General Discussion & Chat: 2010 Reunion at Cookies, the memories #3, 0 by joycet

joycet wrote:
Oh Cindy, I have that waterlily! I only know the name of two of my lilies. One is Claude Ikens and the other is Rebecca Jennifer. (She is a night blooming tropical, and I thought I'd lost her) right now she only has two leaves, and I'm doubting if she'll bloom before I have to bring her back in for the winter. If that's the case, it might be a vicious circle. She doesn't start any growth until the water is super warm. This year I had her in a black tub on concrete and she still is just getting going. I think maybe next year, I'll try putting a heating pad under her in the early spring, and maybe it will give her a jump start. The tropicals are all so beautiful, but really hard for us in the North to keep going. Bertie had a beauty from last year (we both got one at the 1/2 off sale at a pond store). Hers was a beautiful bright purple. There are no hardy purple lilies. Well, it didn't make it. It was struggling and I brought it home with me to put with Jennifer Rebecca to see if she would snap out of it, but she didn't. Dead, dead, dead. :o( That lily really bloomed it's heart out last year, too. Almost worth buying it as an annual as pretty as it was....hmmmm....may have to suggest that to her!

Cindy, are you talking about starting a lotus from seed, or a lily? I know you can start the lotus from the seeds in the pod, but I think the only way to get more lilies is to get a chunk of root.