While water lilies typically grow the best foliage and produce the most blooms when grown in full sun, there are some varieties that perform well in partially shade. Most water lilies need a minimum of 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight a day, preferably between mid morning and mid afternoon when the light intensity is the strongest.
Ideally you should try to place your water lilies where they receive as much direct sunlight as possible, either by moving them to one end of the pond that gets the most light or trimming overhanging tree branches. Partially shaded conditions might include receiving dappled sunlight, or receiving sunlight only in the morning and afternoon or even dappled sunlight throughout the day. Whatever the conditions might be, here are some of the water lilies that will grow and flower with less than optimal light conditions
A medium to large sized water lily with stellate shaped flowers
A medium to large sized water lily with stellate shaped flowers
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A medium to large sized water lily with pink outer petals fading to white inner petals
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A medium sized water lily with medium pink flowers
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A medium sized water lily with light canary yellow flowers and mottled leaves
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A medium to large sized water lily with 6″-7″ rich yellow flowers
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A medium to large sized water lily with 6″-7″ bright yellow flowers often held above the water
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A large water lily with deep red garnet red flowers
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A medium sized water lily with 4″-5″ bright fuchsia red cup-shape flowers
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A large lily with 5″-6″ apricot yellow flowers that gradually change to orange / red as the flower matures.
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A large sized free flowering water lily with 5″-6″ stellate apricot yellow flowers that gradually change to orange red as the flower matures.
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A very free flowering medium to large lily with 5″-6″ stunning peach flowers that fade to yellow towards the center
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A medium to large sized free flowering water lily with 5″-6″ stunning flowers that are a combination of salmon-pink and yellow.
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