What month and what time do water lilies bloom? A detailed guide to growing them
The water lily is a type of lotus and belongs to the aquatic plants, and some people love to use it to decorate their home fish tanks and ecological tanks. Have you ever noticed when water lilies bloom? What time do they open? How should you grow them? Let's explore this together now.
When do water lilies bloom?
Water lilies love strong light and good ventilation, so water lily flowers close at night and open again in the morning. In ponds with tree shade along the bank, they can still bloom, but they grow weakly.
They are not strict about soil quality; they grow normally at a pH of 6-8, but they prefer loam rich in organic matter. During the growing season, the pond water depth should preferably not exceed 80 cm.
They sprout and grow leaves from March to April, bloom successively from May to August, and each flower opens for 2 to 5 days, opening during the day and closing at night. They set seed after flowering.
The stems and leaves wither from October to November. They sprout again the following spring.
During the growing season, the pond water depth should preferably not exceed 80 cm.
In the Yangtze River basin, they sprout from late March to early April, form buds in late April or early May, reach full bloom from June to August, enter the yellow-leaf stage from October to November, and enter dormancy after November.
Water lily flowers close at night and open again in the morning.
In ponds with tree shade along the bank, they can still bloom, but they grow weakly. They are not strict about soil quality; they grow normally at a pH of 6-8, but they prefer loam rich in organic matter.
During the growing season, the pond water depth should preferably not exceed 80 cm.
They sprout and grow leaves from March to April, bloom successively from May to August, and each flower opens for 2 to 5 days, opening during the day and closing at night.
They set seed after flowering. The stems and leaves wither from October to November. They sprout again the following spring.
During the growing season, the pond water depth should preferably not exceed 80 cm.
In the Yangtze River basin, they sprout from late March to early April, form buds in late April or early May, reach full bloom from June to August, enter the yellow-leaf stage from October to November, and enter dormancy after November.
Water lilies do not all bloom at the same time. Most bloom around 8 to 10 in the morning, and most open by day and close at night.
How to grow water lilies
The sprouting steps are as follows:
1. Place the water lily seed with its cut opening into a container;
2. Pour in settled tap water (do not use tap water straight from the tap; leave it in a bottle for two days before use);
3. Then drip two to three drops of hydroponic nutrient solution (green liquid) into the container;
4. Change the water every three days before the water lily sprouts; change the water every five days after sprouting (follow the same steps as items 2 and 3);
5. Place the container on a balcony or windowsill, in a spot with plenty of sunlight;
6. After about five days, tender shoots can grow;
7. Once the tender shoots have grown longer, prepare for planting!
The planting steps are as follows:
1. You can buy some pond mud online (the pond near my home has industrial pollution, so I did not dare dig it directly);
2. Before putting the purchased pond mud into the container, soak it in clean water for 1 to 2 hours and remove the debris (usually small things like leaves or weeds);
3. Spread the pond mud evenly over the bottom of the container, press the sprouted water lily seeds (do not remove the black shell) one by one into the mud, spread a layer of washed fine sand over the pond mud (to prevent the mud from floating up and making the water cloudy after pouring in water), pour in settled clean water, and then drip in a few drops of hydroponic nutrient solution to supplement nutrients!
That is about all, all from my personal growing experience!
I just bought water lily seeds a few days ago, 50 of them, and followed these steps. The sprouting success rate was 100%! They are planted now, many leaves have opened, and now I am just waiting for them to bloom!