Have plenty of leaves but no flowers,these are from Texas water lilies,I got back late March early April,growing like weeds,been feeding once a month with lily tabs fertilizer.
Lotus
Diamond in the rough,after the rain!
Tropicman, I love your pictures :) Your zone is a lot warmer than mine! I bought an old ratty wreath, I noticed it was decorated with lotus seeds in their original pods! I just had to have it, LOLOL I have a few lotus still growing in containers, and I ill put them into the 16ft deep end :) Hope by
next summer I will have some nice lotus :)
Tootsie,I wish you luck!
But I hope that was 16 inches not feet!!!
Oh, hee.hee, yes your right, I put them in just a few feet of water in the summer. For winter tho, I drill holes in their containers so I can thread the pots and attach them with strong contractors orange string to the metal poles. Some times I have so many pots, the last 8 or so, go deep down into the 16 ft. side! I usually run out of more shallow water, so deep they go, and oddly enough, they are just fine :)
I am trying to find some pictures of my pond, believe me I have lots of work to do on it!! Seems like there is never enough time :(
Well, rats, that was not a good picture! I think this one with the croc might show the size.
Maybe another one.
Nope, I was trying to show you the width and length. Well, here is a picture of
Spatterdoc :))))))))))))) I thought I had found something no one else had!! Was just driving by some ditches, saw something yellow blooming, lots of them!! I will tell you that it is no small feat to have to get into the much and pull and tug and dig and just about yank your guts out to get a piece of that stuff!!
Looks pretty big to me!!!
I'd like to see a video of you in the ditch!!!LOL
I wounder if Lotus will grow here in Fresno,CA ? I would like to grow one were do you get them ?
Greg
zone 9
Hi Greg,
www.TexasWaterLilies.com
Good fella there, his name is Dusty! I am not sure if he is still sending them thru the mail? Prices are good, wonderful if you buy 5 of one kind too :) He sends you huge, wonderful, EVERYTHING ON HIS LISTS:)
Oh, and mention you are from Daves Garden! I think they just had a co-op on those awhile back.
Thank you very much for the information I will check them out.
Thanks
Greg
if you put the lotus in a pond how deep should it be? Is it like a water lily and can go deep or should it stay like on a shelf?
I am just starting seeds but I really need to know as I have one that is ready to go into the pond.
Darleen
Once upon a time, I was going to do lotus. Then I decided that I really did not have the room - lotus get so very big.......
So I planted hibiscus instead.......This guy is hardy in my zone and comes up every year......
If just seeds I'd stay within 6inches of the water level.
But full grown plants depth to a foot of water surface.
During the winter move the pot to the deepest part of the pond,2ft or more to keep from freezing.
I will kind of jump in here if no one minds. I have pretty good luck with my lotus. Unfortunately it isn't in full sun, but it blooms well and shades the fish and pond nicely.
Helen
Tropic man-nice post.
Helen-nice picture-aren't lotus supposed to be in full sun? I dug a bog in March and planted my TWL lotus' in there and while I have the leaves-no flowers yet. Mine is in full sun.
BTW: Lotus in cold climates need to go deep but have to do it gradually. If you start seeds and are in a cold zone like mine (5a-Chicago) you have to place a tuber on top of the surface of the water with at least an inch or two of water over soil and the roots will reach down and anchor the plant on it's own. Then you can slowly lower it into a pond. As the leaves grow upward the plant can go deeper. I have read and heard online here and in books that lotus do not tolerate water going into their shoots and it could kill the plant. BUT I have seen a lot of abuse by my puppy (he stole my original lotus tuber 7 plus times and chewed it and it wasn't until the 8th time the tuber died. He chewed it and split it into many parts and still it took a lot of abuse before it gave up). Also, I know someone locally here that has a mature clump of lotus in their pond and to them it is like a weed and in the fall they just rip out the leaves aggressively and follow none of the rules and the plant continues to live happily.
BTW: Tropicman and Helen and Greg: What types of lotus' are in your pictures?
Mrs. Perry D. Slocum , Perry Giant Sunburst , Momo Botan, Empress
I think these are the 4 I ordered!!!LOL
Helen looks good so I'd keep doing what your doing!!!!
Thank for the info guys I think I will just leave my little one in the pot I have it in and not put it in the pond just yet.
It is under about 4 to 6 inches of water in the pot so that should be good. I am up to 4 leaves so I am excited now I will
have to come up with a bunch more pots for the seeds that are sprouting.
Darleen