some of my water lilies - Page 2

Bananaman88 · 08-07-2009, 11:42 AM

Beautiful pics!

amazondk · 08-07-2009, 04:25 PM

Those are beautiful water lillies you have there. I made a lilly pond years ago at my house when I lived in Florida. But, it did not really last too long. There are some incredible natural lillies around where I live, the Vitoria regia (or amazonica). I thought you might be interested in what they look like growing in habitat here in Amzonia.

I don´t really have a good picture of a flower, but these give a good idea of where they grow naturally.

Vickie H. · 08-07-2009, 08:57 PM

amazon I am so jealous. I am growing Victoria cruziana from seed. I am zone 6 and it has been a cool summer which doesn't help. I have it in a Thermoplanter, which is an electric pot. It is starting to get leaves that are getting rims on them. I have untill oct for it to bloom, I hope I get to see it, the first nights bloom will be white then the next two nights it will be pink. I hear it smells like pineapple.

Vickie H. · 08-07-2009, 09:00 PM

alexizhere19 · 08-07-2009, 09:23 PM

Thank you so much vickie,

I love water lilies and this is a womderful thread.

alex

amazondk · 08-08-2009, 02:51 PM

Vickie,

I hope your plants get to bloom. If you look at the trees in the first picture you will notice where the dark stops. This is the high water period from the previous year. When the water is at it´s yearly low mark many of the areas where you see water will be dry, or very shallow. These lillies only appear and bloom in the period between the high and low water. When the water gets too high they are flooded and disappear. When it is too low they die back and go dormant.

dk

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amazondk Location: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Find me on the map! Zone: 11 or higher Name: Don K. Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 33 BananaBucks : 10,572 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 135 Times in 27 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: some of my water lilies Those are beautiful water lillies you have there. I made a lilly pond years ago at my house when I lived in Florida. But, it did not really last too long. There are some incredible natural lillies around where I live, the Vitoria regia (or amazonica). I thought you might be interested in what they look like growing in habitat here in Amzonia. I don´t really have a good picture of a flower, but these give a good idea of where they grow naturally. __________________ Don Kittelson Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil A Cidade da Floresta e Capital da Amazônia

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Vickie H. Vickie H.'s Photo Gallery Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 364 BananaBucks : 142,855 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 783 Times in 225 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: some of my water lilies amazon I am so jealous. I am growing Victoria cruziana from seed. I am zone 6 and it has been a cool summer which doesn't help. I have it in a Thermoplanter, which is an electric pot. It is starting to get leaves that are getting rims on them. I have untill oct for it to bloom, I hope I get to see it, the first nights bloom will be white then the next two nights it will be pink. I hear it smells like pineapple.

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Vickie H. Vickie H.'s Photo Gallery Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 364 BananaBucks : 142,855 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 783 Times in 225 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	here is my Victoria cruziana from seed so far

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08-08-2009, 02:51 PM	#26 (permalink)
amazondk Location: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Find me on the map! Zone: 11 or higher Name: Don K. Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 33 BananaBucks : 10,572 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 135 Times in 27 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: some of my water lilies Vickie, I hope your plants get to bloom. If you look at the trees in the first picture you will notice where the dark stops. This is the high water period from the previous year. When the water is at it´s yearly low mark many of the areas where you see water will be dry, or very shallow. These lillies only appear and bloom in the period between the high and low water. When the water gets too high they are flooded and disappear. When it is too low they die back and go dormant. dk __________________ Don Kittelson Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil A Cidade da Floresta e Capital da Amazônia

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