Oh, yeah, does anyone know where I can find some variegated pentas?

F4F your lotus is really cool, love the shape of the leaves.Oh and your frog is cool too, might just get one for the garden.

Rigo

He looks right at home there...Your Lotus and Brugs look great.. No on the pentas..They have just about quit selling any plants around here...LOL

Is there a pond there? I thought you had to grow them in water

Very cute. Aren't lotus pods cool looking. I dry them and use them in arrangements. You should plant the seeds.
Karyn

The frog came from Harbor Freight on clearance for $6 couln't pass him up. He looks good at night and it helps the frogs see the bugs to catch, lol. That is a cattle feed pan buried in the ground the lotus is growing in. They grow in mud Barry. I am going to try and grow a couple but I wanted to see if anyone else wanted to try some. I only have about 10 seeds but can send a few out if someone wants them let me know. I don't room to overwinter 10 babies and keep them growing til spring. From what I read all you need is a bucket of the mud mixture then put them into a bigger container in the spring and they should bloom next year.

WOW Kristy what a HUGE developement with your lotus since I saw it last. You DO HAVE GREEN HANDS lol

Looks great Kristy! I am jealous. I still dont have a lotus bloom yet..and you already have seeds?? Lucky duck!
I love that lil frog..too cute!
How deep in the ground is that container? My leaves are taller..wonder what we did different?
Did you post a pic of the bloom and I missed it??
I decided since I did the bigger pond, I am going to convert the old bigger preform to a lotus pond. So it can really spread. Got an extra preform? You should do it too!
I'm gonna start shoveling the soil in tomorrow. But I was told I shouldnt move the tuber till fall.

Kristy, the only place I have seen any variegated pentas was in a garden in FL. I nabbed a piece and it starting rooting but unfortunately I forget and left it at my sister's house. Moral of the story is if you find it out somewhere it will root easily. Not that I recomend flower snatching but you never know when that info will be useful.

Mary

I found the penta at Kartuz. I needed one for a trade for a plumeria pudica. Thanks anyway. I got one for myself too but will have to overwinter it. Daniella see what you started. I have 5 preformed ponds now, lol. I was thinking I might use one for the lotus next year. The thing I am using is a feed pan for cattle. I think it was about 16 inches deep. I thought mine would get taller too but maybe its too shallow. It did bloom on the 4th of July right as we were leaving to go to Oklahoma so I only got a pic of it the day before and the first morning it started to open. Here are the pics.

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It's so pretty Kristy! I remember seeing it now. Thanks for posting the pix again though..I probably wouldnt have been able to find the other thread, lol.
How deep is your water? My pot was 14" deep if I remember correctly. Filled it with soil till there was only 4-5" of pot left, and so I only have about 4-5" of water. I had read that for the dwarves; no more than 6" of water. If your water is deeper maybe that is why they are shorter? Mine are about 2' tall. I'll take a pic when the sun comes up. Wish I could sleep tonight, goin on 4 right now and still wide awake.. :(