Mayla – A wonderful easy growing waterlily
Mayla is a favorite hardy waterlily. Free flowering and for years one of the brightest and larger waterlily. Grow easily in zones 3-8. It will also grow in zones 9-11 but may burn a little in deep summer and under heavy fertilizer. I would suggest a pot 3 gallons or more in size (at least 10″ [...]
Rolf Nelson invites all to discuss the Texas White List at the IWGS September Symposium.
The Texas White List has passed legislation. Jan 1, 2011 most all aquatic plants will be banned in Texas unless species or varieties can now be added to the new “White List”. Unless marked on approved white list waterlilies and other aquatics will be banned from even owning within state lines. I stopped by Nelson’s [...]
2010 Anticipation & Excitment
This morning I got online and at 10:32AM got an email which said simply “Go here…. NOW>>>>>” with a link attached. With the click of a mouse, I saw it was true. From this day forward, Hardy Waterlilies will NEVER again stand as a slightly less impressive plant in the shadows of amazing vibrant tropical waterlilies. “Wanvisa” [...]
TUBER Video, Tim Davis Explains -Tropicals, Hardies, Dividing, and a lot more
Tim Davis recently tested a new video camera we hope we will be sharing all sorts of information with you over the coming years. Since there are few water lilies to look at in April in Ohio we sent the camera to Tim in Houston Texas where he got some clips of the 2010 Nelson’s [...]
Almost Black and other Deep Reds love the North.
Deep red waterlilies like, Nymphaea Almost Black (left), Nymphaea Black Princess, and Nymphaea Burgundy Princess (photo right) all perform well as flowers up above the Mason Dixon line. The deeper the Red the more sun bleaching that occurs and if you live really far south like my friend Tim Davis, the dark reds are [...]
Excitement in Bloom
Flower Barn co-owner spends a lifetime cultivating beauty Lori Shontz The Penn Stater magazine — At first, all George Griffith wanted was a pond. Just a little one, somewhere in a corner of his family’s land in western Pennsylvania. After getting permission to dig one, he saved his money to buy a couple of goldfish to live there. After [...]
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