Yet again, my Water Lily tagging system has failed, leaving me with a bunch of "Previously Named" Water Lilies.
This is my upper pond-
I don't know how I'm ever going to sort them out. Reds are hard! I know I have Gloriosa, Ellisiana, Sultan, Rose Arey, etc. Maybe even an Attraction.
Note to the wise: Don't put all your reds in one basket.
On a more positive note, I saw a Baltimore Oriole today!
(lousy pic, 10x zoom through the window)-
And, I finally found the secret to growing Marestail. It dies in my nice big, filtered, clean pond. In my swamp pond, it thrives.
Last year-
This year-
No polarizing lens on that one, sorry.
Honestly, don't know what I'm going to do about those lilies. Maybe a hot June day sitting outside with Iced Tea, Slocum & Robinson will help me sort it all out.