Author Topic: blue waterlilies (Read 3187 times)

minnowman · « **on:** August 21, 2011, 10:56:27 AM »

Some of you may have noticed that I like blue lilies. I have five lilies that can be called blue, but all of them look purple to me. I have cross pollinated all of them to each other and four crosses produced seeds. Several of the seedlings are growing well and have multiple floating leaves. The first flower buds should appear in the next couple of weeks. Maybe one of them will be blue. below are pics of 'Blue Spider'.

minnowman · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2011, 10:58:41 AM »

below are pics of blue 'Capensis' today

matherfish · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2011, 02:08:55 PM »

Very nice. The blues are vibrant and special.

Mike S. · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2011, 08:27:44 AM »

I do like the blues! Then again, I neve met a waterlily I didn't like.

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2011, 08:43:01 AM »

Gorgeous blue waterlilies are my faves, purple are great too. Yours are gorgeous!

minnowman · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2011, 06:47:35 PM »

I just spotted the first bud on one of the new seedlings.

Vickie · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2011, 03:48:16 PM »

Very pretty please post your seedling blooms.

minnowman · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2011, 07:10:27 PM »

The first flower from a new seedling opened today. I was at work, so pauline took a pic. It's not blue,but it looks pretty good anyway.

unprofessional · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2011, 04:26:10 AM »

I'm with you on thinking most "blue" lilies are purple. Only one I have that I consider a real blue is a unnamed very light sky blue from Craig Presnell:

minnowman · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2011, 06:40:09 PM »

second new hybrid

minnowman · « **Reply #10 on:** September 15, 2011, 05:40:31 PM »

hybrid #3

Marie Fisher · « **Reply #11 on:** September 15, 2011, 06:40:29 PM »

Mike and I are sure in agreement on fact we've never met a lilie we didn't like. LOL

Your pictures are great. And are showing blue on my screen. Love your seedlings. Almost
what I'd call a lavender color, and there are very few lavenders out there.

Marie Fisher

minnowman · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2011, 05:34:58 PM »

Thanks for the compliments. Mother nature and previous breeders have produced some spectacular plants. I hope to add to the list.There are many more flowers to come. Some of the seedlings that havent bloomed yet have interesting color patterns on the leaves.

minnowman · « **Reply #13 on:** September 22, 2011, 04:04:44 PM »

hybrid #4

minnowman · « **Reply #14 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:00:53 PM »

Hybrid #5 has a tiny flower[about 2"]

SueSTx · « **Reply #15 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:43:21 PM »

Does #5 have small pads also?

minnowman · « **Reply #16 on:** September 24, 2011, 05:36:40 PM »

THe biggest pad on #5 is about 7" and the spread is 3 or 4 feet, so it won't be a small plant. shucks!

minnowman · « **Reply #17 on:** September 25, 2011, 09:43:20 AM »

This is a third day pic of hybrid #5 with a ruler for scale. Also attached are two pics of smaller babies.

minnowman · « **Reply #18 on:** September 26, 2011, 05:34:07 PM »

#6 is different, it's a lot darkerand some of the stamens are longer.

minnowman · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2011, 01:21:08 PM »

Here are pics of hybrids #7 and #8,and additional pics of #1 and #4.

minnowman · « **Reply #20 on:** October 08, 2011, 02:06:03 PM »

Here is a pic of N 'Indian Goddess'. Magoo gave it to us 2 weeks ago when we visited. It should help increase the genetic diversity of my future hybrids. Thanks Magoo!

minnowman · « **Reply #21 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:59:05 AM »

Hrer are a couple of new pics of #5 and #6. They look a lot better than their first flowers.

minnowman · « **Reply #22 on:** January 21, 2012, 11:47:00 AM »

In December I set up a 4'x4'x16" foam and fiberglass tank with a 300W heater in a greenhouse and potted several tubers from last year's seedlings that had not bloomed. Water temp stays above 80*F. It's amazing how fast they have grown. Two of them bloomed yesterday and today.