I bought 2 containers of waterlilies at Menards for $9.99 each in the spring and plopped them into the pond. This is the first time I have attempted to populate my pond with plants - last year when the pond was built it was late July and far too late to do much. The only pond plants I could find around here (Indiana!) were the waterlilies.
At the beginning of June, leaves finally grew and then by the middle of June I had waterlilies! One is pink (the box said red), while the other is white. The white one has much smaller leaves and flowers, while the pink one just 
looks amazing. The buds open up during the day but close when it gets too hot in the late afternoon and also through the night...so you have to know their schedule to take photos!
looks amazing. The buds open up during the day but close when it gets too hot in the late afternoon and also through the night...so you have to know their schedule to take photos!It is now the end of July and they are no longer flowering. I think I should add a packet of fertilizer, although it says there was one included already in the buckets. They are hardy lillies so I will attempt to over-winter them. I am not sure how to do this yet. They were definitely an asset to the pond this year, the most beautiful flowers in my entire backyard!
2 comments:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
gorgeous flowers... except for the bug in the first one lol
No more updates? Do you still have your pond, waterlilies, and goldfish?