Extinct Waterlily Species N. capensis var Zanzibariensis
Still alive in choice collections such as the International Waterlily Collection and a few growers for crossing hybrids. This African native waterlily species is extinct in nature. Species waterlilies are important as you cannot develop strong hybrids the further away from the species material that you have. You begin getting mutations and poor plant qualities. [...]
Pond Outlaws, Texas water plant legislation to sweep more states.
[UPDATE 1/27/2011: see the Jan 27th post where the Plant Ban is currently pulled from becoming new law] Water Garden regulation is about to sweep the nation. Texas is finalizing the white list of approved Aquatic Plants. Soon all Taro (over 100 types of Elephant ears), Papyrus, Cattails, Creeping Jenny, and a number of other [...]
‘TANZANITE’ Waterlily Has Arrived
Would you like to have some nice waterlilies sold locally? Pond Megastore and Champion Bay Aquatics will be adding Tanzanite and about 8 other waterlilies to a list close to 200 other water lilies this spring which are shipped wholesale grown / blooming size to Garden Centers and Landscapers all over the United States. Tanzanite [...]
Ken Landon: Magnificent work
Ken Landon of the International Waterlily Collection in San Angelo Texas is often featured on this blog for his many accomplishments. Today we are publishing his introduction video of “Blue Cloud”. This is one of the best attractions to Civic League Park, and Australian waterlily from Gigantea crossed back over and over again over the [...]
Help keep the Water Garden Plants safe
The water garden industry is moderately regulated due to some invasive plants that have a tendency to invade native waters when hobbyists and collectors discard them in waterways. The “former” aquarium trade which is more widespread helped to release many submerged aquatics across North America for more than a century. Today with the internet most [...]
Representative Drew Darby helps on the Texas White List
[UPDATE 1/27/2011: see the Jan 27th post where the Plant Ban is currently pulled from becoming new law] If you have not heard, the Texas legislature passed a goofy if not terrible bill banning all aquatic plants (pond plants) not listed on a government approved “white list” beginning January 1st 2011. Passed in 2009 without [...]
New Nymphaea Nightblooming Species from India, Celon Pink
Brought to trade in Thailand but found in India, the IWPR has recently finished research into this plant named Celon Pink prior to the study. This night bloomer is very nice with light pink outer sepals and white interior petals and bright yellow stamens. Tim Davis and Ken Landon speak briefly about this exciting new [...]
Victoria Waterlilies, up close with Tim Davis
About two nights before the 2010 International Waterlily and Water Garden Society Symposium and Lilyfest 2010 Civic League Park was very ready for the onset of tourists. Tim Davis took our camera down into the perfect main pool for some up close shots of Victoria Cruziana and Victoria Longwood. He shows you the emerging pads, [...]
Brandon McLane (Part 1) Hybridizing Waterlilies
The History of Florida Aquatic Nurseries goes back 50 years and the water garden division stems back to the early 1990s. Brandon McLane (3rd Generation family business after Dr. William and Brad, his grandfather and father respectively) introduces a brief history of chance seedlings from Blue Spider, William McLane, to Key Lime, Bull’s Eye, and [...]
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT – World introduction to Ken Landon’s Tropical Waterlily Tuber Storage up to 10 years.
This video is exclusive, it can be shared with permission. Ken Landon recently (Sept 2010) shared his way of tropical lily tuber storage. For years the jar sand method over 1 season has resulted in about 20% mortaility. That of course is not good especially when you have nearly 2000 lilies and 90% of the [...]
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