What does your pond look like ... Today?

[MariaTeresa]

I love these! Hard to get a good photo, though.

 

[Troutredds]

I love these! Hard to get a good photo, though.View attachment 84513

Great shot, Sister.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

@JBtheExplorer What kind of water lily is your yellowish/pinkish one? (In the picture it looks like it is raised out of the water a good 4-5"!)

That's Georgia Peach. I've noticed they tend to grow above the water fairly often compared to the other types I have. Makes the pond feel a little wilder!

 

[addy1]

Georgia peach likes to stand above water, so does colorado. I have noticed my wanvisa, and the new purple are standing above, not quite as tall. The mayla, charlene stern pale yellow, alba white tend to stay on the surface.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

so does colorado

You're right. I haven't had any Colorado blooms this year, and only a few last year but I do remember they also stood out of the water. ...and the photo I took last year confirmed it

 

[addy1]

That looks like georgia peach. or it could be perry's orange sunset, I think I sent you both last year. See the mottled leaves? colorado has solid green

This is Colorado

 

[Tula]

 

[tbendl]

Haha great shots Tula

 

[JBtheExplorer]

That looks like georgia peach. or it could be perry's orange sunset, I think I sent you both last year. See the mottled leaves? colorado has solid green

This is Colorado

Hmm... I'm confused, and it'll bug me until I figure it out.
They look different from Orange Sunset, to me. My Orange Sunset pot is to the left (no blooms in the first shot), what I thought was Colorado is to the right (two blooms), Georgia Peach is in the middle, and Mayla is the closest to the camera.

In this shot you can see Orange sunset is all the way on the left. I put that pot right next to the patio, and Colorado(?) was put across it near the cattails, on the fence/walkway side.

Here's a photo I put together last year of all of them. I got them all from you except the small yellow one on the bottom right. I believe the bottom middle is Colorado, it came from the same pot as the two in question.

 

[MariaTeresa]

My Colorado has solid green leaves now, but earlier in the season it began with mottled leaves and had them for quite awhile before turning green.

 

[addy1]

I think the ph of water, hardness etc can change the colors of the lilies to some extent. And the settings on the camera, angle of the sun etc etc...............lol

A group of flowers on one plant can have a difference in color. Your distance shot does make them look like Colorado.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

One thing's for sure, I definitely need to fertilize them next year!

 

[addy1]

My Colorado was late starting to bloom this year, actually thought I had mistakenly given it all away.

Look at what the wanvisa did with its bloom today, so much fun waiting to see what it will present

First bloom

 

[addy1]

Barbara dobbins

mayla

georgia peach

purple fantasy

love them all!

 

[haver79]

Such pretty lily blooms everyone. Addy I love that Wanvisa, very pretty.