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Message: [QUOTE="CountryEscape, post: 160006, member: 3087"] OK, now I'm confused. I think of lilies as growing underwater, stems and leaves growing to the surface, and leaves floating on the surface. Blooms come either to the surface, or some types they go above the surface on a stem when blooming. Lotus, I think of as growing under water, but the stems and leaves growing up and out of the water, and blooms are on stems way up and out of the water. Is that right? The thing that confuses me is that sometimes when I see a lily for sale, I see the word "lotus" also in the ad, and then I wonder which type it is. I assume they are in the same family. Do I have the difference described correctly, or am I the one confused? Some lilies WILL spread out and take over the water surface. I had too many lilies last year, this year going to just keep one of each color in each pond, and separate tubers and get rid of the extras (give them to other ponders just for the postage to mail them). Hoping to be more select in what I have in my bog, and try to keep certain plants in one area, rather than letting them go wild. We shall see if I rule or if the plants continue to rule. LOL [/QUOTE]