waterlily
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Finally, A White Waterlily Bloom
Soon after the pond was installed (November 2024), I added two kinds of waterlily: American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata), and Banana Waterlily aka Yellow Waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana). By spring of 2025, I was seeing yellow waterlily flowers fairly often. Each time they appeared, for a few days they would open around noon and close at… Continue reading
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The Pond Is Full Of Life
There are five waterlily plants in the pond: three Banana Waterlily aka Yellow Waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana) and two American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata). I have not seen any white waterlily blooms yet, but I do quite often see the yellow. Usually there is only one bloom at a time, which appears for a few days.… Continue reading
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New Pond Plants
On a recent visit to Pollinatives in Converse (my favorite semi-local native plant nursery), I had a lucky find of their last two native waterlilies of the season — I wasn’t expecting to see these in stock until later in the year. That purchase led to an unexpected and rather urgent pond session to get… Continue reading
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Pond Blooms
There are three aquatic plants in the pond that are now blooming or budding for the first time. I thought that I had purchased two American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata) plants in November 2024, which would have blooms that are white or pink. However, the waterlily that is blooming now has a yellow flower, so… Continue reading
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Aquatic Plants
I’ve never had a pond before, so learning how to manage that environment will be a whole new thing for me. My goal is to build an ecosystem that relies as much as possible on biology and the interaction of different organisms to maintain a healthy equilibrium. One part of that ecosystem will be plants,… Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
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