Here is the thread for those who did the coop with TWL..So fire away with your pics of your waterplants from TWL!!!..and for those who are watching this thread...please stay tuned to see the new stuff on TWL..for Spring 2009..
Thanks,
Nadine -Moodene
Diane-dbsmith2
Texas Waterlilies Coop-Summer 2008 Pics
Mine are in temp tubs but here are some pics of mine that bloomed..
Brazos White
Red Flare which is on the right side --darker color bloom
I believe this is Pink Pearl.
Oh wow, gorgeous! Mine aren't even close to blooming yet. Some of the lilies I got from TWL have yet to make new leaves. BUT that's because I didn't get them sent to me until our last frost date on May 15, so I'm a little behind! I can't wait to see how they look.
I received this one in the Spring Co-op. It is Panama Pacific.
This one is Sulphurea.
Beautiful! I’m so glad I ordered Panama Pacific, because that is one stunning bloom…love those colors. Great pics so far, keep em coming so we can all get bad ideas for next co-op ;-). Here is my first bloom. I don’t know how many pics I’ve taken of it at this point; it’s just so beautiful that I have to keep snapping away. I think this is Islamorando.
Bad ideas???????????.........LOL.......
Yep, bad ideas for me, at least ;-). More must-have aquatic plants is a dangerous thing since I don’t have any yard left to put more water. I think we might need to rip out our living room next, and stick another pond in its place. LOL.
Ooh! Gorgeous! I ordered a lot of these in summer co-op but I haven't recvd them yet-can't wait!
Oooh! Sunny, your Islamorando is gorgeous! I ordered one from this co-op, but I may have inadvertently killed it. Time will tell. Hopefully, it will make a full recovery and put out the blooms! :-) Yours is sooo pretty!
Rip out the livingroom???? ...is this coop bad influence on you people??? ...what will you think of next to put your pond at or in????........LOLOLOLOL....but this is fun tho...right??...heheheheh
I got mine today and they were all hug and had one-four blooms on each. I temporarily planted them (it was pouring buckets) and will redo it in a day or so when the weather gives me a break. I was very, very satisfied and the co-op exceeded my expectations!
Well I can't tell ya what it is I received as my order is on my work computer and one of the bags said it was a sub for a plant, so here is their temporary home. I have two that are blooming and another with many buds on them.... Just wish I had received an invoice with the names inside.... as bad weather was moving in a I quickly gather the bags up and put the plant all the way in the water so now I have no idea except for 3 of them what the rest are....LOL
I'm going tomorrow to get my solid pots and sand and will pot them up and keep them in the tub till the pond is ready.
ok took a closer look and matched the bag up to the photo.
At top and going clock wise.
horse tail
glori du templ sur lot
Hollandia
Colorado
Mini Cattail
Variegated Four Leaf Clover (? whether this will make it as most of the leaves are brown)
Texas Dawn which was subed for Charlene Strawn
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Okay, this isnt from 2008, but I got a bunch from TexasWaterLilies last year. I have a lotus that is going to open up any day now. The bloom is over 5 feet tall and is huge!!! Waiting impatiently!!!
5 Feet Tall???? that is almost bigger than me.... I didn't know they got that big.... how big is the LAKE (lol) that you have it in?
Looks beautiful... please show a picture once it opens.
thanks
Janet
Ohhhhh that huge lotus bloom looks so neat…please post pics when it opens. 5 feet tall IS bigger than me. LOL. Between all of Becky’s pics and now this giant lotus bud, I am totally sold on getting lotus at the next co-op… Nadine, I’m afraid my living room will have to come out for sure. LOL. Here’s bloom number two opening on Islamorando:
I’m guessing this is a pollinator?
Yep! Those little bees can sure be busy! :-)
sunnyg what a beautifu picture, love the color.
Janet
And my lotus blooms
rylaff - Your Lotus bloom is beautiful! What is the cultivar? Here is my "Tulip". The blooms have gotten bigger, much to my delight. It has been producing one bloom after another. In this photo you can see the bloom as well as another bud. I looked around under the pads and see more small buds maturing. I just love this Lotus! It seems to be a prolific bloomer!!!
This one has been blooming steadily; I usually have a minimum of 3 flowers a day.
Emerald Daybreak
(edited to correct the name.)
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....and the whole plant.
WOW, I am seriously drooling over those lotuses! Beautiful shots! I have a new bloom open today. I’m not sure which waterlily this is…I need to cross-check this pic with my order since I didn’t label plants in my hurry to get them potted up (I was potting waterlilies at midnight. LOL). This one is nicely fragrant and is light blue, not the purple that my camera picked up.
just some really pretty plants that yall have.
Ok I'm ready to go to the store later this evening so what all do I need to make sure to pick up.
I've got pots with no holes, I already have good topsoil, and then sand to top off the pots????
Do you think they will be alright in the pan until I get finish digging the pond????
Several of the marginals are going in my bog area and with the amount of rain we recevied today, the lake is back in our back yard. So this is perfect for me to get them planted....
That will leave me with 5 plants in the pot.
Do I need to get anything else or do for the pots????
thanks for the guidance.
Janet
Janet - How big is your pot? I would just use the top soil and maybe some medium sized rocks. You want to have at least 8 -12 inches of water above the roots of the water lilies. You need to plant the roots right into the dirt, add a rock or two on each one (to keep them from floating up to the surface), being careful not to damage the water lilies, and then fill with water. The pads need to be floating on the surface. Did you buy pond tab fertilizer? If so, I would add 2 of those down in the soil. And then place in a full sunny area.
I got the Texas substitute for the Charlene. I wish they gave me a choice on the sub. I don't know anything about the Texas lilly-anyone wanna fill me in-is it large or small pond plant and what color is it?
mothermole:
With my sub I went back to their web site to see what I received and all the info on it.
They upgraded my sub...LOL
Janet
Beautiful pictures everyone - I'll have to be patient till my new plants bloom - But I do have a lot of nice Hardy Hibiscus - Hot pink, and white w/pink center - and a Datura w/purple petticoats that is blooming like crazy -
Moodene - Actually I thought about putting one in a growbag - but they have holes!
Kitty
Kitty: pictures please....LOL
Janet
Need to either buy a new camera - or fix old - last roll came back double exposed- 2 pictures in one spot - a mess!
I have pictures of our house when we moved in - so when I do finally take care of camera issue - I will post my garden - before and after - (that is current, because we are never really done, are we?)
Kitty
Kitty, I’d love to see your pics too! Here is another shot of the last waterlily I posted…I’ve determined that this is ‘Pamela.’
sunnyg that is one beautiful flower... thanks for sharing.
kittylover, I just picked up a canon powershot A580 4 x optical zoom with 8.0 mega pixels and man oh man does it takes some sweet pictures. All of that for a great bargin at 125.00. So can't wait to see your before and after. I've got a thread started of my front yard makeover with before and current pictures.
Janet
Hehehehe..this is fun...I spoiled you people with this company...LOLOLOL....Keep the pics coming!!!!
Thanks Janet :-)
Oh yeah, I am addicted and spoiled…and I don’t wanna stop! LOL. I now have buds on every single waterlily I ordered. YAY! Here is a pic of ‘Pamela’ hanging out with some buddies in her new (though still unfinished) home.
