I have six bare root white-yellow hardy water lilies to give away. These are
prolific and, most importantly, are shade tolerant compared to most lilies
if your pond is near a tree or structure. They will grow well with only 4-5
hours of sunshine a day, and will produce 2-3 blossoms at a time right
through October. Being hardy, they can over-winter.

 

View the lilies (August 2006) at:
http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Richard-Rice/image002.jpg

 

Incidentally, if your pond is partially shaded like mine, and you purchase a
tropical lily for the summer (about June 1 is right), you will have many
more blossoms with lighter shades of blue and violet rather than darker
varieties and certainly reds. The latter will produce only 2-3 blossoms in
filtered light or shade.

 

I have the tubers here at UTC in plastic bags to be picked up in the history
department today or tomorrow by those who email first.

 

Also, I have red rice seedlings (the photo shows some mature plants) that I
am willing to share for those interested in transplanting. This is a
tropical variety which will not over-winter, but they can be harvested and
planted in the spring. They are about three inches high right now and still
green: the red comes later, and looks similar to Japanese blood grass. You
would have to come to the house (seven minutes from UTC in North
Chattanooga) to pick these up.

 

Richard Rice

 


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