How Do You Grow And Divide Water Lily Plants?
Hardy water lily plants are easy to grow, and they add color and texture to water gardens. As they grow, their leaves will spread out across the surface of the pond, giving shade and protection for your fish. With the right preparation and care, water lily plants can bloom throughout the summer. Hardy water lilies grow well in pots. Use a shallow and wide planting pot designed for use in a water garden, which is made of a heavy, black plastic without any drainage holes. It is time to re-pot and divide water lilies when the plant begins to outgrow its pot. Carefully remove the plant from the pot and clean away most of the soil to expose the roots. Closely inspect the tuber-like roots of water lily plants, and take note of the sections with strong and healthy groups of stems. Use a sharp knife to cut apart the tubers, taking care to ensure that each root section has one or more stems. To plant the tuber, start by adding a layer of gravel along the bottom of shallow and wide planting pot,
