First thing to do is do some homework about hardy hybrid water lilies. Also since you are in Florida you can also use the tropical water lilies which have more colors esp blues and purples. Tropical lily flowers stay open even after sunset whereas hardy hybrid flowers will close late afternoon.
As with fruit trees you don't need a full sized fruit tree if a dwarf tree will better suit your goals. Same with water lilies. There are 4 growth sizes of water lilies, dwarf, small, medium, and large. Select the size variety that fits the plant spread and water depth where you want them to predominate. Dwarf and Smalls stay in shallower water (2-3ft) whereas the Large spread lilies will spread faster, spread out more and grow deeper such as 6-10ft deep depending a lot on water clarity where the rhizomes receive adequate light.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/09/18 03:30 PM.
