Nymphaea ‘Pink Sensation’ – Large Water Lily

Description

Here’s another pure pink water lily with a Marliac rhizome – this one from Perry Slocum who considers it “the very best pink hardy for any size pool” … with flowers that “stay open very late in the afternoon, later than those of any other pink hardy.” It’s one of his earliest lily introductions – from 1947 – indeed it was preceded only by ‘Pearl of the Pool’ (1946). Like many of Marliac’s earliest creations this lily continues to be popular decades after its introduction because of its reliable performance and beauty. The flowers are more stellate in form than ‘Pink Beauty.’ The other striking feature of ‘Pink Sensation’ is its very red new foliage – it can be identified on this trait even when the plant is out of flower.