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Every year, aquatic plant enthusiasts from all over the world eagerly await the opening of the international waterlily and lotus competition organized in Italy by Gianluca Bonomo of piantedacqua.it since 2021. This event, which takes place online, offers an extraordinary showcase of the beauty and diversity of these fascinating plants, allowing breeders, experts, and simple […]
To buy your tropical waterlilies please click to this link: Tropical waterlilies on sale Differences in Purchase Options: Plant or Bulb. Tropical water lilies can be purchased as a grown plant or as a bulb. The grown plant can only be received from May/June, while the bulb can be obtained year-round. The plant is placed […]
By Rich Sacher Here is how I divide and propagate the night blooming lily Missouri. (This same method works for ANY tropical water lily which has made a cluster of conjoined tubers.) When you uproot the water lily and rinse all soil away, there are often small plants at the end of short runners which […]
By Rich Sacher, 2018 The native waterlilies of Australia are exceptionally desirable, but for too long they have had an undeserved reputation for being difficult to grow. It would be wonderful to see these beauties more widely grown. Here are the results of my growing, hybridizing and propagating Australian water lilies for the past ten […]
By Rich Sacher When we grow water lilies or bog plants in submerged pots, we must remember that this is a very artificial situation. Most roots are confined to the pot, and they often do not have enough time to grow out of the pot, and into the surrounding pond soil. This is why we […]
Often waterlilies and lotus are confused or considered the same thing, let’s see differences between those two wonderful waterplants. The most obvious thing that differentiates the two species is their bearing on the water, the waterlily has got leaves that rest on the water surface, while lotus has got leaves stands high over the water, […]
In this article I will write about a wonderful adventure; a long 6.000 miles trip around the USA, from north to south, visiting nurseries and hybridizers, living the history of water plants in America. It was spring in Italy, year 2017 and after meeting virtually many nice people thanks to Facebook I thought was time […]
One of the more beautiful and well known water plants is lotus, also called nelumbo, showing plant with beautiful colored flowers. Many are lotus variety, with different plant size and flower color. On this tutorial will be explained how to plant lotus rhizome, that is the root where plant will start to grow. You could […]
By Sally S.Thomas: Lilypons Water Gardens History Shortly before the bombs stopped bursting in Europe in 1917, George Leicester (“Lester”) Thomas bought Three Springs Farm (now Thanksgiving Farm) on U.S. Route 15 (now MD 85) in southern Frederick County, Maryland, USA, today an easy one-hour drive northwest of Washington, DC. Along U.S. Route 15, Thomas […]
Founded in 1987 Maryland Aquatic Nurseries, Inc. is a grower of wetland and ornamental aquatic plants as well as pre-planted erosion control blankets. Sizes range from plug trays to finished material. Hardy water lilies are in 10” hanging baskets. Nearly all plants have a four color photo information tag. We can custom/contract grow plant material […]
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