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Pond Chat / Beautiful arrangement of cut waterlilies and a lotus

« on: July 04, 2011, 07:48:44 AM »

http://Http://jessicaclements.wordpress.com

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Pond Chat / Re: I have a couple 6 pks Buds (and willing to share)

« on: June 30, 2011, 04:17:24 PM »

I have noticed the larger spread on Pink Ribbon. Good idea about putting another plant to fill in!!

Great photos -- love your containers.

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Pond Chat / Anyone know who pondmegastore.com is?

« on: June 28, 2011, 09:36:05 PM »

They have a nice selection of Plants, wondering if they're part of truly named or who the grower/owner is.

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Pond Chat / Bull's Eye bloomed

« on: June 28, 2011, 06:52:48 PM »

Click on the link in my signature for photos.

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Pond Chat / Re: A study on dragonflies

« on: June 28, 2011, 03:06:43 PM »

Awesome photos! Watergardening and dragonflies pretty much go hand-in-hand. Good discussion, too!

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Pond Chat / Re: Bagdad photo and question.

« on: June 26, 2011, 01:32:04 PM »

Agree with GT. I believe Enzo purchases much of his stock from Craig.

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Pond Chat / Re: Bagdad photo and question.

« on: June 26, 2011, 01:29:23 PM »

I do not have the expertise to say if it's truly named or not, but would have 110% faith in Craig for identification purposes and as a source.

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Pond Chat / Re: Bagdad photo and question.

« on: June 26, 2011, 07:40:31 AM »

I just wanted to clarify that I have no doubt in Dan's "cred"....but have personal experience with his source for this lily. I purchased Leopardess (I believe twice from them) many years ago and it was drop shipped from a large grower in very south Florida. Anyway, it was most certainly not Leopardess and Sandy at Springtime was very gracious to replace the plants. She was great with the situation, but that's when I learned my lesson on classic lilies.

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Pond Chat / Re: Bagdad photo and question.

« on: June 26, 2011, 07:26:48 AM »

Dan,

I like what Encyclopedia of the Waterlily (Masters, 1974, p. 453) has to say about Bagdad and have included it below:

Flowers of this hybrid are a wisteria blue, broad and flat, gold centered with yellow stamens, and petioles just long enough to hold them aove the floating leaves. Leaves are of a medium size, light green above with blotches of red and brown, and dark green beneath with purple stripes. George H. Pring, in 1941, described the hybrid this way: "The combination of leaf and flower gives it a rich effect, something like that of a Persian rug." from this feeling, the name bagdad was selected. It is a good propagator and strongly viviparous.

Considering the vintage of this lily, I personally would have a hard time accepting a plant as genuine. It would have to come from someone with some serious "cred" for me to call it Bagdad. I have purchased my share of lilies from various places that drop shipped from reputable mass producers only to receive what were probably seedlings. Then again, I've had a truly named plant that I know came direct from the hybridizer that performed oddly for just me. Perhaps some DNA testing is in order?

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Pond Chat / Re: The Ponder's Poem- by Greenthumbnails

« on: June 26, 2011, 07:12:45 AM »

Very nice!

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Chit Chat / Re: Mission San Juan Capistrano

« on: June 25, 2011, 05:25:31 PM »

Stunning photographs and congratulations on your anniversary!

After my trip to Anaheim a few years ago, I took that train to San Diego for a vacation, it was wonderful! We're actually going to vacation in the Seattle area for a few days prior to my meeting this summer in Vancouver and will take the Amtrak cascades up to Vancouver. Definitely looking forward to it!

Congratulations again!

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Pond Chat / Re: Wanvisa opened today!!!

« on: June 25, 2011, 11:45:55 AM »

Thank you. I look forward to sharing it with others next spring.

Finally got to see it in person today with two buds. Photos of a first and third day bloom are included in one of today's blog posts.

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Pond Chat / A study on dragonflies

« on: June 25, 2011, 11:44:58 AM »

I may be getting carried away with this blog thing. Two new posts today, the most recent on dragonflies.

http://jessicaclements.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/a-study-on-dragonflies/

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Pond Chat / Re: Floating Plants for Florida

« on: June 23, 2011, 08:02:21 PM »

Here is a photo of a start in my pond as well as a larger plant I saw at Longwood Gardens last summer.

http://www.americanponders.com/forum/index.php?topic=13138.msg132047#msg132047

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Pond Chat / Re: Victoria Longwood hybrid

« on: June 23, 2011, 07:32:27 PM »

Please disregard my request in your other post, I see current pics here! Looking good!!

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Pond Chat / Re: Pond of blooms

« on: June 23, 2011, 07:30:07 PM »

Very nice! Any current photos of your new pond?

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Pond Chat / Re: Wanvisa opened today!!!

« on: June 23, 2011, 07:29:14 PM »

Thanks for the many kind comments.

Marie, this is the first bud on my plant, so I can't say how it will be over time. Also, DH took the photo while I was at work, so I haven't seen it in person...yet! DH says the spots were pretty yellow, which gave a peachy appearance. If you look at photos on the IWGS page, there is some variability. Also, I follow Tim on FB and have noticed there is a range in blooms he has photographed. Are you growing it as well?

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