Care of Lilies : Planting Instructions for Water Lily Pond Plants

Different types of pond plants are inserted into their habitat in different ways. Get planting instructions for water lily pond plants with help from the pond department manager at a nursery in this free video clip.

Expert: Shane Thorstrom
Bio: Shane Thorstrom is the Pond Department Manager at Glover Nursery in West Jordan, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Series Description: Water lilies must be planted and cared for in a very specific way to ensure they lead a long and healthy life. Learn about the care of lilies with help from the pond department manager at a nursery in this free video series.

[LelaE]

Ty for the video, it’s extremely helpful. I had no clue how to plant a tuber that I’ve kept in water over the winter.

[cserohs]

Just what I was looking for...The basic instructions

[HaveYouSeenMyGardens]

Wow watched the whole video then you said in West Jordan Utah, I live in Millcreek! Good stuff love seeing local growers getting good content out there.

[Loneclimber]

V nice, simple, informative. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

[Avoxtar]

Great video! Thanks, Shane. I appreciate it and I'm really looking forward to planting my first water lily

[maheshgaikwad]

Thanks for your valuable video on how to grow Lily

[lesliejane]

Thank you Shane, very useful video, greetings from Yucatán.

[abedahebs]

Thank you so much ! Finally my questions answered !

[drivingschool]

fantastic video and..fantastic professional

[aguyandhiscomputer]

Great information. Thank you for using a tripod :) Makes the video look professional.

[reginapasqualino]

Thank you for. your help. What is the smallest tub to start with? I don't want to go very big, and I'm considering a galvanized steel tub for my mini lily pond.

[saharusa]

Thank you. my question is whether i can plant the water Lilly flower in marsh ( that has lots of water and soil)
and also whether it is deer resistant
where we live it has a marsh and deer come to visit every day. So i need to plant a flower that could grown in marsh but deer wont eat it

[williamobrien]

hi Shane I have a question I have a Hardy in my pond what should I do when fall comes should I cut it back to the base or should I cut it back so some of the leaves stems stick out a couple of inches? Thanks Billy from Boston

[brynnkohler]

What a half-expert show. Waterlily is a singular word, for one. Second, only hardy waterlilies grow horizontally, tropical types grow upward and you plant them differently in the container. I couldn't BELIEVE that he was planting the rhizome (not a tuber) in DRY soil! All kinds of issues to follow with that. BTW, waterlilies LOVE being planted in heavy soils that are rich in well-rotted cow manure. Manure IS organic matter...

[barbaracarpinelli]

Can I plant a rain lily in aquatic soil in a pond or can it be without soil?

[pedaballinani]

Thanks for the video. Do u sell the tuber I am looking for one

[davidwonder]

I use bricks for planting working great never had any trouble with it

[jessielopez]

Great info. Any suggestions on how to keep koi from destroying plant? My koi brushed away all of the gravel and nibbled the tuber to death - and really fouled the pond water along the way.

[Musabe]

In order to find out how many lily plants I would need, how much it many pads could a person expect from one potted plant like you had or tuber?

[wanderinivy]

Hi I have tiny leaves that grew on top of one water Lilly leave that I had cut off of plant .My problem is it has no roots on the the tiny leaves growing out from center of water Lilly I cut and no roots have transformed.Can I still plant this with no roots the leaves are only half inch big there tiny