Vickie H.

Lilypons hardy lily

Vickie H.

Trail Blazer tropical lily

Vickie H.

unmarked might be Madame Ganna Walska tropical lily

Vickie H.

Rose Star tropical lily

Vickie H.

Mankala Ubol hardy lily

Patty in Wisc

Very nice!

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Vickie H.

Mayla hardy waterlily

Bob

Really cool Vickie, you have me missing my ponds I had as a kid. Is the lilypons from the company with that name in Mass? I used to buy a lot from them in the early 80's. ...........Really have to get a bigger property soon.

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saltydad

Hey Bob-LilyPons is in Maryland!

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Bob

Yeah well back when I was that age and had a hairstyle like you did in the early 70's it's possible I didn't know the difference!!!!!!!! ( get my drift)
Funny but the pond I dug at my mothers is still full of water with a tetra liner rated for 10 years.....it's going on 30. They don't make'm like they used to.

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ROMFLMAO

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Vickie H.

I think Perry Slocum Hybridized Lily Pons water lily.

saltydad

Vickie- sorry, Bob's humor derailed me. Those are beautiful pics of some gorgeous lilies. I am so bummed that my Avalanche and Foxfire did not make it through the winter even though I had them in a tank inside. Oh well, I'm glad I at least have the Black Princess. Maybe I should get a yellow next...hmmmm.

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Salty my Avalanche tuber did not sprout this year. My Foxfire did, I save the tubers and store them for winter. If no tubers I try to cut the plants smaller and put them in aquariums. I put them in aquariums with lights heater and filters and fish. I have some succes on wintering them over in aquariums.

Vickie H.

Salty tell me about your pond?

saltydad

This is exactly what I did (in an 20 gal long aquarium), and they looked fine until the last few months they just dwindled away. I did put them out in the pond (they were in their pots all winter), but nada.
My pond is approx. 1,000 gallons. Its rock lined over the liner, and has a waterfall to a 6 ft. stream in to the pond. Depth in the deep part is 2 1/2 to 3 ft.Have around a dozen fish in total, mostly goldfish (sarassa, calico, and fantails), 3 small butterfly koi and about a dozen fathead minnows. In the pond I have growing currently....1 hardy lily, 1 lotus, Pretoria canna, Thalia dealbata, Colocasia esculenta Illustris, Lobelia cardinalis, calla lily, parrot's feather, dwarf umbrella, Sarracenia pitcher plant. I have lots planted around the pond, but as they're not in a bog, they're regular trops and semi trops. There are pics in my gallery and my Flickr and Webshots pages.
I love my pond!

edit- here's a small pic of the pond.

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musaboru

I have my eye on that Mangkala Ubol. I want it so bad, but I just don't have the space for it! Thanks for sharing the pics, really love them!
Do you have King of Siam by any chance?

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Salty I love your pond. I can see why you love your water garden. Mine are a way to relieve my stress. I don't have any pitcher plants. I have seen them. In the fall it is quite a job to put all these plant up for the winter. I have about 59 different tropical water lilies. And many tropical plants both land and water.