water lilly question

[Alex Woodward]

I have a Lilly from last season. It is 2.5 foot under water, and still has
one leaf left from previous growth. I pruned the rest away after they
deteriorated last late autumn Is it a wise move to remove this last pad,
which hovers around 1 foot below the surface, in order to encourage the new
seasons growth?

Alex

[Reel McKoi]

"Alex Woodward" > wrote in message
...
> I have a Lilly from last season. It is 2.5 foot under water, and still has
> one leaf left from previous growth. I pruned the rest away after they
> deteriorated last late autumn Is it a wise move to remove this last pad,
> which hovers around 1 foot below the surface, in order to encourage the
new
> seasons growth?
>
> Alex
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Leave it unless it's rotting.
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[Derek Broughton]

Reel McKoi wrote:

> "Alex Woodward" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have a Lilly from last season. It is 2.5 foot under water, and still
>> has one leaf left from previous growth. I pruned the rest away after they
>> deteriorated last late autumn Is it a wise move to remove this last pad,
>> which hovers around 1 foot below the surface, in order to encourage the
>> new seasons growth?

> Leave it unless it's rotting.

Definitely - it's an indicator leaf, and the plant needs that to know when
to send up it's main growth.
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derek