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Offline Sunbeam56

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Water lilies after a Hurricane
« on: September 28, 2008, 06:41:21 AM »
When we got back, the water lilies were all tangled. The wind had apparently - I didn't stay to watch - made enough surface waves to twist the stems of the leaves of the plants.
That took about three days to untangle - isn't it amazing how water lilies shrink and expand?
Now they are back in full bloom.  o(:-)
I dunno tho - should I fertilize?  :D
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2008, 07:47:45 AM »
wow, I love your pond and your lilies. o(:-)
Are they growing wild? meaning in the bottom of the pond or are they potted?
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2008, 08:01:17 AM »
Beautiful.  What is the name of the purple one?
Ruth
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2008, 10:03:33 AM »
Looks to me that they are screaming, "We survived!  We survived! Take THAT Ike!"
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2008, 10:06:16 AM »
Quote from: Mikey on September 28, 2008, 10:03:33 AM
Looks to me that they are screaming, "We survived!  We survived! Take THAT Ike!"

Hey Mikey , I was thinking the same thing...well almost  ;D ..but close enough .

Nice pond , I like  O0

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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2008, 10:33:35 AM »
I hope it doesn't take a hurricane to make my lilies look so healthy and full as yours!  I'm glad to see they survived the winds.

Are all the purple lilies in your photos the same kind or different.  I like the fullness of the blooms in the 2nd and 4th shots.

Really glad you are well!
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2008, 10:57:51 AM »
Again, love your pond. 

I've been wanting a natural, mud bottom pond for a while now.

Seeing yours my spur me on that direction!

Brenda
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2008, 01:16:25 PM »
The 2nd and 4th photo are both of the same lily. They are growing in the mud, having escaped the original pot.
They were marked "Director Moore" - but Kat thinks that its really "King of Siam". That happens at stores. People read the tags and carelessly stick the tags back in a different pot.
:)

Its actually blue, not purple. Bright light this morning.
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2008, 01:21:08 PM »
Your pictures are wonderful.  Glad everything survived the wind.  Those colors of the blue are beautiful.
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2008, 02:16:10 PM »
You must have a huge pond.  How many gal?
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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2008, 04:52:15 PM »
Just beautiful......my weather was not warm enough this year to get that amount of blooms, you are very lucky and I aggree it's as if they are saying   "We survived!  We survived! Take THAT Ike!"


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Re: Water lilies after a Hurricane
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2008, 06:23:05 PM »
Your lilies look very healthy & happy.  Glad to see Rhonda Kay has done so well for you, & I still think the one looks like King of Siam  O0
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