the ones I mailed out came out of a natural clay bottom pond where I planted
ONE lily 18 years ago ( from our move to this property). it just
spread........ & spread.(I am not sure on size.. maybe 30x40 ft?)_

the fish pond I just put in,, has a liner & I plant in pots.

yup, need a backhoe,, I would not even TRY to walk into that pond,, I'd
sink in all the muck!!!(besides being coated in black goo). I was surprised
that some of the roots were 3 feet long! I couldn't figure out how to
re-plant those in a pot less than 1/2 that deep! hardest part is figuring
WHERE to dig,, I just told hubby,, ok,, drop the bucket,, that looks good,
& he pulled up a big pile of goo,dirt & lilies,, some piles, had more or
less than others.. & of course some lilies were destroyed by this, as the
bucket cut them up while digging.

(I also planted lotus in the same pond,, they didn't survive...)

"Sue Walsh" wrote in message
om...
Muffin,
Thanks for my lily (bigger than any I purchased from pond stores),
check is going in the mail tomorrow, I just got mine (one of the last
3). You said you need a backhoe to get them out, I believe it by the
size of the roots. Do you pot your lilies or just toss them into the
pond with some kind of weight. How big is your pond. BTW I have some
in my pond which always have red leaves. The one you sent had green
leaves. Thanks again, Sue W.

"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
maybe next year I'll be able to get more out to share, we need a backhoe
to
dig the suckers out, & it has gone back to 'its' home. I just sent 3
more
out to people, but have not heard from any of them,hmmm.... all the
others
(15) I mailed out with yours , seemed to have arrived ok.