Exotic Organic Farm
Coimbatore, India
One of the largest tropical water lilies you can grow in India. Broad floating pads and big blue-to-violet blooms with a golden centre, raised for ponds, cement tanks and large water tubs.
Rare varietyHard-to-find plants, not common nursery stock.
Sold by a Coimbatore farmExotic Organic Farm, Kuppanur, Coimbatore.
Suited to Indian climateCare notes written for Indian heat, monsoon and humidity.
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Nymphaea gigantea, the Giant Australian water lily, grows wild in the still freshwater lagoons and billabongs of northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is one of the largest tropical water lilies in the world: in a big pond the pads can spread close to a metre across, and each flower can open 20 cm wide or more in shades of sky blue to violet with a bright yellow centre.
It is a tropical day-bloomer, so it suits India's heat very well. The flowers open in the morning, close in the afternoon, and each lasts three to four days. Because true giant water lilies are uncommon in Indian nurseries, this is a genuinely rare plant to find.
| Botanical name | Nymphaea gigantea |
| Common name | Giant Australian water lily, Gigantea water lily |
| Native to | Northern and eastern Australia, southern New Guinea |
| Plant type | Tropical aquatic perennial, tuberous |
| Flowering in India | Roughly March to November, peak in summer and monsoon |
| Flower | Blue to violet, yellow centre, 15–25 cm, day-blooming |
| Light | Full sun, minimum 6 hours |
| Water depth | 30–60 cm of still water over the crown |
| Temperature | 24–32°C water temperature is ideal |
| Difficulty | Moderate — needs sun, space and still water |
Written for India's heat, humidity and monsoon. These are general guidelines; adjust to your city, balcony and season, and message us if you want advice for your location.
Give at least 6 hours of direct sun. In shade it produces lots of leaves and few or no flowers.
Use a pond or a wide tub of 100–200 litres or more. A cramped container gives small pads and fewer blooms.
Plant the tuber in a wide pot of heavy garden loam or clay, no compost or perlite (they float up). Cap with a layer of gravel.
Keep the water 30–60 cm over the crown and top up as it evaporates. Avoid fountains and moving water, which lilies dislike.
Push an aquatic fertiliser tab into the soil every 3–4 weeks in the growing season. Remove yellow leaves and spent flowers.
Stock the tank with mosquito-eating fish such as Gambusia or guppies so the still water does not breed mosquitoes.
In India's warm plains, such as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, it flowers for most of the year when water stays warm and the plant gets full sun, with the best display from about March to November. Flowers open in the morning and close by afternoon. A well-established tuber can send up several blooms at a time. Where winters dip below about 15°C the plant slows down and rests.
Whole plant
Close-upNot well. It is a giant lily, so use a large tank or pond. In a small container it stays small and rarely flowers.
Yes. It is a tropical plant that prefers warm water. Just keep the water topped up and avoid letting it drop.
Yes, in a big cement tank or a large tub with full sun, provided the structure can take the weight of the water.
Yes. Gigantea Water Lily is a rare plant in India and we usually hold limited stock. Message us on WhatsApp to confirm current availability before ordering.
Live plants are packed carefully and shipped from our Coimbatore farm. Message us your pin code and we will confirm the packing and delivery time for your location.
Looking for the Gigantea Water Lily price in India, where to buy Gigantea Water Lily online, or Nymphaea gigantea care tips? This page covers all three. Gigantea Water Lily is one of the rare exotic plants for sale in India at exoticfarm.in, from Exotic Organic Farm in Coimbatore, with delivery to Chennai, Bengaluru, Kerala and the rest of India (message us to confirm for your pin code).
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