I have a waterlily blooming..I have a waterlily blooming

[bunny56lbc]

Of course it's in the g'house pond with a heater ....but hey ! It's a bloom ....
I think it's a Green Smoke . I went out to check the tag & it's a Green Smoke .

bonnie

[Vickie]

I am so jealous.

[miguynmkoi]

  Pretty!  Well that's better than none at all    But just you wait...only a few more months before everyone has a bunch of blooms!

[marla]

Can't wait to see my ponds full of plant life besides ALGAE

[maryvonne]

Wow that's wonderful! Nice photo too.

[CoolShades]

   I'm also green with envy, but hopefully they will come soon...I can feel it!!!

Gary

[Kat]

Green Smoke is a terrific lily 

[bunny56lbc]

and ther's another bud comming up 
I was a little shocked to see it blooming & now another bud is comming up .

I cannot wait until my lilies start to bloom . Pad's are starting to come up
in the pond's oustide .

bonnie

[maryvonne]

You are very lucky indeed. My Green smoke only lasted one season.  :'(

[Ky Kim]

Don't it make the pond season seem so much closer.  I had one blooming in the gh too, just didn't take a pic.  Sure put a smile on my face.

I think we need a KY/OH/IN pond party what ya think?

Kim

[bunny56lbc]

Don't it make the pond season seem so much closer.  I had one blooming in the gh too, just didn't take a pic.  Sure put a smile on my face.

I think we need a KY/OH/IN pond party what ya think?

Kim

I think that's a Great idea Kim !

bonnie

[Desertponder]

Nice!!
I won't be seeing any of those here for a couple of months yet.

[tinkster]

I agree! theres many of us here close by we could have a really big one and maybe we could talk some of those west coast partyeers to come also.

tinkster

[SueSTx]

I pulled GD Colorado out yesterday to repot.  It was so cold and windy that I just cut off 3 pieces with the shovel and added osmocote and litter...topped with rock and put it back in.  I potted up the cuttings for a friend.  There were numerous little buds also.  I can't wait for May and blooms.

I have 10 more to do something with...SinL will be here next weekend.  I'll let him lift them out and DD can help me.

[Joyce]

Green Smoke is an awesome lily, that's for sure!
But ALL of Craig's lilies are fantastic!

Nope, I won't be seeing blooms for a while either.
The best I have now are little pointy pads coming up straight...funky looking.
But everything is ALIVE!

[LeeAnne151]

I've seen Green Smoke in person and it is amazing. I'm a fan of stronger colors usually but I just love it. 

I think all of mine are dead in the greenhouse again.

Do you heat your water? With what?  I did heat the greenhouse and the land plants are all alive though very shabby but there is no sign of life from the three tropical lilies I bought. Two never bloomed. I know they grow like weeds for others but dang it, I'm not having good luck with them.

[bunny56lbc]

LeeAnne ,
I have a Titanium heater in it . I bought it from Aquatic Eco-System's  .http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/693/Titanium-Heaters . It's the 800w
one . It heated my 750 gallon pond in the g'house even when the wind chill factor was -12* .
The water stayed at 70* all winter . I usally start up the heat in the g'house around the frist of March.
 So I don't heat my g'house during the winter month's . The sun is Great for that ! It get's
up to 80*+ , pretty warm .

bonnie