Nymphaea OdorataText Box: NYMPHAEA ODORATA White blooms with beautiful yellow centers and blooms are fragrant. Very prolific bloomer. The blooms sometimes have a pink tint to them. Odorata rhizome Large leaf spread 6ft+ when planted in a 3-5 gallon container with clay type soil. This lily can be very invasive when planted in a natural pond. This hardy lily is a perennial plant and will go dormant in the winter, and will winter over in zone 4 and above if planted where the root ball doesn’t freeze. Weather permitting we start shipping in late March to early April and continue until September In optimum conditions will reach full potential of leaf spread (this is not referring to size of the leaves) we are speaking of the area that the leaves will cover. . Information stated is our experience growing this lily on our farm in our climate in Southeast Colorado