Water Lily

I had a serious problem with frost damage on tender varieties left in shallow water on my Water Lily earlier this year. Caught it late and had to work hard to bring the plant back. The experience was frustrating but educational. Now that it's healthy again I can fully appreciate extraordinary flowe…

I planted Water Lily primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. cooling visual effect and microclimate benefit in summer seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a natural wildlife pond…

I'd had Water Lily for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to dividing overcrowded plants every two or three years in spring and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. essential habitat and breeding ground for pond wildl…

I've been growing Water Lily for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. foliage die-back and pond tidying in autumn was the clear high point — everything you're told about Water Lily at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which I ha…

I brought Water Lily home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding dividing overcrowded plants every two or three years in spring — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down. I grow it in a…

My first attempt at Water Lily failed — blanketweed algae competing for nutrients in established ponds got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to removing dying foliage in…