Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Balance of plants in the environment Lily and Lotus questions...

Thanks Burger, I have their website bookmarked from last years research.
A few I'm looking at,
Joey Tomocik - hardy
Lemon Mist - hardy
Munkala Ubon - hardy
Albert Greensburg - tropical

Still more research to do...

Jeff-

All but 5 of mine have already put leaves on the surface & they're all at least 4' below the surface.

Obviously yours are all hardies? Wow! 4 ft! I was thinking 18-24 inches for mine...


Jeff-

I got them all from Andrew Davis. I can dig up the names if needed. The only reason they're so deep is my water level last summer was down 4' so I had to keep moving them lower as the water dropped. I think 4 of the 5 that haven't put up leaves are night bloomers.

How can I get in touch with Andrew? I would like to buy from him and support someone who supports this community.


Jeff-

TennJeff - Got to one of Andrew's posts (this thread) left click on his name and choose "Send Him a PM" (private message). Although I'm not sure that he regularly sells plants as a business. He might send you a couple lily roots when he is dividing his plants.

Thanks Bill, will do.

TenJeff here's Andrews web page: http://www.members.aol.com/abdavisnc/swglist.html
He has a pretty good selection. I make a list of what I want from his site & e-mail it to him & he advises on suitable plants. I'm pretty ignorant on water plants so it's really nice to have someone that knows the plants.

Thanks Ric. When I try that link it says it has been shut down?? I also looked through ebay because I thought he kept a few auctions running there, no luck.
Sent him a pm, I'll give that over the weekend but I think by Monday, I hafta get some plants coming from somewhere.


Jeff-

Hi Ric,
Awww, thanks for the plug, good to hear the waterlilies you established on your pond are making steady progress. Yup, the night bloomers are waiting for 70's waters, while the hardies start up in cooler 50's waters

The aol page is defunct, aol decided to end its provision of web space to subscribers in November, it listed 200 plus aquatic plants that I've hoarded over the years. Perhaps I'll find a bit of web space to move the reference pages to.

From a ponding pov, I've been collecting varieties which represent the best combination of looks and growing habit for :::mumble mumble::: years.

Not all of them, willy nilly, rather the ones that represent the best combination of features in their niche... yellow, peach, pink, red, white, purple, blue... miniature, small, medium, large... hardy, tropical. The classics, the standards, the exceptionals...

There's over a hundred hardy waterlilies, fifty or so tropical waterlilies. Then, there are umpteen aquatic iris, the marginals, the submerged aquatics, the surface floaters... Hardies are easier to keep in this harsh volatile climate, I can find more space for those.

I might try 20 varieties a year if they appear to fill a niche worth a go. Ahem and thin out a few spares now and then when folk send their wishlists to: adavisus@aol.com, here and there, on ebay user name: adavisus

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZadavisus

One particular quirk, a devestating fungus called crown rot has been doing damage over the decades, I figured a way to eliminate it, and started collecting... (mumble mumble) years ago...

Another quirk, to photograph the aquatic plants when the variety is doing its thing on a good day... As you often have to plant a season ahead of the plant blooming, its rather pleasant to know what you have to look forward to

Regards, andy
I keep photogalleries of most varieties at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21940871@N06/
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/adavisus/
http://community.webshots.com/user/adavisus

Andrew, sent you a pm.


Jeff-