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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Lost my favorite water lily.

« on: May 18, 2016, 03:28:23 PM »

 I lost N. 'Rachel Presnell' over the winter. Does any one know a reputable dealer that has one available?

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Pond Chat / Similarity

« on: July 03, 2013, 01:16:27 PM »

What are the similarities between N. 'Midnight' and N. 'Rachael Presnell'? These are two of my favorites.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Clumped 'Mouse'

« on: July 01, 2013, 04:30:39 PM »

Da 'mouse' produced this clump of eight plant growing from the core of last years main plant. When I planted this earlier this year the plants were much smaller and had little or no roots.  Should I let it grow out or perform surgery?

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Pond Chat / First blooms from 'lilies over wintered outside in south Louisiana

« on: April 17, 2012, 05:51:43 PM »

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Pond Chat / iris fulva and others

« on: March 21, 2012, 09:11:04 AM »

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Pond Chat / Koi Adoption

« on: February 24, 2012, 12:01:59 PM »

 This was put up on Facebook by a friend of mine About 1 PM CT

In Las Vegas, the Venetian Hotel has 100 small Koi fish for adoption. They were for a Chinese new year display and now need good homes. If you, or anyone you know, would be interested in adopting 1 or more of these very small, very beautiful, fish please contact Marla Scher, The Venetian @ 702.607.4249 or marla.scher@venetian.com

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Pond Chat / Visit to New Orleans

« on: November 17, 2011, 09:11:10 AM »

My  wife is an art teacher at East St John High School. She asked to come as a chaperon for her art class on their field trip to the New Orleans Museum of Art.  I have some photos from there. After I left NOMA, I drove down Esplanade Ave. toward the French Quarter to visit American Aquatic gardens. I had a question about what turned out to be "BullsEye".  I asked an employee of AAG if he knew the name of the lily. He did not know but said Rich has just arrived and proceeded to introduce me to Mr Sacher.  Rich was kind enough to spend an hour and a half talking to me about waterlilies.

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Pond Chat / Pics from a November Day

« on: November 09, 2011, 11:27:15 AM »

Lilies blooming today.

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Pond Chat / Lily pic

« on: September 24, 2011, 10:13:16 AM »

lily pic

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Pond Chat / 819

« on: August 20, 2011, 08:44:36 AM »

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Pond Chat / Photos 816

« on: August 16, 2011, 12:11:29 PM »

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Terrestrial Gardening / Passion flowers

« on: July 27, 2011, 07:08:52 PM »

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Pond Chat / Lily pics 7/27

« on: July 27, 2011, 06:53:55 PM »

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Pond Chat / Lily pic 7/20 thru 7/24

« on: July 27, 2011, 06:35:40 PM »

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Pond Chat / Pilated in a Pear Tree

« on: July 27, 2011, 06:10:31 PM »

The #!!*) pear tree that makes a mess in a small pond had some visitors this afternoon.













There were two feeding in the tree but I only photographed one.

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Pond Chat / CP Tree

« on: July 17, 2011, 01:52:48 AM »

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Pond Chat / Lily photos 7-15 7-16

« on: July 17, 2011, 01:39:32 AM »

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Pond Chat / Space Alien vs Dir Moore

« on: July 17, 2011, 01:13:53 AM »

Well I had to get a waterlily involved.

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Pond Chat / Midnight

« on: July 14, 2011, 04:59:17 PM »

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Terrestrial Gardening / Around the yard

« on: July 14, 2011, 04:54:07 PM »

If any one knows the common and scientific names, please let me know.









Thunbergia battiscombei








 

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Pond Chat / Lily photos

« on: July 11, 2011, 01:11:18 PM »

Sir Dagbad cause it aint Bagdad



















Thanks Kat for June Allison

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Pond Chat / Rosie and the bug

« on: July 10, 2011, 08:16:03 AM »

Another odd pad

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Pond Chat / Photos from Friday and Saturday

« on: July 10, 2011, 08:11:36 AM »

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Pond Chat / Not so 'Bagdad'

« on: July 10, 2011, 07:08:59 AM »

My not so 'Bagdad'.

 I like my not so 'Bagdad'.
 Even though I paid for a 'Bagdad'  my not so 'Bagdad' is still a very nice lily.
 It stays small, nice and compact.
 It has pretty blue flowers.
 It even has a 'horn'.
 It has come back for 10 years now.
 Alas, my not so 'Bagdad' is still not 'Bagdad'.

I wonder who also has the same not so 'Bagdad' and thinks it is 'Bagdad'.

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Pond Chat / Lily photos 7/06/11

« on: July 06, 2011, 01:41:09 PM »

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Pond Chat / Lily photos 7/05/11

« on: July 06, 2011, 07:14:07 AM »

Photos from 7/05

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Pond Chat / Unusual pad and lily pics.

« on: June 30, 2011, 09:22:16 AM »

Unusual pad on my not so Leopardess.











My first flower on Rachel Presnell this year.





the next day



two days later

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Pond Chat / Bagdad photo and question.

« on: June 23, 2011, 11:06:08 PM »

I have grown 'Bagdad' for 10 years. It's was hybridized by George H. Pring in 1941. One of my favorites. It's listed as being viviparous. My 'Bagdad' has never produced a plantlet viviparously. It's pads grow the distinctive horn at the top of the petiole but no plantlets. Has any one had a 'Bagdad' produce plantlets viviparously?

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Pond Chat / Woodpecker at the feeder

« on: June 23, 2011, 12:19:25 PM »

Slightly off topic. Out the kitchen window. There is a Director Moore in a planter about 6 feet away. Close enough?

 Woodpecker at the feeder. The first and second photos are so close to being great shots.

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Pond Chat / The pot diver and some lily pics.

« on: June 22, 2011, 07:43:10 PM »

Jole Blon, the pot diver. Argh! Fortunately that phase ended when she was caught 'red pawed'. She would pull lily pots from the bottom of a 14" deep pond.