tropical lily "miami rose"

This is the tropical lily for those of you who wish you had one but dont really have a pond big enough..

I love tropicals but boy do they take up alot of room in the pond. I had several last year that I had to get rid of because they were just too big....this plant blooms hot pink and has cute speckled pads.. it is a tropical and if you live in a cold area you will have to treat is as an annual or devise a way to overwinter. I could ebay them but it is sooo hot to mail them across the country.

I would be interested in making a few trades... if you have something I really want.

Now thats not as ugly as it might sound but I just mean that I dont want to send my lily and pay $5 postage unless it is a plant that I need.
Named plants only - nothing invasive or "seedy" :)
Please be sure you have seen it bloom.

not really looking for more tropicals... unusual hardies...unusual marginals...hosta I dont have.. daylilies... TB iris etc.

I think I have about 5 small starts...cant afford to trade them all but Dmail me if you are interested...

thanks
charlotte

Im a fan of Miami Rose too :)Charlotta ,have you tried Colorata ? Its a great flower on a well behaved small plant .
Teresa

I have what was supposed to be Colorata but the bloom has been rather white and I thought Colorata was bluer..

Colarata is VERY blue almost purple . it was deep green pads and is not a vivi . If your plant is a vivi I would bet its a blue daubin .which has light blooms that fade almost to white in the hot sun .
I wish I could go out and take a pic but mine got shaded out and I lost it .I need to replace it this season as it is a lovely lily .
have you seen Seans dixie cup water lily growing method on the Victoria adventure site ? Its basically an easy way to bonsai tropical water lilies .you might find this worth giving a try . here is the link;

http://www.victoria-adventure.org/waterlilies_images/dixie_cup_culture/dixie_cup.html



I think Im going to do a few just for fun :)

It's a pretty flower.

The guy I got mine from is a very good ponder...he may have gotten this tag mixed up... I will have to contact him and see what's what...he is or was in louisiana near New Orleans so I have not wanted to bother him...

Charlotte there is a white colorata.

oh...very interesting....

Ohhh its very Cool , Ive never heard of this one ! There are at least 1,000 or more new things I want to know everyday :)
the flower form is different from the regular colorata
I found this link to the white its near the bottom of the page ;
http://www.victoria-adventure.org/waterlilies_images/werner_2003t/sampler_gallery.html
hhere is a link to the original Colorata on the victoria adventure site .
http://www.victoria-adventure.org/waterlilies/species_galleries/brachyceras_colorata.html

Too cool ,now I want both of these lovelies :)
Thanks Azreno
Charlotta ,if you have the white form Id love to trade sometime if you have them to spare :)
Teresa

Wow..that is cool and bizare. I've only had one bloom - will keep a closer eye on it and get some pad characterisitics :)

All taken :)