flowing water

I've read how waterlilies dislike flowing water. Can I install a small
water fountain in a tub with a Chromatella? another one with a James
Brydon. Or does it have to be absolutely still? thanks



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wrote:

> I've read how waterlilies dislike flowing water. Can I install a small
> water fountain in a tub with a Chromatella? another one with a James
> Brydon. Or does it have to be absolutely still? thanks

For the purposes of water lilies, treat any garden pond as "still". You
can't get enough _flow_ of water through the pond to bother them. The
fountain, though, is a bit different. They'll be fine if the water
fountain isn't actually spraying the lily, but you'll not get many blooms
if the lily is continuously being rained on.
--
derek

Flowing water pulls on the leaves. They like to be still enough not
to be pulled by current. A fountain sprikling the leaves would
probably not be very helpful to them. If not landing on them, I don't
think they would be affected. Othere may have educated
opinions...mine is anecdotal.

Jim

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:56:49 EDT, wrote:

>I've read how waterlilies dislike flowing water. Can I install a small
>water fountain in a tub with a Chromatella? another one with a James
>Brydon. Or does it have to be absolutely still? thanks

The more the top of the water is disturbed, the more the pads try to
float away. I have a yellow lily in a 200 gallon tank with a 1050gph
flow and a red in a 275 gallon tank with a 1050gph flow, they are
pushed somewhat by the flow, but grow well.
--
Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8
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Phyllis and Jim wrote:

> Flowing water pulls on the leaves. They like to be still enough not
> to be pulled by current.

I had very vigourous lilies at the very base of a waterfall. You can't keep
them in a stream, but a typical stream flows at a far faster rate than the
5000gph that is about the most you'll ever seen in a pond.
--
derek

Modifying my own remark, we do have a lily in a splashing pond area.
It is in the u-shaped falls and does not flower as much as the
others. Otherwise, it does not seem to mind the sprinkles. It has a
mild flow around it as well...does not care.

Jim