Ok, this is the first tropical I have owned, and I'm wondering something about the pads. All of the pads on this- Bob Trickett, have water on top of them in some form, whether it's in the ruffled edge, or in the center. I am concerned that the constant water sitting on them will make them deteriorate faster than normal. Is this normal for all of the pads to do this? This lily has 3 buds on it, which should be up over the next week, but the pads are paper thin, and about 10", but when it rains, the get submerged, and don't come back up for several hours, sometimes more and maybe not even the same day....should the pads be thicker at this point? It's been potted up since Memorial weekend.
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