When Should you Divide Lilies?
How do you know if your plants need to be divided? The main way is by assessing if the plant has overgrown its pot. In general, waterlilies need dividing every […]
Two Gems in a Pond – Waterlilies at Berkeley Lake
For over five decades two special waterlilies have reappeared each summer at Denver’s Berkeley Lake. A lovely and extremely hardy pink variety and an equally impressive white variety have weathered […]
Waterlily Wanvisa – The Next Girl of Our Golden West
Nymphaea ‘Wanvisa’, which won both the Best New Hardy and Best New Waterlily in the IWGS (International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society) 2010 competition and is the first hardy waterlily […]
Nymphaea – Joey Tomocik
From time to time this year the newsletter will focus on plants that were identified as Member favorites in past year’s “Plant Election”. This issue highlights Nymphaea ‘Joey Tomocik’, the […]
Growing at Altitude Helvola – The Little Lily That Could
I’m sure you’re thinking “There’s nothing particularly remarkable about raising the tough little pygmy Nymphaea Helvola” at Denver’s elevation or even higher.” And you’re correct. But my story is a […]
Hardy Waterlily Step-by-Step Transplanting
1. Fill a two-gallon or larger pot with regular garden soil. Firmly pack soil. Place rhizome of lily with cut end at the pot edge and crown of plant toward […]
Focus on Nuphar Polysepalum, Colorado’s Waterlily
I have been fortunate over the years to have made many trips into the nearby Rocky Mountains to enjoy the wildflowers, fish for native cutthroat trout, and during the past […]
Extreme Pond Plants – Nymphaea (Water Lilies)
Waterlilies are the archetypical extreme plant. Thought by the ancients to be the home for water fairies, or water nymphs, the flowers typify the emergence of beauty out of the […]
Bare Root Waterlilies
Ever go to the plant sale and see a bunch of waterlilies floating in a tub? They look like sausages with a few small leaves sticking out. Did you find […]
A Closer Look at the Hardy Nympaea – Hardy Waterlily
It is easy to enjoy a lily for its overall beauty with little attention given to what individual parts make it unique enough to have its own name. Characteristics such […]