Nymphaea ‘Mangkala Ubol’ – Medium Water Lily

Description

Introduced in 1997 by Thai breeder Dr. N. Nopchai Chansipa of Bangphra Technology University, ‘Mangkala Ubol’ won the International Water Garden Society’s Best New Hardy Waterlily for 2004. The flowers are primarily yellow but with enough pink tinge throughout that they appear peach-colored from a distance. Combine this color with a very double flower form and you have a great lily. In fact, we think this is the best peach-colored lily in existence. We’ve tried to give Perry Slocum’s ‘Peaches and Cream’ a shot at besting ‘Mangkala Ubol’ but have had doubts I’ve received a correctly named plant despite purchasing ‘Peaches and Cream’ from a number of different growers. What I have received pales in comparison to ‘Mangkala Ubol’ – perhaps I was sent an incorrectly labeled lily or perhaps ‘Peaches and Cream’ really does pale in comparison with ‘Mangkala Ubol.’