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Fri, Nov 23, 12 at 14:23
| Hi everyone! I'm a newbie to water gardening, who just scored on an amazing vintage galvanized tub - it is an oval, about 14" deep, 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. Come next spring, I hope to turn it into a water garden on my sunny patio, and I'm already impatiently searching for appropriate plantings. I'm torn between planting a lotus or a hardy lily - since I love both, is it wise to consider planting them together in my tub? If it is possible, what would be some dwarf/miniature varieties of lotus and lily that could perhaps coexist? Since I live in zone 6b, I will have to bring the tubers inside for winter, but I live in an apartment with no garage. Is it okay to store both lotus and lily tubers in the refrigerator during the winter? And finally, do you have any suggestions on websites that sell healthy water plants? Lots of questions, I hope you can offer some guidance! Thanks! |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 15:55
| Helvola is about the smallest hardy waterlily. It is yellow and easily available. I believe you would be fine leaving it in the tub all winter unless it would freeze solid. Joann Pring is pink and almost as small There are many waterlilies described as dwarf but sizes do vary. Perry's Baby Red for example would fill up your tub and beyond... can't help you with lotus, as I am lotus death even with a greenhouse other than to say look for "bowl" lotus. Not dwarf. |
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| Momo Botan is a dwarf lotus and it looks like a giant peony. |
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- Posted by frankielynn 7b (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 23:08
| I used aquariumplants.com and was very happy with the price, speed of delivery, and health of the 5 small, pygmy water lilies that I got. They have done well so far flowering all summer and this winter putting up a few small pads-we haven't had any really cold weather yet. I also got a little frog with my order that I loved looking at and listening to every night. The only sad part was that he could not call up a lady friend because they don't live here. I hope he will still be here in the spring. |
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