I was ready to go to a garden center and buy a growing lotus for $70 to replace
mine, but before leaving I saw that two leaves have come up from what I thought
was a mostly-dead tuber. I don't know what can develop from a lotus that is
starting out now by the end of the summer in Chicago, but I am excited to see
what happens. So, to my fellow novices, I say never give up.

I was ready to go to a garden center and buy a growing lotus for $70 to
replace
mine, but before leaving I saw that two leaves have come up from what I
thought
was a mostly-dead tuber. I don't know what can develop from a lotus that is
starting out now by the end of the summer in Chicago, but I am excited to see
what happens. So, to my fellow novices, I say never give up.

My story isn't about lotus, but about water canna. Last year the people at the
store told me to cut it off and stick it at the bottom of the pond with the
other plants. I thought, yeah right. But I did it. This year its growing,
not blooming yet, but its a beautiful plant. So you never know what will
happen with a pond.







Jan
http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/us.html

Pinkpggy wrote:
I was ready to go to a garden center and buy a growing lotus for $70 to
replace
mine, but before leaving I saw that two leaves have come up from what I
thought
was a mostly-dead tuber. I don't know what can develop from a lotus that is
starting out now by the end of the summer in Chicago, but I am excited to see
what happens. So, to my fellow novices, I say never give up.


My story isn't about lotus, but about water canna. Last year the people at the
store told me to cut it off and stick it at the bottom of the pond with the
other plants. I thought, yeah right. But I did it. This year its growing,
not blooming yet, but its a beautiful plant. So you never know what will
happen with a pond.


Jan
http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/us.html

Please remind us of this in September! ;-)

--
Bonnie
NJ
http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/

Hardy or Tropical canna? If T.canna, what zone are you in? ~ janj

My story isn't about lotus, but about water canna. Last year the people at the
store told me to cut it off and stick it at the bottom of the pond with the
other plants. I thought, yeah right. But I did it. This year its growing,
not blooming yet, but its a beautiful plant. So you never know what will
happen with a pond. Jan


See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan
snip

Not to add insult to injury...but...I now have two aerials and 3-4 new
leaves coming up on the surface. My largest leaf at about 24 inches was
nearly destroyed this weekend by my sister-in-law's brain damaged dog whom
thought he could walk on the duckweed like the frogs. I lost that 2 foot
leaf, and 2 flowers on my peach lily. On a lighter note, the white lily
flowered this morning, and appears to have another bud coming up.

BV.

Did I say I love you in an earlier post? I take it back you show off!

I can't grow Lotus to save my life, and here you are Mister Clayey water
with your fancy well developed Lotus with the 3 foot diameter leaves!

Huuh! May your fancy frogs develop a taste for Lotus leaves! :-(

--
_______________________________________
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

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"BenignVanilla" m wrote in
message ...
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the
other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud
is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan
snip

Not to add insult to injury...but...I now have two aerials and 3-4 new
leaves coming up on the surface. My largest leaf at about 24 inches was
nearly destroyed this weekend by my sister-in-law's brain damaged dog whom
thought he could walk on the duckweed like the frogs. I lost that 2 foot
leaf, and 2 flowers on my peach lily. On a lighter note, the white lily
flowered this morning, and appears to have another bud coming up.

BV.

"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
...
Did I say I love you in an earlier post? I take it back you show off!

I can't grow Lotus to save my life, and here you are Mister Clayey water
with your fancy well developed Lotus with the 3 foot diameter leaves!

Huuh! May your fancy frogs develop a taste for Lotus leaves! :-(
snip

I'd be happy to ship you some of my clay water, for the right price.

BV.

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan
snip

Not to add insult to injury...but...I now have two aerials and 3-4 new
leaves coming up on the surface. BV

Ah, no problem, I've got an aerial today, 5 buds total with the first
looking like it might be open by tomorrow. ) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

Jan, it sounds like you have more buds than leaves. You should speak to the
people at High Times.

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan
snip

Not to add insult to injury...but...I now have two aerials and 3-4 new
leaves coming up on the surface. BV

Ah, no problem, I've got an aerial today, 5 buds total with the first
looking like it might be open by tomorrow. ) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

Jan, it sounds like you have more buds than leaves. You should speak to the
people at High Times.

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan

snip

Not to add insult to injury...but...I now have two aerials and 3-4 new
leaves coming up on the surface. BV


Ah, no problem, I've got an aerial today, 5 buds total with the first
looking like it might be open by tomorrow. ) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website


--
and I took a wild stab in the dark based on the posts saying just put
the tuber on top of the dirt and drug mine out of the pond an d washed
off the dirt till i got to something that looked alive, then said heck
with it and wash 3 more inces of dirt out and found a itty biitty tiny
bud dont knw idf its a leaf or what yet but at least im still alive
we had moved it into a bigger pot but we just pulled the pot and stuck
it as is dirt and all into the big pot, from what I can see its gonna be
a bear next spring its all knoted together growing over under around
and a few directions i aint met yet itself :-)




John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan

snip

Not to add insult to injury...but...I now have two aerials and 3-4 new
leaves coming up on the surface. BV


Ah, no problem, I've got an aerial today, 5 buds total with the first
looking like it might be open by tomorrow. ) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website


--
and I took a wild stab in the dark based on the posts saying just put
the tuber on top of the dirt and drug mine out of the pond an d washed
off the dirt till i got to something that looked alive, then said heck
with it and wash 3 more inces of dirt out and found a itty biitty tiny
bud dont knw idf its a leaf or what yet but at least im still alive
we had moved it into a bigger pot but we just pulled the pot and stuck
it as is dirt and all into the big pot, from what I can see its gonna be
a bear next spring its all knoted together growing over under around
and a few directions i aint met yet itself :-)




John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

John I am Sooo Glad you found the lotus is still
alive and growing!!

I don't know where you have it sitting now -
but if you put it about 3 or 4 inches below the
surface of the water .... you may just get a flower this year!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"John Rutz" wrote in message
...


~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message

Still no aerials here, but I now have 3 buds in one pot and 2 in the
other
coming up. The pads on the surface are finally showing some width, both
have a pad 5-6" diameter, but nothing close to BV's monsters. First bud
is
now a little bigger than the size of a ping pong ball. ) ~ jan

snip

Not to add insult to injury...but...I now have two aerials and 3-4 new
leaves coming up on the surface. BV


Ah, no problem, I've got an aerial today, 5 buds total with the first
looking like it might be open by tomorrow. ) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website


--
and I took a wild stab in the dark based on the posts saying just put
the tuber on top of the dirt and drug mine out of the pond an d washed
off the dirt till i got to something that looked alive, then said heck
with it and wash 3 more inces of dirt out and found a itty biitty tiny
bud dont knw idf its a leaf or what yet but at least im still alive
we had moved it into a bigger pot but we just pulled the pot and stuck
it as is dirt and all into the big pot, from what I can see its gonna be
a bear next spring its all knoted together growing over under around
and a few directions i aint met yet itself :-)




John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com