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- To: killietalk at aka_org
- Subject: Tropical Water Lilies
- From: Bob Meyer <bmeyer at parkland_cc.il.us>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 20:35:31 -0600
I'll get to the killie part in a minute. Tropical water lilies adorn many killie keepers ponds. These plants die back when the water temperature gets below 70 and die when it gets below 40. Most people treat these lilies like annuals and just watch them die. I would like to try to keep these over the winter. If you know someone in your club with tropical water lilies please have them ship the root tuber to me. Once the leaves die back all that is left is a thumb sized tuber that when wrapped in wet paper towels and placed in a plastic bag, ships easily. If you send me the tuber, I will send you two dozen blue gularis eggs now and if your plant survives the winter, I will send you a cutting next summer. I would also be interested in keeping other tropical pond plants over the winter. Please pass this offer on to pond keepers in your local club. Thanks Bob
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