Struggling Water Lilly

[Lisa K]

Hi everyone!
I am hoping to get some advice on a water lilly. I have a container pond and the lilly wintered in the container for the last two years. Last year it only bloomed once and the bloom did not open. This year there are only a few leaves and they are burgundy in color. Is this lilly in the dying process or can it be saved?
Lisa

 

[JRS]

Have you been fertilizing it? If so, how often/much? Amount of sun? If the tubers are firm, that is a good sign, mushy is bad.

 

[Lisa K]

Have you been fertilizing it? If so, how often/much? Amount of sun? If the tubers are firm, that is a good sign, mushy is bad.

It hasn’t been fertilized since the year before last. I actually didn’t check the tubers but I will when I get home from work. It gets morning/early afternoon sun and evening shade.

 

[JRS]

Sounds like fertilizer/lack of nutrients might be your issue. Many give them a good dose at the start of the growing season and others will even supplement during the season if blooms decrease.

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[bfull1478]

Probably need to repot it.

 

[Mmathis]

Might need to re-pot and fertilize it. Those roots get crazy thick and crowded.