Thanks everybody! Good info.

GW, I'm trying to wean myself off of using so many chemicals. Unfortunatly, the replacement for chemicals is manual labor. Correct about the ring of lilies because of depth, but I don't want my entire shore line covered so I guess I'm gonna be busy.

JHAP, no lilies yet? \:o Those are some good links btw. We are definately not looking for some cheap throw away plants, (my wife can pick the most rare/expensive without even seeing prices) I plan to research over the next couple months and make a handful of picks, then post up and ask the experts which to buy.

Ric, I haven't found the growth habit pics yet, but that webshots site has some incredible pics of lilies from all over, makes me more determined to try my hand at some. Andrew only barely mentions the lotus \:\( but I am getting the impression from some other research that they are much more invasive than lilies? might depend on variety though?

Jeff-

1 acre pond, slopes to 15ft depth. Has BG and few LMB plus a half dozen pesky sliders.
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