Here ya Go Mike
For Mike Freck
That your lotus position?
yup
Ha Ha I can do that one too phicks, but mine's in the pond ;o))
Thats so unfair.... I'm really getting the idea that they need loads more heat and light than England can give them!
Mine is still alive (this time) but its small and the leaves havn't left the water yet.
I would post a picture but you'll all laugh! heheh
Paul i love the name on the bucket behind the plant
Mike
Mine looked very sad earlier in the year - I had two, but one died last year. I think I put it too deep in the pond....
The survivor (Maggie Bell Slocum) had two spindly leaves that didn't make it beyond the surface earlier in the year (these are now dead and brown), but it has grown two strong leaves that are waving in the thunder wind LOL
Maggie Slocum.... am i guessing thats a refference to are you being served? lol Or is that its real name?
It sounds like you have the weather that we have... today is the wettest day for 50 years or something crazy....
Mine seems to atract alage.. and grows spindly yellow leaves that die within a week.... i fed it and cleaned it..... i even read it stories at night!
Mike
heres a flower bud
That can't be on that you grew from seed this year surely!
Mike
Thats From one i Started last Nov
This message was edited Jun 25, 2007 10:22 AM
Wow!! I want one LOL
Yes that is its real name Mike. A Mr Perry D Slocum was very active in lotus breeding
Here's Maggie Bell http://perso.orange.fr/cactus.esterel/galerieweblotus/images/Nelumbo-MAGGIE-BELL-SLOCUM.jpg
...and here is the very beautiful Mrs Perry D Slocum http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SUNA_en___FR205&q=Lotus+Mrs+Perry+D+Slocum
And here is Mrs Slocum..... lol
Not nearly so beautiful!!!
kinda looks like my dear old grand mother or a bit like the queen
Hmmm don't think that can be Mrs Perry D, must be some other Slocum
LOL
Please let us know when that bud opens phick.
Where was the seed from?
Is it only me that remembers "the" Mrs Slocum? and more memorable was Mrs Slocum's pussy!!!
I think they should bring her back... lol i guess she's dead now though!
Mike
Mike, of course I remember her - and her pussy LOL
TSK TSK
:P
Paul its not as rude as it sounds.... it was a main stream comedy from way back when....
The pussy cat mentioned even managed to change sex! In one show it was a he and then later it was a she.... that has to be a first?
Still she isnt quite as pretty as that lotus..... does give the queen a run for her money though...hehe
Mike
heres some thing you may want to see mike Water Morning Glorys From asia
Ahh seen these babies before...i think you posted them in mg forum which i follow alot but don't post as i have lots but they do very little!!!
I didn't know they existed. Do they flower for you phicks?
....and also think this may have been missed with all the Slocum banter "Please let us know when that bud opens phicks.
Where was the seed from?"
PS, do hope you don't mind me gate crashing this thread. I've never tried lotus before and am eagerly awaiting a flower of my own. I notice that mine is putting up another leaf, but still no bud.
phil how old is your Lotus?
I bought it as a young plant in spring 2005, but didn't pot it up properly and get it in the pond til spring 2006 (don't ask lol)
try giveing it more food jobes fertlizer spikes
OK thanks I will, I have a jar of them and put some in originally but haven't put in any more this year I realise
they are heavey feeders
OK I'll do it right now :)
I hauled its 'pot' out of the water and found that a load of oxygenating plant had rooted into the pot and was obviously enjoying the remains of the food I'd put in for the lotus. So I weeded all that out and pushed some granule cubes into the earth in the pot.
Just coming out of the soil and pebbles is a shoot that I am pretty certain is a flower bud, rather than another leaf - whoopee!
Fingers now very crossed :)
theres 3 buds now
Exciting!
Looking at your photo, I think you're absolutely right about mine needing more food. It has it now, but probably too late in the season. Oh well, there's always next year.....
Good luck with yours. Can't wait to see the open flowers.
Those Water Morning Glorys are Edible the Leaves they use it a lot in Asia Yes They Flower i Dont think its to late for yours to flower
Don't think mine needs more food... the water keeps going really green. So i guess there is enough for it all ready!
Mike
Will have to look out for the Morning Glories - I'm all for anything edible ;)
What does your lotus look like now Mike?
I'm not going to post a picture.. Its embarasing..
It keeps putting out new leaves which are small and weak... not left the water yet.. they die after about a week.
I say i fed it plenty so the water goes green so quickly now!
Mike
come on mike post it
No way... its terrible.... people will think i can't grow anything!
I'm going to post pictures of Rons mg plants later... at least i can grow those and there important plants, (well they most be the lengths he's going too to get them)
here ya go Mike
Aww thats too good.
I so need to move to florida