{"id":27436,"date":"2012-08-09T13:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=27436"},"modified":"2012-08-09T10:31:50","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T14:31:50","slug":"no-fuss-nymphaea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/08\/video\/no-fuss-nymphaea\/","title":{"rendered":"No-Fuss Nymphaea"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There’s a notion floating around that growing\u00a0<\/em>water lilies is a hobby best left to conservatory curators and nursery managers. Maybe it’s driven by the fact that\u00a0Nymphaea<\/em> are so alien to what the average home gardener is comfortable working with; aquatic plants are a far cry from the ever present office philodendron. Or maybe it’s because Claude Monet built an entire artistic movement on the exploration of their fragile elegance<\/a>. “I’d have to refinance my house to dig that!” you think, looking at Giverny’s carefully-arranged water lily pond.<\/p>\n

Relax. You won’t even need a trowel, much less a construction team with a backhoe.<\/p>\n

As we slip into the late summer height of our water lily display, Christian Primeau–Manager of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a>–is ready to share a few key pointers with\u00a0Nymphaea\u00a0<\/em>hopefuls. All you’ll need is a basic soil blend, some pea gravel, a large container, and a spot in or around your house with full sun exposure.
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