Comments on: Muddy Waters

By: Sonia Uyterhoeven

Sonia Uyterhoeven — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:31:10 +0000

That is correct Barbara, Kiku: Japanese Chrysanthemums will be on display at the Nolan Glasshouses from November 3-18, 2012. Our Kiku expert spends the entire year growing, training and tending exhibition and specialty chrysanthemums to create breathtaking displays such as Ozukuri (Thousand Blooms). My favorite mums are the bi-colored Edo mums that we use for a display called Shino-Tsukuri (Driving Rain).

By: Barbara Reiner

Barbara Reiner — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:12:45 +0000

Hi: Thanks so much for your detailed and informative answers. I really appreciate the time you took to provide such a complete overview. Just found out today that the Chrysanthemum show will be in the Nolan Glasshouse. This is so very exciting.

Out of curiousity, what are your favorite flowers and which ones do you enjoy growing?

By: Sonia Uyterhoeven

Sonia Uyterhoeven — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:09:33 +0000

The water lily pools in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory are approximately 4ft. deep. Regarding tropical water lilies, we save the best varieties and over-winter them in our Nolen Glasshouses. We have a small pool in the Glasshouses. The water lilies are trimmed back to size and over-wintered in the indoor pool. Due to space constraints some of the more common tropical water lilies are replaced yearly and treated as annuals.

The homeowner either has the option of using tropical water lilies as annuals or storing them in damp sand. Store the tubers in damp sand checking them monthly to make sure they don’t dry out. The sand needs to be damp (not wet) and the temperature should be around 50-55 degrees Fahrenheit. Possible storage containers are Ziploc bags, Tupperware or glass containers. It is helpful to dust the tuber with fungicide, but not essential. Some homeowners store tubers in sphagnum moss.

By: Barbara Reiner

Barbara Reiner — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:37:08 +0000

your blog post is so interesting….very informative…thanks for the reminder that this phenomenal show is ending. So if I understand this correctly, the NYBG plant’s fresh wate lilies in the tropical pool each year? Although, an avid gardner could store the tubers in sand over the winter and get them to bloom again.

Have one more question….how deep is the pool?

One final question which I’ve been dying to ask for months….has anyone ever jumped in to take a macro photo?