Lillies will self adjust for water depth. I would not cut any leaves
or stems off it at this time, but place it in water about 6" deeper
than what the length of the stems is now, and wait for new growth,
then lower it about 6 or 8 more inches , if its doing fine then just
place it at its depth you want it at. SOmetimes if planted or
submerged too deep to start, it can stunt or set them back, so just
take it easy with drastic changes, especially if your water is still
cool, as it tyakes longer as the water is cooler deeper than it would
be higher in the water column. I always place mine about 6" more than
the longest stem for starters..........

On Mon, 02 May 2005 17:45:52 +0100, Andy wrote:

===Hi folks,
===
===I'm looking for some advice on growing a water lily I got recently.
===
===The lily came with a few leaves on stems about 3 inches long so I'm
===guessing it's been grown in shallow water.
===
===I want it to sit at around 20 inches in the pond and it's been there for
===a couple of weeks with no sign of growth.
===
===I read on one website that the best method to encourage growth was to
===trim the mature leaves off as the new shoots would grow to the surface.
===
===If so, where so I make the cut? Just before the old leaf or right back
===at the base of the stem?
===
===Any other advice or links to site about water lilies would be great.
===
===Oh, one other thing - how fast should I expect the lily to be growing?
===I'm in the UK with a small pond around 7x5x2ft.
===
===Thanks,
===
===Andy


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