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Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?
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May 12, 2007, 10:40:08 AM »
Sadly, the two Tropicals I bought last year did not survive, even in the greenhouse. So, I am needed more. I'm wondering which varieties would do best in small pots in my small pond in my greenhouse. Will have better weatherproofing this year. I like dark rich colors best.
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Re: Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?
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May 12, 2007, 10:53:23 AM »
Potted in a Dixie Cup as I do, you can pretty much have anything.
N. colorata
and White Colorata, a sport of the species are both naturally small. Dauben can be maintained small but it's quite boring in my opinion with all the other vivips on the market.
Ruby has a great vibrant color and will stay small if in a small pot.
There are many others, I grow Foxfire in a Dixie cup just fine but given a large pot for the roots to take off it grows to mammoth size.
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Re: Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?
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May 12, 2007, 01:12:37 PM »
I second that! Small pot = smaller plants. This is true for most tropical lilies. I grow most of my tropical water lilies in 4.5 inch containers. I also have 8 inch containers too but i plant three in it.
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Re: Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?
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May 12, 2007, 01:21:53 PM »
Sean, isn't your rule of thumb that most tropicals will grow fine if you bonsai down to 4-5 pads?
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Dauben is boring colored to me. How about Tina? is she a good bloomer? If I am going to give greenhouse space to them they need to be good bloomers.
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Tina is a very good bloomer. It takes cold fairly well and it makes vivips which is a plus...
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May 12, 2007, 09:17:03 PM »
Hey Leeanne:
TIna is one of my favorites and it is one of the most heady of the tropicals I have had. Here are a few shots I have on file.
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Nice shots!
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May 13, 2007, 10:52:37 AM »
Tina has done well here and is a pretty colour. The other lilies that have done well for me so far are August Koch, Sandra Lyn, Lavender Lace and Midnight. All of these bloom well in small pots.
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May 13, 2007, 12:54:21 PM »
I like Tina for a small pond too and also Ruby. I find that the vivip babies winter over better for me than the older plants. I just found 4 more pots of lavender lace vivip babies that I left out over winter that are sending up pads. I also have a seedling with beautiful leaves that wintered over outside. I hope it blooms this year.
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May 13, 2007, 06:58:49 PM »
How about Albert Greenberg? Good bloomer?
It was one of the ones that didn't make it.
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My main lily pond is only 3 foot wide and I fill it full of water lilies of all sizes and they do well for me.
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Re: Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?
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May 13, 2007, 08:07:36 PM »
LeeAnne, Albert Greenburg has not done well for me over the winter.
Tina has fared very well in my unheated, attached garage.
Tina from Tammie!:
Gosh, I love that pic. It is years old, but I still love it!
Ruby did well for me too, until I tried to winter it over in my kitchen.
Total faliure.
Colorata also has done well. May be boring to you, as Dauben is.
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Re: Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?
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May 14, 2007, 07:54:58 AM »
Karen, that photo is awesome.
Gander, yours are great too. What a lovely lily pond.
The pond in my greenhouse is 6' long and 2' wide and about 18" deep. The greenhouse will have heat and lights.
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Re: Recommended Tropical Waterlilies for Small Pond?
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May 14, 2007, 08:19:17 AM »
Love the pix all....
Their are so many beautiful tropicals.. hard to pick one from another. If I had to choose, I would choose one with a pretty bloom and beautiful pads though...
Here is Star of Siam which I love. I have no clue how it overwinters and about spread because I've grown it in my koi pond and let it get big.
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May 14, 2007, 03:46:28 PM »
Star of Siam takes up a lot of room even in a small pot for me so unless you only want one, I would rule that one out.
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I would suggest a purple lily, they seem to be more cold tollerant. Tina, King of Siam, and Lindsay Woods are all good choices. LW is one I would like to add to my collection this year.
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I love Lindsey Woods I got it last year. I did not get even one vivip baby from it either.
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