Next year I plan to increase my pond size by 4 or 5 times. I would like to spend the summer building up a supply of hardy plants to fill it. Right now my pond is small (approximately 130 gallons) so I need to be mindful of space. I wanted to try the lily in a cup method until I have more space for regular sized pots. Serendipitously my neighbor brought over 4 sections of tuber this weekend (they have been untouched for almost 10 years in his pond and they were absolutely out of control) he doesn’t know what they are. These tubers are too large for me to pot up in my current pond. They have no sign of new growth yet and are just floating in my pond until I decide what to do. With this in mind I have the following questions:
1) I read the article on lilies in Dixie cups, it referred to tropicals, will this work for hardies?
2) Once roots and leaves form on the tubers, can I pinch them off and pot them in cups or do they need the tuber?
3) Will they begin to root out while they are free floating, or do I need to “plant” them?
4) I’m not totally sure they are lily (as opposed to lotus) can you tell the difference from the tuber (I have never seen a lotus).
Thank you for any advice!
Bryan
I particularly like dwarf lilies, so if anyone has extra this season. . .