Another day with new blooms!

[Mike S.]

Another waterlily that I'd not grown before, or even heard up until recently, is Munkala Ubon. I have two potted up in one patio pond and they both now have blooms. Looks like Mungkala Ubon day!



Here's a close up of a pair of them. I love the soft, peach color. I'll have to place it along side something red or maybe a dark blue.




The mottled pads seen in the pictures belongs to a Nangkwaug. And speaking of that one, Looks like I don't have a blue one, after all. One the two tubers that should have been Nangkwaugh in the blue form, turned out to be another white. The other might be an Egyptian Lotus water lily, aka, Sacred Lotus, or could be a form of Carpensis.

But right now, I'm really enjoying the Mungkala Ubon!

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

[SueSTx]

Very Pretty 

[miguynmkoi]

Beautiful!  How have you potted your lilies in your patio pond?

[greenthumbnails]

Every year I am overrun with the Purple Indian Goddess tubers and plants.  I just unloaded a whole bunch earlier in the year. I'll probably have a whole bunch more next year if you want them then?

[Kat]

It is one of my favorite hardies 

[purplepshn2004]

Very pretty! 

[tinkster]

very pretty... if only there was just ONE more spot for one more pot in my ponds

tink

[Mike S.]

Most of the hardy waterlilies are in one gallon pots. Some of the tropicals are, but most of them are going into either 4 inch pots or 18oz plastic cups, ala' Shawn.

With both, I'm looking for tuber production, more so than blooms, this year.

As for fertilizer, they all get a dose of Red Diamond prills in the bottom, with a regular "pond tab" as a "jump-starter." I'm experimenting with the Red Diamond, and have already decided that the label instructions of 3/4 cap full per gallon is kind of light and will be using a full cap full in those one gallon pots, maybe more.

Right now, my major concern is probably the same as most of you, pond space! Running low on funds so I'll be putting up some kiddey pools until I can get more grow out ponds up and running.

It's fun, but HOT out there!

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL