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Lily limit in pond?
I have a 4x8x2 foot pond that currently houses two lilies, among a few small
fish and some marginals. The lilies have somewhat smallish leaves, about 4-5", so there isn't a lot of surface cover. Yes, I do have hyacinth as well. My question: Is there anything wrong with adding a couple more lilies? I really like the look but don't want to over do it, if that's possible. Thanks, Fred San Diego |
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Lily limit in pond?
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 22:07:30 -0700, Fred wrote:
I have a 4x8x2 foot pond that currently houses two lilies, among a few small fish and some marginals. The lilies have somewhat smallish leaves, about 4-5", so there isn't a lot of surface cover. Yes, I do have hyacinth as well. My question: Is there anything wrong with adding a couple more lilies? I really like the look but don't want to over do it, if that's possible. Thanks, Fred San Diego I found this: I don't know if you have hardies or not. Hardy water lilies need a depth of 36 cm to 46 cm or more of water to produce strong blooms. Do not over-plant. Where space permits, allow ? to 1 square metre of water surface for each plant. |
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Lily limit in pond?
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:13:48 -0500, jammer wrote:
I found this: I don't know if you have hardies or not. Hardy water lilies need a depth of 36 cm to 46 cm or more of water to produce strong blooms. Do not over-plant. Where space permits, allow ? to 1 square metre of water surface for each plant. I just re-read that and it makes no sense! Here is the website. http://www.gedye.com.au/culture.html |
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Lily limit in pond?
The site is Australian, which explains why it says their blooming season is
November to March (southern hemisphere has a reversal of the seasons). It seems that I may overdo it if I add more than maybe one lily, if the site is accurate. Thanks for providing the info! Fred On 4/23/03 10:16 PM, in article , "jammer" wrote: On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:13:48 -0500, jammer wrote: I found this: I don't know if you have hardies or not. Hardy water lilies need a depth of 36 cm to 46 cm or more of water to produce strong blooms. Do not over-plant. Where space permits, allow ? to 1 square metre of water surface for each plant. I just re-read that and it makes no sense! Here is the website. http://www.gedye.com.au/culture.html |
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Lily limit in pond?
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 23:05:04 -0700, Fred wrote:
The site is Australian, which explains why it says their blooming season is November to March (southern hemisphere has a reversal of the seasons). It seems that I may overdo it if I add more than maybe one lily, if the site is accurate. Thanks for providing the info! Fred You are very welcome. If it isn't accurate i am sure those much smarter than I will be in to help. Take care. |
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Lily limit in pond?
Itseems that I may overdo it if I add more than maybe one lily,
Saying that all lilies are "this" big or need "that" depth is like saying there is only one type of rose....Just like a rose could be a minature or a climber, so too are there different types and sizes of lilies. A minature lily only wants to be down a few inches, and there are some lilies that are not bothered over 5 feet deep. Some lilies are less than a foot accross and some could be closer to 10 feet across. If you know the names of the lilies I might be able to help on the size thing.....Did the lilies have a tag that told you if it was small med. or large....or maybe a dwarf or tea cup? Jerri http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond |
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