Yeah, same with mine. There are several tall stalks with a big leaf at the
top. They're all nice and green and fertilized, but only one of them has
had the little tiny purple flowers so far. And they were only there for a
couple, three days before browning and dying.

Lydia



"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
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I have 2 Pickeral Rush in my pond. They seem to be growing well but have
virtually no flowers. They develope the little corn cob thing - then just
a
few tiny maybe 1/8 inch purple 'flower leaves' will emerge - not even
enough
to fall off - then its done - goes to brown. The could be root bound
because it had quite a root mass when I planted and they are considerably
more profuse now. It could be a nutritional problem. I have been
fertilizing monthly but perhaps my fertilizer is not very potent, as I
have
posted about lilies yellowing prematurely with same fertilizer. I did
plant
the rush with only about 20% soil and the rest pea gravel. Or it could be
just the variety. Met a guy who was given the same plants and he says his
do the same thing. I emailed the benefactors but no response. Water is
good with a small amount of nitrates. Lotsa fish.
What do ya think? Variety or aquaculture?
Thanxx
Bill Brister