Water lilies range from petite, miniature varieties, through to those with large flowers. Most do well in water about 30 to 60 centimetres deep. Miniature varieties even do well in shallow conditions.

Buy water lilies now, growing in net pots ... But even if you don't have a pond, you can still grow a miniature water lily in a large tub of water.

Some types of water lilies, like dwarf or miniature lilies, may prefer a depth of only 6 inches. Check the container to make ...

Whenever you have a plant and you can't propagate it you are doomed to lose it,'' he said. Luckily for the miniature water lily, the code for its propagation has been cracked and its future - at ...

If it fell into the hands of a hybridiser, it could be crossed with other water lilies to produce new varieties. In a few years, gardening enthusiasts would be growing miniature water lilies with ...

However, the garden that created the biggest Victoria species was missing from the ranking. Longwood Gardens, the home of that big lily pad, was in the midst of a three-year water garden renovation.

Conditions they need: Water lilies are rhizomatous aquatic perennials ... Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola': A miniature water lily with dark, purple-blotched, rounded floating leaves to 12cm in length ...

Whenever you have a plant and you can't propagate it you are doomed to lose it,' he said. Luckily for the miniature water lily, the code for its propagation has been cracked and its future - at ...

Conditions they need Water lilies are rhizomatous aquatic perennials ... Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola': A miniature water lily with dark, purple-blotched, rounded floating leaves to 12cm in length ...