Was it worth the three year wait?

[PondmaninAL]

It has been three years since I've had any hardies to bloom except N. mexicana and N. helvola. Yesterday was the beginning, I hope, of a whole new era for me. N. alba has shown herself.

Day one.



Day two.



Now if only the others will follow so I can tag them.

[HOWELL]

I have  N. Alba but has never bloomed.
I just fertilized it and I got my hopes that I will see a white lily.
BTW yours are awesome.

[danzcool]

It looks great!
But...  I have thrown into the compost or traded away hardy lilies that bloom infrequently.  I had several whites (home depot "rainbow collection"... as long as every color of the rainbow is white  ) that would only bloom about 2 or three times a year, when compared with something like Colorado that had a few blooms up every day, let's just say I started asking about bloom reliability after that.  Hopefully your white will go crazy this year.

[greenthumbnails]

Do they bloom infrequently because there is too much shade, or is it because you got it as a very small piece of rhizome and are growing it out?

[tranquility]

I had to wait 7 years for my aurora to bloom...and it took a severe dividing and an overload of fertilizer...it has bloomed well every since....Its funny how long were willing to wait for a lily bloom but, go bonkers when waiting on the green light at a traffic light  .....
Lawanna

[PondmaninAL]

It bloomed when I first got it, like all the others, and don't know how many years it bloomed after that but I know it's been three, maybe four years since I had any blooms besides N. mexicana and N. helvola. The main reason, China Marks moth. Secondary reason, pond snail over population.

Now, I'm hoping to turn that around but I still have a battle with the CM moth and no BT. So, for now, I'm mashing the little devils with my fingers.

[PondmaninAL]

It bloomed when I first got it, like all the others, and don't know how many years it bloomed after that but I know it's been three, maybe four years since I had any blooms besides N. mexicana and N. helvola. The main reason, China Marks moth. Secondary reason, pond snail over population.

Now, I'm hoping to turn that around but I still have a battle with the CM moth and no BT. So, for now, I'm mashing the little devils with my fingers.

[frogman3]

Scott there is a varity of sunfish called Readear that almost exclusivly eats snails. If you could get one it would rid your pond of the buggers if they are causing that big of a problem. Only one since you don't want them to reproduce.

Last year I purchased James Brydon and it bloomed well potted in a one gallon container. This spring I divided it into three keeping two divisions and sending one to a friend. Yesterday between the two potted in 1 & 2 gallon containers I had 7 blooms. My question is how many blooms at one time can I expect out of this lily. I'm pretty shocked at the production since I really divided it hard this spring. I do fertilize with Jobes tomato spikes.

[greenthumbnails]

Scott there is a varity of sunfish called Readear that almost exclusivly eats snails. If you could get one it would rid your pond of the buggers if they are causing that big of a problem. Only one since you don't want them to reproduce.

Last year I purchased James Brydon and it bloomed well potted in a one gallon container. This spring I divided it into three keeping two divisions and sending one to a friend. Yesterday between the two potted in 1 & 2 gallon containers I had 7 blooms. My question is how many blooms at one time can I expect out of this lily. I'm pretty shocked at the production since I really divided it hard this spring. I do fertilize with Jobes tomato spikes.

frogman3- where did you get this fish? Can it be found at pet stores, or is it more exotic?

[frogman3]

Fish Hatcheries sell them for stocking natural farm ponds as well as bass, catfish ect. They look just like a bluegill except they have a red spot on the gill covering. Sometimes they are called Shellcrackers. If you know anyone who has a pond for sport fishing check with them. I mis spelled the name it is redear sunfish.

[miguynmkoi]

Congrats on your 1st in 3yrs!  Now I can ID my white lily without a tag...it looks like your alba too!  I got 2 from Ladyblues last year.

[PondmaninAL]

I'm tagging them since they don't bloom all twelve months. That way, I'll know what's what if I have to move them.