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Water Iris Species: Origins, Growth Habits, and How To Grow Them Author: The WaterlilyBear - Russell T. Baer Last Updated: June 9th, 2026 Water irises are among the most elegant plants you can grow in your aquatic garden. Several distinct species are commonly grown by tub and pond gardeners, each with its own native range, preferred water depth, flowering period and growth character. Knowing which…
Help Identifying Waterlily Varieties: Plant ID Identification Guide Author: The WaterlilyBear - Russell T. Baer Last Updated: June 6th, 2026 Unique Ways To Identify A Waterlily Variety How do you even begin to accurately identify a waterlily? Most people fall in love with water lilies through their blooms, and who can blame them? A perfectly formed Nymphaea flower floating above still water is one…
Nymphaea 'Chromatella' Waterlily : A History Author: The WaterlilyBear - Russell T. Baer Last Updated: May 14th, 2026 What is the best selling waterlily variety of all time? 'Chromatella' (aka 'Marliacea Chromatella') #Ad is arguably the most iconic hardy waterlily in the Western World of horticultural history. The story of this popular yellow hardy water lily runs through the most important…
Desert-Friendly Water Gardening Tips Is desert watergardening an oxymoron? If you’re in an extreme and hot, dry climate like the desert Southwest, water gardening can be challenging! The Waterlily Bear has moments thinking he should be growing cacti and succlents like normal desert gardeners. Managing sun-drenched patio ponds baking in the desert heat and gently poaching goldfish and waterlilies…
Get Free Pond Plants Near Me? You might be able to source popular floating, bog, marginal and aquatic pond plants near you at a low-cost or even free. Finding a local source of pond plants may be ideal because they're likely to be optimally suited for your particular growing zone and climate. If they grow and thrive nearby, they'll surely grow and perform well in your local environment and water…
New Colors Of Pickerel Pond Plants Pickerel weed (Pontederia Cordata), also called pickerel rush, is a native North American pond plant. It's a common shallow water marginal aquatic plant with striking purple or blue hued flower spikes and narrow heart-shaped leaves. It grows 1.5-3 feet tall, thrives in container water gardens, and blooms summer through fall. Pickerel Rush #Ad is a perfect, easy…
 Top 10 Viviparous Tropical Water Lily Cultivars: Curated List What are the 10 most viviparous tropical waterlily varieties? Water gardener's love free plants and the free viviparous plantlets that form at the center of lilypads are a highly desirable characteristic. I had all the major AI Chatbots generate a list of 10 waterlilies with known vivparity - then aggregated the results from Chat-GPT,…
Here's a curated list of smaller-growing tropical waterlily cultivars best for patio container water gardens.
Here's a curated list of smaller-growing hardy waterlily cultivars best for patio container water gardens.
The Waterlily Bear's small garden lily pond guide to growing waterlilies, lotus and marginal plants
The Waterlily Bear launches a website dedicated to mini-pond container water gardening tips and resources
