On Sun, 25 May 2008 12:32:48 EDT, chatnoir
wrote:

On May 25, 6:53 am, Phyllis and Jim wrote:
My big one has already breached the surface and is about 20 inches
about the water! I live in Colorado!

Is that a lily that is 20" above the surface? Ours have never gone
more than a few inches above the surface.

Sounds more like a lotus!

Jim

That is what they told me! Here is a picture of it when it was
small! Now sure any lotus grows in 5a growing zone! Pictures

http://www.isengrim.com/DCPond.html


http://www.isengrim.com/pond20055.jpg

Ummm, if I'm looking at the right plant, the one with yellow flowers? That
an iris not a lily. Btw, lotus will survive in 5a as long as the tub
they're in doesn't freeze. ~ jan
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