My Walmart Lily

15 years ago

Finally got a Walmart lily to bloom. How I don't know as it is in the little pond that for a month had no fish nor filtration. ( Is that the secret?)

Suppost to be a red called Attraction. Sure! Right! But I love it anyway.

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catherinet
15 years ago
Very pretty.
I have several stocktank ponds that I never use filtration/pump in and don't have fish and the plants do great. Besides, I've heard that lilies prefer calm waters.
Be sure to fertilize it every 3-4 weeks.
I thought "Attraction" was redder. Your's looks alot like my "Rose Arey". Enjoy your lily.
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buyorsell888
15 years ago
Attraction is redder with pale outer petals. It is pretty whatever it is.

My waterlilies grow best in my still ponds with no fish or pumps/filters. I actually made these ponds just for them.
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comettose
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I threw a Wal-mart waterlily in my small front pond last year and it is doing great. It is dark red and I cannot remember the name but it was a person's name. It has red pads too that turn partly green when older. No fish, no filtration, no fertilizer, other than some light gunk on the bottom. The water is crystal clear after some initial algae in the spring. I didn't repot it either - just tossed it in as is.
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catherinet
15 years ago
Hey comettose.......have you checked the the rootmass of the lily this year? I keep telling people to repot those lilies out of that cocofiber pot.......but I truly never knew for sure! I'm just curious what the roots/tubers look like now. How do you fertilize it? Thanks!
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glen3a
15 years ago
It's funny because even in Canada I had the same luck with Walmart. I haven't bought for a few years now, but every spring when I bought a yellow or red lily from walmart, it would turn out to be basic white. Still nice though. I shouldn't blame the store, more their supplier but it's kind of amusing.

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magdaloonie
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Both my walmart lilies (new this year) have buds. The pads are vastly different so they're not the same thing but I'll be happy with whatever I get. They're potted, BTW. I won't see the roots till I re-pot and I'm hoping for 3 years on that.
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