Plant description Planting instructions Red Flare Waterlily is an incredible night blooming specimen! Brilliant, rosy-red blooms open at dusk, blooms stand 4 - 6 inches above the surface of the water, and above the handsome reddish-bronze pads. Red Flare Waterlily is a prolific bloomer and is stunning, especially if your pond is lit at night! The reddish-bronze pads are beautiful in the daytime as well. The reddish-bronze foliage makes a nice contrast to green plants in the pond. The spread on the Red Flare Tropical, Night Blooming Waterlily is 4 - 6 feet and is quite stunning in medium to large ponds. HEAVY BLOOMER! Water Lily Size: Medium-LargeWater Lily Spread: 4.0-7.5 feet, depending on fertilizing and pot size. Suggested Size Fabric Container: (9 to 14 inches wide) See water-safe Fabric Pond Plant PotsWater Lily Depth: 6 to 24 inchesThe frequency of fertilizing this Pond Plant: 4-5 Water Lily World Tablets on the 1st and 15th of each month from the start of the growing season to mid-August. (We sell Waterlily World fertilizer tablets, which are safe for fish and all other pond life. The tablets are good for all pond plants except carnivorous pond plants. Water Lily Fragrance: Yes, sweet scent. Plant in Loam Soil (this is topsoil with no organic compost added; stay away from bagged soil as it has a lot of compost that will rot in water. Much of the USA is covered in excellent loam soil, which is precisely what you should find under healthy turf/grass. If you live in an area of the USA without good loam, we offer PondGro Aquatic Loam Soil which you can add up to 40% sand to make the volume more once it arrives, but no higher than 40% sand, or the soil will not contain enough nutrients in the mix. This mix is good for all pond plants. Winter Safe in Zones 9-12