Wild water lillie

[ybor_knight]

Has anyone transplanted a wild water lillie? My in-laws live on a lake that has some I'm considering diggin one up. They have much thicker lillie pads though which seemed strange. I know they flower white and apparently do well out there. The conservation dept has to thin them out every year. Any reasons not to bring one home?

[Jackie Ramo]

They are very very very vigorous so soon will swamp a man made pond. Also there are nasties living in the lake that you don't necessarily want.

[Terri]

Maybe so Jackie... but it depends onthe 'wild' type, we have two... snitched by friends from up north... one is quite tiny, 2" burgendy pads and has beautiul small white flowers, the other has 4" burgendy/d.green pads with a pinky white flower. Every two years I have divided the larger one, the small one I haven't touched (maybe this year).

[carcha koi]

I Have Dug Up Several Small White Ones. They Are Tubular In Shape With Elongated Fingers. Dig Wide Then Wash Them Off. When You Plant Them Put Them On An Angle With Clay Gravel Mix. Leave Them In A Pot For One Year Then Take Them Out Or They Will We Root Bound. They Do Very Well. The Easy Way To Get Them Is Wait Until Late Summer When The Ponds Are Low. Get The Ones On The Edge That Look Like They Will Dry Up Or You Will Be Stuck In The Mud. If You Are Trying To Get "pond Lily" The Single Yellow. You Will Have To Go Deaper. They Are Harder To Dig Up And Do Better In Deep Water. With Any Transplanted Wild Plants You Are Taking Some Risks. Wash Them Well As Ponds Do Have Leeches And Blood Suckers Not To Mention Other Lovilies.
Other Plants That Can Be Moved That Do Very Well Are Arrow Heads, Bog Bean, Bog Arrum. Arrow Heads End Up In Bulbs.{great Nitrogen Users} Bog Beans And Arrum Very Easy To Get.again Great Nitrogen Users.

:) Chris