31-07-2006, 08:55 PM
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Water Lilly flowers
~ janj wrote:
Hello all, the flowers on my lilly are acting weird. After about a
day or so on the surface the stem starts to coil, like a spring, and
pulls it under water. It doesn't seem to ever come back up. What
causes this? and how can I stop it?
Thanks
Drew
That's normal. Usual life span is 3 days. Trim the stem close to the
crown to get more blooms... other wise they will rot or the plant may
put energy into setting (worthless) seed. ~ jan www.jjspond.us
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