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Paphy57 August 5th, 2009, 09:27 PM This year has been unusually cool, so my tropical water lilies haven't been blooming. Now that it is finally warming up, one of them decided to flower. I hope to share some more water lily blooms soon! This is Nymphaea "Queen of Siam". Enjoy!
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newbie August 5th, 2009, 09:49 PM Your waterlily looks very beautiful!
Paphi August 5th, 2009, 10:20 PM very very pretty:heart::heart::heart:
Tom S August 5th, 2009, 10:43 PM Great looking flower! Wonderful photography!
Thanks for sharing!
Paphraguy August 5th, 2009, 10:55 PM Beautiful and great shots!
Paphraguy August 5th, 2009, 10:57 PM What do you do with the plant before winter sets in? Do you store and winterize the plant indoors?
Paphy57 August 5th, 2009, 11:29 PM What do you do with the plant before winter sets in? Do you store and winterize the plant indoors?
There are hardy waterlilies that can be stored at the bottom of the pond and live through winter, then they will come back the following spring. The tropicals can be wintered in a tub of water inside, or you can get them to make tubers (small little bulbs) which you store inside , and then you sprout them the following spring and they will grow into plants. The tropicals are more colorful than the hardies, with blues and purples. There are also red, white, yellow, orange, pink, and lavender tropicals. The hardies only come in white, yellow, red, pink, and orange.
Slipperguy August 6th, 2009, 12:37 AM Lovely bloom...:cool:
casey August 6th, 2009, 08:43 AM Pretty water lily!
Paul B August 6th, 2009, 08:58 AM wow thats very nice!!
newbie August 6th, 2009, 11:06 AM That is a beautiful flower!
orchidlover August 6th, 2009, 12:19 PM That is just gorgeous I love it!
dragonfly22 August 6th, 2009, 06:30 PM Beautiful flower! Great pics.
newbie August 6th, 2009, 07:00 PM Do you grow any lotuses? Are waterlilies also called lotuses or are they completely different?
Paphy57 August 6th, 2009, 08:42 PM Do you grow any lotuses? Are waterlilies also called lotuses or are they completely different?
I have grown a lotus before, but it never bloomed for me. Lotuses are related to an extent, but very different. Their leaves rise out of the water. They aren't considered a waterlily though.
hjohn August 6th, 2009, 08:55 PM Wow, those are beautiful:cool:
John
Paphraguy August 6th, 2009, 09:14 PM Nick, what are those flowers right above the waterlily?
Paphy57 August 8th, 2009, 07:21 PM Nick, what are those flowers right above the waterlily?
Those are just your run-of-the-mill annual impatiens.
Paphraguy August 9th, 2009, 06:15 PM Those are just your run-of-the-mill annual impatiens.
Thanks! That's what I thought they were.
newbie August 11th, 2009, 10:28 AM I have grown a lotus before, but it never bloomed for me. Lotuses are related to an extent, but very different. Their leaves rise out of the water. They aren't considered a waterlily though.
Thanks! They look so identical that I can't even tell the difference.
Paphy57 August 11th, 2009, 08:35 PM Thanks! They look so identical that I can't even tell the difference.
It could have been possible that you saw the lotuses before they sent their pads out of the water. Normal lotuses will usually stand their leaves and flowers a few feet out of the water. I will find a picture of my old lotus in the old pond.
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newbie August 11th, 2009, 08:48 PM Yes I can see the difference now from that picture. Water lily leaves are more flat on the surface of the water. Thanks!
skipper August 11th, 2009, 10:22 PM Very beautiful flowers and pictures.
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