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Author Message   Mary0201  My Weather My Time Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 07:28 pm EST :    This is my first year as a pond gardener. It was installed last summer so I don't have experience waking it up after its winter dormancy. We were told to sink our water lilies to the bottom of the pond at the end of last season before the cold weather set in. So my question is, do I just leave them there or do I move them back up to just below the surface of the water. If left at the bottom (about 4 feet deep) will they grow up toward the surface eventually? If I am supposed to lift them back up...when do I do that? Mary0201 - PA, Zone "6b"   Gardenfiend  My Weather My Garden Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 04:04 am EST :    It depends on the waterlily. Some need deep water, some only grow in shallower water. Do you know the name of yours? Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Stephie  Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 02:22 pm EST :    If your pond does not freeze solid you may keep your lillies intact at the level they do not get their roots frozen which I assume is the reason for sinking them. The waterlillies I have are nelumbo lutea and sacred lotus (zone 4 & 5 respectively) and am growing them from seeds. Apparently, lillies like to grow upwards and when having reached the surface, to stay there. In other words, if you are careful to gradually raise them from the bottom, you should have no problem; just don't do it once the leaves have reached the top. Avoid root disturbance at all times. Stephie - B.C., Zone "8"

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