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Someone used WH as a plant abbreviation and my brain wasn't working
well enough to just assume they meant the ubiquitous Water Hyacinth--
so I googled & found a Water Hawthorne.
Thanks a lot, buddy. Now I've got to make another trip or place
another order at a plant store.<g>
http://www.mwgs.org/...wd&pid=41&cid=1
Looks like an floating orchid to me- pads like elongated Lilly pads-
hardy to zone 5- will grow in water 6-inches to 2-feet deep- but this
is what hooked me "It will bloom in the spring while the waters are
still cold, and then again in the fall once the water temperatures
have fallen."
Any good [or horror] stories on this one?
Jim
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Water Hawthorne
Started by Guest_Jim Elbrecht_*, May 18 2009 02:13 PM
6 replies to this topic
#2 Guest_Jim and Phyllis_*
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Posted 19 May 2009 - 03:21 PM
The plant is new to me. Looks great. Let us know how it works and
get prepared for requests for babies!
The description suggests it will do very well.
Jim
get prepared for requests for babies!
The description suggests it will do very well.
Jim
#3 Guest_Joe_*
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Posted 19 May 2009 - 04:22 PM
Jim and Phyllis wrote:
> The plant is new to me. Looks great. Let us know how it works and
> get prepared for requests for babies!
>
> The description suggests it will do very well.
>
> Jim
>
The only odd thing about them is they are summer dormant. At least in my
pond.
San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.
> The plant is new to me. Looks great. Let us know how it works and
> get prepared for requests for babies!
>
> The description suggests it will do very well.
>
> Jim
>
The only odd thing about them is they are summer dormant. At least in my
pond.
San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.
#4 Guest_ReelMcKoi_*
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Posted 20 May 2009 - 08:02 PM
"Jim Elbrecht" <elbrecht@email.com> wrote in message
news:82f215ho1o6iksj6mrdvijkfkmr5k0580l@4ax.com...
> Someone used WH as a plant abbreviation and my brain wasn't working
> well enough to just assume they meant the ubiquitous Water Hyacinth--
> so I googled & found a Water Hawthorne.
>
> Thanks a lot, buddy. Now I've got to make another trip or place
> another order at a plant store.<g>
> http://www.mwgs.org/...iewd&pidA&cid=1
> Looks like an floating orchid to me- pads like elongated Lilly pads-
> hardy to zone 5- will grow in water 6-inches to 2-feet deep- but this
> is what hooked me "It will bloom in the spring while the waters are
> still cold, and then again in the fall once the water temperatures
> have fallen."
>
> Any good [or horror] stories on this one?
>
> Jim
>
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If you mean water hyacinths, they're not hardy here in zone 6a.
The water hawthorn I once had didn't survive winter here either.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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news:82f215ho1o6iksj6mrdvijkfkmr5k0580l@4ax.com...
> Someone used WH as a plant abbreviation and my brain wasn't working
> well enough to just assume they meant the ubiquitous Water Hyacinth--
> so I googled & found a Water Hawthorne.
>
> Thanks a lot, buddy. Now I've got to make another trip or place
> another order at a plant store.<g>
> http://www.mwgs.org/...iewd&pidA&cid=1
> Looks like an floating orchid to me- pads like elongated Lilly pads-
> hardy to zone 5- will grow in water 6-inches to 2-feet deep- but this
> is what hooked me "It will bloom in the spring while the waters are
> still cold, and then again in the fall once the water temperatures
> have fallen."
>
> Any good [or horror] stories on this one?
>
> Jim
>
===========================
If you mean water hyacinths, they're not hardy here in zone 6a.
The water hawthorn I once had didn't survive winter here either.
--
RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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#5 Guest_Chris Hogg_*
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Posted 21 May 2009 - 05:47 PM
On Wed, 20 May 2009 16:02:10 EDT, "ReelMcKoi" <anon@anon.net> wrote:
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>"Jim Elbrecht" <elbrecht@email.com> wrote in message
>news:82f215ho1o6iksj6mrdvijkfkmr5k0580l@4ax.com...
>> Someone used WH as a plant abbreviation and my brain wasn't working
>> well enough to just assume they meant the ubiquitous Water Hyacinth--
>> so I googled & found a Water Hawthorne.
>>
>> Thanks a lot, buddy. Now I've got to make another trip or place
>> another order at a plant store.<g>
>> http://www.mwgs.org/...iewd&pidA&cid=1
>> Looks like an floating orchid to me- pads like elongated Lilly pads-
>> hardy to zone 5- will grow in water 6-inches to 2-feet deep- but this
>> is what hooked me "It will bloom in the spring while the waters are
>> still cold, and then again in the fall once the water temperatures
>> have fallen."
>>
>> Any good [or horror] stories on this one?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>===========================
>If you mean water hyacinths, they're not hardy here in zone 6a.
> The water hawthorn I once had didn't survive winter here either.
Water Hawthorn, Aponogeton distachyos, is originally from Southern
Africa (which has a fairly warm climate), and won't survive much below
-5C, i.e. 23F, (is that around zone 8/9? We don't use US temperature
zones in the UK; they're not relevant in a maritime climate), which
ties in with your comment that it didn't survive zone 6a with you
(~10F?).
--
Chris
E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
>
>"Jim Elbrecht" <elbrecht@email.com> wrote in message
>news:82f215ho1o6iksj6mrdvijkfkmr5k0580l@4ax.com...
>> Someone used WH as a plant abbreviation and my brain wasn't working
>> well enough to just assume they meant the ubiquitous Water Hyacinth--
>> so I googled & found a Water Hawthorne.
>>
>> Thanks a lot, buddy. Now I've got to make another trip or place
>> another order at a plant store.<g>
>> http://www.mwgs.org/...iewd&pidA&cid=1
>> Looks like an floating orchid to me- pads like elongated Lilly pads-
>> hardy to zone 5- will grow in water 6-inches to 2-feet deep- but this
>> is what hooked me "It will bloom in the spring while the waters are
>> still cold, and then again in the fall once the water temperatures
>> have fallen."
>>
>> Any good [or horror] stories on this one?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>===========================
>If you mean water hyacinths, they're not hardy here in zone 6a.
> The water hawthorn I once had didn't survive winter here either.
Water Hawthorn, Aponogeton distachyos, is originally from Southern
Africa (which has a fairly warm climate), and won't survive much below
-5C, i.e. 23F, (is that around zone 8/9? We don't use US temperature
zones in the UK; they're not relevant in a maritime climate), which
ties in with your comment that it didn't survive zone 6a with you
(~10F?).
--
Chris
E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
#6 Guest_~ jan_*
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 03:58 PM
On Tue, 19 May 2009 11:21:16 EDT, Jim and Phyllis
<jimandphyllisrp@gmail.com> wrote:
>The plant is new to me. Looks great. Let us know how it works and
>get prepared for requests for babies!
>
>The description suggests it will do very well.
>
>Jim
If anything like mine, he'll have babies. I have them coming up in various
pots via seeds I assume, since some pots were at the other end of the pond.
Easy to transplant and not overly reproductive. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us
<jimandphyllisrp@gmail.com> wrote:
>The plant is new to me. Looks great. Let us know how it works and
>get prepared for requests for babies!
>
>The description suggests it will do very well.
>
>Jim
If anything like mine, he'll have babies. I have them coming up in various
pots via seeds I assume, since some pots were at the other end of the pond.
Easy to transplant and not overly reproductive. ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us
#7 Guest_ReelMcKoi_*
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Posted 29 May 2009 - 01:26 PM
"Chris Hogg" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Water Hawthorn, Aponogeton distachyos, is originally from Southern
> Africa (which has a fairly warm climate), and won't survive much below
> -5C, i.e. 23F, (is that around zone 8/9? We don't use US temperature
> zones in the UK; they're not relevant in a maritime climate), which
> ties in with your comment that it didn't survive zone 6a with you
> (~10F?).
=======================- 5F is about as cold as it gets here in TN's zone 6a.
--
RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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news:fhka15hqnro7u6sjmgdome8t7a1voblvrb@4ax.com...
>
> Water Hawthorn, Aponogeton distachyos, is originally from Southern
> Africa (which has a fairly warm climate), and won't survive much below
> -5C, i.e. 23F, (is that around zone 8/9? We don't use US temperature
> zones in the UK; they're not relevant in a maritime climate), which
> ties in with your comment that it didn't survive zone 6a with you
> (~10F?).
=======================- 5F is about as cold as it gets here in TN's zone 6a.
--
RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö>
