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Night bloom tropical waterlilies do thrive in warmer water, 80's and nineties waters they do like. If your Summers are cooler and milder they might disappoint. They are well suited alternative for ponds where water hyacinth are a problem, helping to shade and moderate waters from excessive heat and sun, coping well with temperatures that would scorch many a fickle day bloom tropical waterlily. Night bloom tropical waterlilies are very easy to find in season listed for $10 or so on ebay by any of many special interest collectors.

Hi Catherine, I ordered a Juno myself this year, and I'm also trying "Red Flare". I like night bloomers because they are blooming when the regular ones aren't. They open about 4p.m. and close about 10 a.m. :)

That makes me feel better. Tonight is the last cold night but it's going to be up in the mid 70s today and then mid-80s the rest of the week. So far they are looking okay and the submerged pads still look like they are making their way to the surface. This winter I'm either going to try to overwinter the tubers like I've read of some people doing or cut the larger pads back and bring the pots inside in a small plastic kiddy-pool and put it in front of the window in an extra room. Years back when I tried this the first time, I tried overwintering tropical tubers wrapped up in lightly moist paper towels in baggies in the crisper drawer of the fridge (had read that online). It didn't work and I lost them all. I've since read some other methods that might work better. Thanks again for the encouragement Gary.