nymphaea mexicana

[princerusty]

Anyone have experience growing nymphaea mexicana in their pond?
Specifically, does it bloom a lot? I live in So. Calif., avocado
growing country, no frost to speak of. I am interested in a hardy or
half hardy lily that blooms *alot*. I am not concerned so much with
color, form, etc..... The most prolific bloomer I have right now is
Chromatella, but I'm interested in other opinions. Thanks, In Advance,
Regards, Princerusty

[Charles]

On 25 Aug 2004 14:25:59 -0700, (princerusty)
wrote:

>Anyone have experience growing nymphaea mexicana in their pond?
>Specifically, does it bloom a lot? I live in So. Calif., avocado
>growing country, no frost to speak of. I am interested in a hardy or
>half hardy lily that blooms *alot*. I am not concerned so much with
>color, form, etc..... The most prolific bloomer I have right now is
>Chromatella, but I'm interested in other opinions. Thanks, In Advance,
>Regards, Princerusty


I'm in the same area, Ventura Co. Mine has not yet bloomed, this is
the first year I have had it, and I don't have as much sun as I'd
like. I get good results from marliac carnea, a white or pink hardy.
It does need dividing fairly often if grown in small containers.

Chromatella is nice as well, and I have some pink one that has several
blooms at a time as of late, don't know the name of it, however.


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- Charles
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[princerusty]

Thanks, Charles, I'm in Ventura Co. too, Where did you buy the plant?
I'd like to give it a try....My pond is 6' x 2', round. Full sun. Had
it for ten years. I have gonnere and a pink lily, but the only one
with enough blooms to bother with is Chromatella, at least in my
experience. Thanks again, regards, Paul

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Colorado - hardy, very prolific, you'll have to divide every year if not in
a good size pot, but that's also why it blooms like crazy. It's kind of a
salmon pink color if I remember right. ~ jan

>On 25 Aug 2004 14:25:59 -0700, (princerusty) wrote:

>Anyone have experience growing nymphaea mexicana in their pond?
>Specifically, does it bloom a lot? I live in So. Calif., avocado
>growing country, no frost to speak of. I am interested in a hardy or
>half hardy lily that blooms *alot*. I am not concerned so much with
>color, form, etc..... The most prolific bloomer I have right now is
>Chromatella, but I'm interested in other opinions. Thanks, In Advance,
>Regards, Princerusty

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Charles]

On 27 Aug 2004 07:52:27 -0700, (princerusty)
wrote:

>Thanks, Charles, I'm in Ventura Co. too, Where did you buy the plant?
>I'd like to give it a try....My pond is 6' x 2', round. Full sun. Had
>it for ten years. I have gonnere and a pink lily, but the only one
>with enough blooms to bother with is Chromatella, at least in my
>experience. Thanks again, regards, Paul


I got mine mail order, I couldn't find anyone selling it locally.

I just looked at my plant again, it looks like it has bloomed, a very
small flower four inches under water. what's the point of that?

Last year Mystic Koi said they had Mexicana, this year they said they
didn't.

We just ran onto a wholesale place in Reseda that may have them, I'll
check next time were there. I expect to go early next week.
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[adavisus]

princerusty Wrote:
> Anyone have experience growing nymphaea mexicana in their pond?
> Specifically, does it bloom a lot? ... The most prolific bloomer I have
> right now is
> Chromatella, but I'm interested in other opinions. Thanks, In Advance,
> Regards, Princerusty

Mexicana is something of a shy bloomer, I've tried it on a lined pond
and seen only one bloom on it all Summer, whilst making a couple of
offsets on runners.

Perhaps if it was pushed with fertiliser it may do better, however I
prefer lilyponds with stable water quality. On the same pond were
Indiana, Rose Arey, Joanne Pring, Dauben ...all steadily plunking
blooms up.

Chromatella by contrast is a very reliable bloomer, Mexicana might well
be a dissapointment by comparison

Regards, andy
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[Charles]

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:22:41 GMT, Charles >
wrote:

>On 27 Aug 2004 07:52:27 -0700, (princerusty)
>wrote:
>
>>Thanks, Charles, I'm in Ventura Co. too, Where did you buy the plant?
>>I'd like to give it a try....My pond is 6' x 2', round. Full sun. Had
>>it for ten years. I have gonnere and a pink lily, but the only one
>>with enough blooms to bother with is Chromatella, at least in my
>>experience. Thanks again, regards, Paul
>
>
>I got mine mail order, I couldn't find anyone selling it locally.
>
>I just looked at my plant again, it looks like it has bloomed, a very
>small flower four inches under water. what's the point of that?
>
>Last year Mystic Koi said they had Mexicana, this year they said they
>didn't.
>
>We just ran onto a wholesale place in Reseda that may have them, I'll
>check next time were there. I expect to go early next week.


And what I thought was N. mexicana wasn't. I got a real one today. I
don't know what the other thing is now.


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