardy water lilies, on the other hand, can tolerate the cold. Tropical water lilies tubers must be removed from the pond and stored in moist conditions to come back in the future years. In warm climates, they can remain in the pond.
Handling time for Live Plants orders:
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
Free Shipping: We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
- Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
- If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
- Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands customers are not qualified for the Free Shipping program. Please upgrade to Expedited or Express Mail for faster delivery.
Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail.
- We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
- Please always keep your shipping address up-to-date! ( Debit and Credit Card, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Shopify Pay, Ali Pay, and other payment processing services )
- Any shipment being refused or shipped back to us by providing a wrong address or other reasons will not be refundable.
Cancellations: We understand sometimes thing goes out of control.
- Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers.
Return Policy: All sales are final
- We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals
WHAT WE GUARANTEE
24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours. Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.
- Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com
- Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.
Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.
It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.
Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.
WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE
Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.
However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
- We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
- Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.
Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.
Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.
Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.
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