A rare and exotic tropical waterlily admired for its night-blooming flowers and striking aquatic foliage. Peru Puerto Maldonado opens its beautiful blooms in the evening, creating a magical display in ponds, water gardens, and decorative water containers.

Plant Characteristics
Plant Type: Aquatic flowering plant
Flower Appearance: Elegant star-shaped blooms that open at night with prominent golden stamens
Growth Habit: Spreading aquatic plant with floating leaves and upright flowering stems
Foliage Type: Rounded green floating leaves that spread across the water surface
Bloom Season (India): Spring to autumn

Fragrance
Light to pleasant fragrance during night blooming

Climate Requirement
Ideal Temperature Range: 22–35°C
Sunlight Needs: Full sun during the day for healthy growth
Frost Tolerance: Not frost tolerant

Container / Pond Growing
Highly suitable for: Garden ponds, terrace water tubs, and aquatic plant containers
Container Size Recommendation: Minimum 14–18 inch wide aquatic container
Soil Type: Heavy garden soil or aquatic planting mix
Water Requirement: Keep container submerged in still water with about 15–30 cm water depth above soil