Lee, the stems are so thick that I can easily cut them off
at the 2 or 3 foot length.
I usually don't cut them off .... this year I thought I would
to see if the plants flower more - for a longer period of time.

Of course I don't get in the middle of them .... the pond is
too broad for that. It is close to 12 feet in diameter...

Thank you for the compliments.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Lee Brouillet" wrote in message
...
How beautiful! Me, I can't even get healthy leaves from mine, let alone
flowers. Your plants are so dense - how do you get in there to dead-head
the
flowers, or don't you? Just beautiful.

Lee

"Nedra" wrote in message
thlink.net...
This is the lotus pond that I thought was dead ;-)
How things can change in just a month!!
The first bloom happened on 19 June 2003.

The website tells it all .... grin

http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

Nedra