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water lily bud

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By Sanbaz


water lily bud

two buds on my water lily, one you can see coming to surface



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How exciting Sandra what colour will it be?

12 Jun, 2010

 

hi carole its a white one, i got it from B&Q, it was a kit, im so pleased ;o))

12 Jun, 2010

 

I bet you are pleased aswell :o)

12 Jun, 2010

 

i am for sure carol ;o))

12 Jun, 2010

 

None on mine yet, :o))

12 Jun, 2010

 

no sign under water of buds carol, andrew told me to plane it close to surface till things started to happen then lower deeper down which i did

12 Jun, 2010

 

Right will do that tomorrow thanks:o))

12 Jun, 2010

 

;o)) yw

12 Jun, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Golly everything happens very quickly in your pond San , bet you can't wait to see it open !

14 Jun, 2010

 

lol its great amy, i keep looking each day , both buds at surface now and im loving it ;o))

14 Jun, 2010

 

I have a white one too from b&q

16 Jun, 2010

 

thats good Dandan, its taking its time flowering, iv turned my water fall down so no movement, guess it needs more sun, is your in bud to ;o))

16 Jun, 2010

 

yep cant wait till the flowers open up.

19 Jun, 2010

 

very nice - also are the leaves next to it lily or arrowheads? - shaped same as ligularia

5 Nov, 2010

 

thanx paul the lily did well for first year with 4 flowers in all, the leaf next to it is marsh marigold, like a big buttercup which is lovely.

5 Nov, 2010

 

I think we had it - they are very nice

5 Nov, 2010

 

yes hoping it survives winter, it should but you never know.

5 Nov, 2010

 

ours died because of it - horse tail we have is like iron though

5 Nov, 2010

 

look forward to buying pond plants next year

5 Nov, 2010

 

yes the plants certainly make the pond dont they they, i had water hyacynth but the summer wasnt hot enough to bring on the flowers, but the fish love to eat the roots so will get it again, takes over so had to keep removing some ,

5 Nov, 2010



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