Water Lilly flowers

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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BoyPete wrote:

Derek Broughton wrote:
Regardless of whether your pond is actually capable of
handling that extra decaying biomass, it's a good idea to deadhead
the lily if you want more blooms.

Just the head, or from the bottom of the stem?

hmmm. I always read that it should be done as close as possible to the
base
of the stem - but I'm not certain that's actually necessary.
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I would remove the entire stem as I saw it as less organic matter to decay
and feed the algae.
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:05:03 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
hmmm. I always read that it should be done as close as possible to the base
of the stem - but I'm not certain that's actually necessary.

If the goal is to remove something that is going to rot, I would think it
necessary. Tis, imo, anyway. ;-) ~ jan
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