The Great Lotus Race; Update May 03, 2004

"Heather" wrote in message
. ..
Nedra - Is there a lotus that will perform in semi-shade? That is about
6
hours of direct sunlight a day from 9am to about 3pm???
snip

Mine live in exactly that environment. Actually they may even get a bit
less. I think I have Mrs. PDS's.

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Sent to

Just send me your address.

joe


On 5/4/04 12:44 PM, "Benign Vanilla" wrote:

No email came in...Did you REMOVEME from the email address? Either way, I am
interested.



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Sent to

Just send me your address.

joe


On 5/4/04 12:44 PM, "Benign Vanilla" wrote:

No email came in...Did you REMOVEME from the email address? Either way, I am
interested.



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Oh Drat!! You know I'm just kidding, right BV? Actually
I was betting on the ones that are 2 feet down because of their
location. Humm ... what does this say about
"location, location, location" ? Now we'll see which one/s flower first?
I could really be out on a limb on this one! If the one that is
planted 4 feet down flowers first - that means that the ole saw
about planting lotus waaay up towards the surface is all wet ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...

"joe" wrote in message
...
Inches or feet? BTW BV, I sent you an email asking if you still were
looking
for hyacinth.

My lotus are planted in 3-4 inches of mulm/mud. One plant is 4 feet down,
and started to unfirl a floater today. (Ya hear that Nedra?!?!?, The four
footer is opening first!!!!) And the other plant is 2 feet down in the
same
3-4 inches of muck. Today my water is much clearer, so I can now see what
looks like 3 more tubors at the 2 foot depth sprouting.

BV.

P.S. Joe, I'll check my email now...

Oh Drat!! You know I'm just kidding, right BV? Actually
I was betting on the ones that are 2 feet down because of their
location. Humm ... what does this say about
"location, location, location" ? Now we'll see which one/s flower first?
I could really be out on a limb on this one! If the one that is
planted 4 feet down flowers first - that means that the ole saw
about planting lotus waaay up towards the surface is all wet ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...

"joe" wrote in message
...
Inches or feet? BTW BV, I sent you an email asking if you still were
looking
for hyacinth.

My lotus are planted in 3-4 inches of mulm/mud. One plant is 4 feet down,
and started to unfirl a floater today. (Ya hear that Nedra?!?!?, The four
footer is opening first!!!!) And the other plant is 2 feet down in the
same
3-4 inches of muck. Today my water is much clearer, so I can now see what
looks like 3 more tubors at the 2 foot depth sprouting.

BV.

P.S. Joe, I'll check my email now...

I really don't believe that my lotus get any more sun than that.
The Mrs. Perry D. Slocum is very easy to identify .... especially
when it comes to fragrance. It is the sweetest one I have.
Also, the MPDS changes color every day for three days...
from Pink to Pink & Cream to Cream. Stunning!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...

"Heather" wrote in message
. ..
Nedra - Is there a lotus that will perform in semi-shade? That is
about
6
hours of direct sunlight a day from 9am to about 3pm???
snip

Mine live in exactly that environment. Actually they may even get a bit
less. I think I have Mrs. PDS's.

--
BenignVanilla
www.iheartmypond.com

Do you want to supplement your income
with a stay at home job, AND help the
environment?

Check www.AMothersDream.com

I really don't believe that my lotus get any more sun than that.
The Mrs. Perry D. Slocum is very easy to identify .... especially
when it comes to fragrance. It is the sweetest one I have.
Also, the MPDS changes color every day for three days...
from Pink to Pink & Cream to Cream. Stunning!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...

"Heather" wrote in message
. ..
Nedra - Is there a lotus that will perform in semi-shade? That is
about
6
hours of direct sunlight a day from 9am to about 3pm???
snip

Mine live in exactly that environment. Actually they may even get a bit
less. I think I have Mrs. PDS's.

--
BenignVanilla
www.iheartmypond.com

Do you want to supplement your income
with a stay at home job, AND help the
environment?

Check www.AMothersDream.com

"Nedra" wrote in message
ink.net...
Oh Drat!! You know I'm just kidding, right BV? Actually
I was betting on the ones that are 2 feet down because of their
location. Humm ... what does this say about
"location, location, location" ? Now we'll see which one/s flower first?
I could really be out on a limb on this one! If the one that is
planted 4 feet down flowers first - that means that the ole saw
about planting lotus waaay up towards the surface is all wet ;-)
snip

Now that I think about it, I wish I had planted a third tubor just a few
inches down. That would have been a great comparison. I think we're
learning, like everything in our ponds, nothing is 100%.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

"Nedra" wrote in message
ink.net...
Oh Drat!! You know I'm just kidding, right BV? Actually
I was betting on the ones that are 2 feet down because of their
location. Humm ... what does this say about
"location, location, location" ? Now we'll see which one/s flower first?
I could really be out on a limb on this one! If the one that is
planted 4 feet down flowers first - that means that the ole saw
about planting lotus waaay up towards the surface is all wet ;-)
snip

Now that I think about it, I wish I had planted a third tubor just a few
inches down. That would have been a great comparison. I think we're
learning, like everything in our ponds, nothing is 100%.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

"Nedra" wrote in message link.net...
That sounds like a good deal of sunlight, Heather. I think most any
and all lotus would be fine! Actually you could go
to any catalog and look up the lotuses .... there is a bunch to
choose from and each one is wonderful in its own way

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

Nedra, how do you overwinter lotus? From you webpages I gather you
just leave yours on the bottom. However, I think my USDA zone is 2,
and anything tropical has to be brought inside and put under
growlights or into dormant storage. I've kept a taro going for
several years now, and I'm thinking I'd like to try lotus.

Also, are there any that are good for complete shade? Pond #2 (under
planning) is going to be on the shady side of the sunroom.

-- Kizhé