New Web Stuff
In the past few months we have added 700 waterlilies in total to the new website WaterlilyDatabase.com . Over 1600 photos and over 100 videos. At the same time we have been working with the International Waterlily Collection in San Angelo Texas and Austin Texas on a Super World Waterlily Event in conjunction with LilyFest. Details on this [...]
What we did this winter…
Though it looks like the blog has been away all winter we have been actively loading new content to the web since August 2011. Larry Nau, Tim Davis, Zac deGarmeaux and a few select other wonderful waterlily lovers have launched the first phase of a new waterlily organization. World Waterlily And Lotus Association (WWALA). The [...]
Texas Dawn dedication as the State Waterlily of Texas
Three weeks ago our friends Ken Landon and Tim Davis put on the 7th annual Lilyfest celebration with over 240 waterlilies in Civic League Park in San Angelo. This year three new waterlilies were dedicated and the 1980s favorite Texas Dawn made by Ken Landon was honored as recently becoming the state waterlily of Texas. [...]
Video of my friend Mike Giles Purple Hardy Waterlilies
I know I have gone a month without a post and that is not common for me as it is some other blogs. I promise the amount of documented content I have gathered on trips this year will be worth it. I spent the past few days with my friend Mike Giles and many, many [...]
Tanzanite – the video
Just how Purple is Tanzanite? It actually causes problems with our still photo as the purple (ultraviolet) wavelength is somewhat short and confuses the camera but our Camcorder did a fairly good job. Take a look, note also the fragrance on the flower is amazing. I never cut them and smell them but just being [...]
Waterily Seedlings
Today Mike Giles shows us many of his new hardy blue and purple waterlilies. These intersubgeneric waterlilies, Hardy x Tropical crosses are many of the first from North America. Mike has been crossing them since 2005 and these are the first ever videos of the plants. Beginning in 2012 PondMegastore.com will have exclusive sales rights [...]
Facebook Fix
We did fix the facebook link on the sidebar. Please Join over 6000 people on our facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/PondMegastore There are constant water garden photo contests in which you can win free pond plants or waterlilies of your choosing. The new PondMegastore.com is also still being updated with new help and resource pages. New features [...]
Purple Satin, The Purple Hardy Waterlily by Mike Giles
We hope these waterlilies will some day soon be available from PondMegastore.com. Purple Satin or one of the many new purple and blue hardy brother and sister plants created by Mike Giles. Last week I went and visited Mike on his farm and documented the first video of the Purple and Blue hardy waterlilies. All [...]
Rhapsody In White
One of now four Ken Landon flavoviren crosses we are selling. This one is already sold out after just 48 days of availability this year. We will have plenty more for 2012. I love the multiple tall white flowers over chocolate pads. I will post some new videos soon.
Wanvisa price, IWGS verge of a comeback or extinction?
UPDTE 5/16/11: Tamara Kilbane, grower of the International Waterlily Competition plants in Raleigh, NC, has offered her observations and tips for enhanced blooming of Nymphaea ‘Wanvisa’. “As far as my observations of ‘Wanvisa’ – it is a very fast growing plant and a good bloomer. We saw an average of 2-4 blooms open each day [...]
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