Hi there! I'm looking for some lily pads for my little pond. The local pond place has them for 25.00 but I thought I'd try here first. Also, I'd looove to have lotus that grows in the water...they had those, too, but they were $55.00!!! I was like, "Whoah!" I never saw them before but they were extremely neato, kinda like a lily pad but better. Anyone have any they're wanting to get rid of? I can really only do postage unless you would like a houseplant or perennial of some sort.
Jenn
Water Lilies (Lily Pads) + Lotus -Anyone Have Extras?
If you have a Wal-Mart near you check them out. My mom went to the one in Fayetteville Arkansas today and all of the water plants and bulbs were marked down to .75! If you haven't found any in a couple of weeks PM me I may be able to separate mine when the water warms up :)
Suzanne
Wow, thanks! I don't think ours has any water plants but I'll certainly check!
Jenn
I have only two seeds of Yellow Lotus and will have more in couple of days.
Kaleem
Hi Kaleem! Would you consider a trade? I'm still sending some Hosta tubers to you. :)
Jenn
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats great.... Hostas....yum...yum..yum... : )
But seeds cannot replacement of Hostas...... Please tell me what you want to have with seeds?
Kaleem
Oh, I don't know, whatever! I'm easy to get along with! Something neat and exotic? ;) Don't put yourself out. I do like succulent things...
Jenn
aquaticplantdepot.com has lotus listed for $15.50. I've never ordered from them before but you might want to give them a looksie.
Sheila
I have a large "sacred Lotus. I have no idea how I would ship an"eye" of the plant. Has anyone done this sucessfully? Ours was 75.00 a few years back. It has been great. I have saved some seed each year for trades, but I think it takes a long time to bloom from seed? How are water lilies shipped? Too new at water plants to have much info on shipping. Thanks, Lou
dispatcher1
You can ship rhizoms of Lotus and water lilies in falls and before starting of springs.
Kaleem
Greenthumber, I have some extra divisions of waterlily 'Fabiola' (hardy, double pink). One is promised to Dravencat already. Would you like one? These are small and may not bloom until next year. I've never shipped a water lily plant before, but I think that my usual method of shipping perenials would work: I would hose off as much of the clay surrounding the roots as possible, wrap them securely in squeezed, damp paper towels/newspaper, put the whole business in a recycled plastic grocery bag and ship same day on a Monday or Tuesday.
When you get the roots, have the crown (where roots meet top with leaf stems) slightly below the surface of a very stiff, clay-ey potting medium, with the rhizome slanting down into the pot at 45 degrees. Top the whole business with an inch or so of gravel to minimize the dirt clouding your pond water.
I am Darth Vader to houseplants, so reimbursing me for postage would be fine.
Let me know if you are interested, and if so, how the waterlily fares with the traveling.
Karen
Karen, I would absolutely love a lily! If it doesn't bloom this year that's okay...I think the leaves are neat in and of themselves! And they will over-winter in the pond then? I may need further direction with that. Your instructions are so thorough, very great help! Would you like for me to send you postage, and if so, how much? Thanks for your genrosity!
Jenn
P.S> Darth Vader, eh? LOL
I'll send one out to you tomorrow - I think if the post office gets it on Wednesday, then it should get to you by Friday with Saturday for insurance. This should be quite an experiment.
Yes, it's definitely hardy.
If you ever were to want to grow a tropical waterlily, which would bloom up until frost, unlike the hardies, let me put in 2 cents for Daubiana. It's "viviparous" which means it makes little copies of itself where its leaves meet its stems. These sometimes break off and you can see them floating loose in the water.
Furthermore, this waterlily is adaptable to any size of container or pond. If you grow it in a large container in a big pond, it gets big. However, you can also grow it (this works best with the "offsets") in a large glass jar or "brandy glass" in bright sunlight or with growlights to winter it over inside until the following spring.
It can also take more shade than other waterlilies (but not full shade).
Some winters, we've succeeded in wintering this one indoors okay. However, this past winter, the horticultural Darth Vadar in me got the upper hand.
Postage would be fine - how 'bout sending it when you receive the plant?
May the dragonflies be with you, Karen
Sounds great, Karen! The one you mentioned sounds really nifty! I'd be tempted to grow it indoors year-round in my sunroom! I'll have to see if I can find some. I'll send you some postage soon as I get the lily. Thanks so much for sharing!!!!! Hubby's really excited, too.
Jenn
Eau de Pond Scum is on its way to you as of this morning (did hose waterlily, but... LOL)
Thanks, can't wait! :)