Waterlilies blooming today - pix

[BonnieIN]

I need to get in the pond and pinch some of the pads off, getting a few too many for my likings.

Jackie, hope you enjoy.......

Thanks for looking!

First a mixture of blooms:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/ad6c8b31.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/8c13ce4f.jpg

As you can see, no progress on the finishing landscaping.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/191d5f7a.jpg

Apple Blossom Pink

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/a34caa96.jpg

Midnight (gonna work on photographing this again, it's actually purple)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/ca487791.jpg

Barbara Dobbins

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/beba036e.jpg


Burgundy Princess

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/b68268b1.jpg

Georgia Peach (color not quite right on this either, should be alittle more peachy colored)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/mywatergarden/a08a51fd.jpg

[Jackie Ramo]

Breathtaking Bonnie I love Midnight. I assume its is that very dark blue/purple one in the overview picture. Makes my paultry collection pitiful :grin:

Mind I have not enough places to put the lilies. I don't want them to block the skimmer so I took out a huge white one and of course they don't like the waterfall and I don't want them where I feed the fish as I like to see the fish... I've got to get the second pond in!!! Too bad its shady there so choices will be limited.

How deep are yours planted?

[Terri]

Oh wow Bonnie, looks terrific! :-) Love the Midnight lily.

[BonnieIN]

Thank you Jackie and Terri! :smile:

I love Midnight also, it's my first year with it. Been a very good bloomer! I'm going to send with 2 other tropicals to my "little" brother in FL for him to overwinter it for me and resend me a start next spring. He'd better not kill them, heck I can do that ! :wink:

Jackie, The waterlilies are planted at different depths, from 18 inches to 3 ft. average.
The bigger lilies usually are the ones that are in deeper water.

[Jackie Ramo]

The one I removed was at the 3.5- 4 ft level and was a very good bloomer. Same white I have now, just a biger piece of it. Maybe I should try something deeper, most of mine are at 18 inches now so I could use the next shelf down....

[marla]

Bonnie, your pond is so beautiful, even if you haven't finished, makes mine look so unfinnished. Didn't think you could grow lillies that deep, maybe I'll try next year. The one I really wanted to get this year I was to late on ordering, maybe next year. At least that many lillies would hide the blasted algae I have :grin: Fantastic pics thanks for sharing

[Jackie Ramo]

Marla, no hiding your light under a basket here, you have a lovely pond and should be very proud of it.

[marla]

Don't get me wrong, I love my pond and am proud of it, just I see the others and still see potential, in the surrounding area. Having a large yard actually makes it a bit harder to blend it in to the area. But I will get there, but it may have to include another pond or addition to the existing one. :grin:

[Charla]

So pretty, love Midnight.

[Jackie Ramo]

Marla, it takes time and certainly the pond looks part of the landscape from the pictures. But a second pond is always nice!! Mine is still in the planning stages...

[Busy B]

Beautiful Bonnie!

You weren't on your belly for some of those pics were ya? :grin: