Please! Warm me up....any ideas?

I have a tropical water lily.........in Michigan!

The weather has not been warming my pond up to the needed 70 + degree mark that the plant requires.....any thoughts on warming it?

All I have found are deicers. I think I need something with a thermostat to produce that temp.

Share your info please.

Marie

What size pond/container do you have it in?

Our desert sun.....

You might look at aquarium heaters, if your pool is small enough. If your container is quite large, I dont think you can keep it alive in Michigan over the winter.

I bring it indoors during the winter. to a fish tank.
My pond is not deep ....18-24" and not finished, so shallower still.. till completed.
it holds about 1400 gals.

:(

If the pond is not in full sun, maybe trimming the trees back so it can get more sun will warm it.

Can you move it and put it in a container pond on the deck? The water will be much shallower and easier for the sun to warm up.

I agree with MM.

Truthfully I am surprised your water has not warmed up enough. I am in zone 5b as well and my pond is quite a bit deeper. Our water temps were in the 80ish range during July - which is cooler than some years as we have had a very rainy summer as well.

Do you know how long the water temps have to sustain a warm temp in order to flower?

My water lillies from Mittsy are in large basin of fountain in water and it gets very warm but they are not growing. I found 1 had turned to mush today and threw it which made me sad.
When M. Mary comes over I'm sure she will have some words of wisdom for me that might save them. Sure would like to see them grow.
Bonnie

Bonnie, You need to plant them in heavy soil in a pot then submerge the pot into 12" of water.

I have several tubbies and also small pond so I will do that. I'll put some small rocks on the top to keep dirt from floating out. Don't want to put them in fish ponds cause don't want dirt in there.
Thank you for info.
Bonnie

I'm going to go against the grain and tell you that I don't plant any of my water lilies. I just pin them down under rocks, in full sun, away from moving water. They bloom like crazy. Now I also plant tropical liles, for the most part. Tina and Panama Pacific has been my favorites, the new plants are formed from the middle of the leaf, so I don't divide the roots.

The lilies I gave to Bonnie are not tropicals.
Mittsy

Mittsy,
They are planted in good soil and sunk into small tubby in full sun. Water is just below the top of pot. Is that OK?
Bonnie

Water should be over the pot at least 10 to 12". Mine are in blooming in 2 to 3 feet of water.

No problem, I'll just go out and add more water tomorrow morning.
Thanks much for your suggestions.
Bonnie