originator – Slocum 1994
parentage – Nymphaea ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ x Nymphaea ‘Blue Beauty’

– characteristics –
Free flowering.
– flowers –
Petal color: Color varies from nearly black in center to redder in outer petals. It becomes darker as flower ages.
Flower shape: Cuplike becoming flatter with age.
Flower size: 12 – 15 cm.
Fragrance: Pleasant.
Number of petals: 38 – 40.
– leaves –
Color: Newest leaves are purple and soon turn to green.
Leaf spread: 100 – 150 cm.
– comments –
This a wonderful waterlily, however the center petals burn during really hot weather. It is higly recommended, for any size pool.

more photos of Nymphaea ‘Almost Black’:

(All photos ©2009 Alice Galante)