Should I plant my water lilies direct in the ground?

I put in a new natural pond last summer which lined with blue clay. I just bought ponds plants including, water hyacinths, water lilies and some parrot feather plants. Should I plant them right into the pond floor(not the hyacinths, I know)? My pond is 20' x 15' and 2-4 feet deep, sloping in the bottom. Is it necessary to fetilize at all? I'm new at this and appreciate any advice! Thanks!

Should I plant my water lilies direct in the ground?
You can plant the Water Lily in a POT and immerse then below water level in the pond.


See illustration:http://www.watergarden.com/pages/plant_c...


Hardy water lilies are planted in much the same way as the tropicals using a loam garden soil and 2-3 fertilizer Hardy Lily Planting infotablets. Hardy lilies grow horizontally across the container so a wide pot is necessary for planting (a 14 or 16inch fabric pot is the best container). The rhizome should be planted at one edge of the container with the rhizome planted at an angle of about 45 degrees with the crown exposed. Top with an inch or two of pea gravel or sand. The plant can be lowered to a depth of 6 inches to begin with, and then lowered to a depth of 12 - 18 inches as the plant grows. Hardy lilies should be planted in early spring and should be fertilized every 4-6 weeks. They bloom from June through September depending on the weather, and become dormant during the colder months. As spring approaches, growth will begin againThey can be placed in the water garden when the temperature reaches 65F at night and 75F during the day and grow best in 10 to 12 inches of water. Unless stored, they die when frost occurs. Most gardeners store them in a greenhouse pond over winter or treat them as annuals and replace them every year.





Hardy water lilies have longer blooming seasons in northern regions, but they have intermittent periods of dormancy, blooming for several weeks and then resting for several weeks throughout the blooming season. In general, they can be planted deeper than tropical water lilies, with some varieties surviving in 8 to 10 feet of water. They thrive in cold regions and don't need to be removed during the winter as long as the water doesn't freeze all the way to the rootstock. Both varieties need at least 5 and usually up to 10 to 12 hours of sun and regular fertilization.





The lotus, a relative of the water lily, is a much larger plant with magnificent blossoms. Hardy varieties thrive anywhere in the U.S., but some hybrid strains are not as tough in northern climates. They have a much shorter bloom season than lilies, but are popular because of their spectacular leaves and seed pods that often are used in flower arrangements. They too require at least five hours of sunlight and a water depth of 2 to 3 feet. Because lotus require very large containers, they are better suited to larger water gardens.








Good Luck, I know you'll love having a Pond this summer it's like a little Oasis, you'll get all kinds of small wildlife, birds visiting :)


Are you going to stock it with Goldfish or Koi ? I recommend this to keep the mosquito population down. Since mosquitos lay there eggs in still pools of water.
Reply:Oh dear me, no, do not plant the water lilies or any other plant directly in the ground. Keep them in pots. Aquatic plants are not much more than pretty weeds and are invasive, very invasive. If you put lilies in the clay bottom of your pond, they will spread over the entire thing in a season and you will have to hire someone to rake them out. Keep all aquatic plants in pots. Always. Fertilize your water lilies at least once monthly, but they prefer twice monthly. Do not fertilize any other of the plants.
Reply:if you plant the water lily on the ground, they won;t grow because they won't get the write amount of water and correct type of soil.


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Reply:Fertilizer just causes algal blooms. Try putting muck in the bottom, and then plant the lilies in that.