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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 17:11:55 GMT -5
ok, I have this beautiful plant in my pond that I rescued and is flourishing and now the pond is coming to an end - option #1, bring it in the house and keep it alive - option #2, I have no idea what it is so I take it back to the outback and plunk it in the pond and hope it makes it thru the winter when all hell freezes over! is there an option #3? thanks all!
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 17:18:17 GMT -5
let me add that I need to do this ASAP because it prohibits mt from putting down the screen cover - found 2 barn cats sitting on the edge of the pond tonight when I came home - no dead fish but am thinking they killed the 3 I lost - large fish, come to the top for food 1st, easy to catch......think they would have eaten them.....tossed one of the dead one's on the ground the other night and they ignored it - still there today - did it as a test - (took care of the dead one) am thinking they hassled them to death as they would a mose and got bored and didn't want to get wet afterwards!
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Post by Carl on Sept 30, 2008 18:03:49 GMT -5
ok, I have this beautiful plant in my pond that I rescued and is flourishing and now the pond is coming to an end - option #1, bring it in the house and keep it alive - option #2, I have no idea what it is so I take it back to the outback and plunk it in the pond and hope it makes it thru the winter when all hell freezes over! is there an option #3? thanks all! I went back and looked at your picture of your pond on the pictures page of EA and this appears to be a Calla Lily (did this plant flower for you, that would help identify it?). If so or even if it is a member of the Lily family I would leave it in the pond for winter since most of this family can tolerate very harsh winters (not Lotus though). The plant may die back all the way to the roots, but it should bounce back in late spring. Just keep the water all the way up and drop the plant lower in the water so as to allow water space over the roots under the ice sheet. It is possible, however my experience with many ponds over the years I have no proof of any cats killing fish, only watching in fascination as cats do. Now Raccoons and Herons are another story, but the Herons will literally clean a pond out with little evidence while raccoons will leave their evidence of the visit behind. Carl |
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 18:17:18 GMT -5
am shutting down the pond - it will freeze solid - do not intend to heat it or keep anything in it - yes, it did flower - sorry I didn't post any picks - purple flowers....
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 18:23:09 GMT -5
pics on the way - coons or herons would have eaten everything in there!
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 18:40:48 GMT -5
here are some pics   hope this helps |
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Post by eve on Sept 30, 2008 18:59:22 GMT -5
water lilliy's?  |
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Post by Carl on Sept 30, 2008 19:46:46 GMT -5
Since your pond freezes solid, I would move the pot inside in a room and place it in a 5 gallon bucket covered with water.
It still looks like a Calla Lily since its leaves are above water unlike more traditional floating leaf lilies.
The flower would make more positive identification though, but it really does not matter at this point. BTW the little palm growing in the middle indicates you may have a new species of Lily here, LOL.
Carl
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 20:29:18 GMT -5
the flower is in the middle left and upper left - looks like a grape hyacinth which made me think this was a water hyacinth....the palm was a leftover from my baby "dinosaur" tank - remember that one?
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Post by Carl on Sept 30, 2008 20:32:30 GMT -5
BTW, here is a Calla lily picture with a flower, did the flower look like this when blooming?  Carl |
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 20:52:41 GMT -5
plant itself is very similar but the flower sure isn't unless it's a male.....good possibility considering it's not a tuber (I don't think) or a bulb - striking resemblance - thanks - John
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Post by Carl on Sept 30, 2008 21:11:56 GMT -5
You figured it out John (via PM)!!! I should thought of the flower remnants looked like a Pink Pickerel!  This plant must have its roots below the ice to survive, so the same advice goes to place the pot inside a 5 gallon bucket indoors. Carl |
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 30, 2008 21:35:21 GMT -5
native to Louisiana - emailed Theoden on it as well - thanks - John
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Post by cashay on Apr 21, 2016 15:46:15 GMT -5
Sink it to the bottom, that's what I did,
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Post by cashay on Apr 21, 2016 15:50:41 GMT -5
How can I add a video of my pond? This tells me it's to big even if it is just 45 seconds long
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Post by Carl on Apr 21, 2016 16:36:44 GMT -5
How can I add a video of my pond? This tells me it's to big even if it is just 45 seconds long If the file is too big (which almost any video file would be), best to host it on YouTube or Photobucket, then post the "sharing" link Carl |
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Apr 21, 2016 16:37:46 GMT -5
How can I add a video of my pond? This tells me it's to big even if it is just 45 seconds long You have to load it to something like Youtube, Flicker, Wordpress, or Blogger first, then paste the link in the movie button thing  |
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