Water Gardening: Texas waterlilies etc arrived, 0 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
I haven't decided what I'm going to do with the plants yet. Nothing like being prepared. LOL I potted up everything except the Lotus in 4 inch plastic pots just temporary and put them all in an old plastic refrigerator bin filled with water. That is sitting with my house plants and the lotus are still in their peat moss and plastic bags. But one of them was just showing signs of sprouting when they came. I have those in a cooler dark spot hoping to slow them down a little. One of my water features is a bird bath with a concrete well under it. It's only about 5 - 6 ft across but it is 3ft deep. I over winter my pond plants in that and I also have a floating heater in there. The water isn't warm but it keeps it above freezing. I would like to take the water lilies out and putting them in there, but I have had them in the house for a couple of weeks sitting in what is probably 80 degree water and I'm not sure how they will adjust to the quick temp change. Probably should have put them out right away.