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Finally! The first bloom from a night blooming lily.  I’ve had 2 other night blooming lilies but they both died, not sure why  they just never grew much and then disappeared.  This one was given to me by a local ponder Francisco and I am thrilled with the huge 6″ bloom.
First the anticipation, I spotted [...]

This is a water lily named Foxfire hybridized by my virtual friend Craig Presnell in Florida. Getting one of Craig’s lilies from Fernando Molina was a great joy for me. Fernando also helped me a lot in putting together the pond. He was involved in the installation of the incredible Aquaparque and [...]

The outside pond is starting to come together as well. The water is clear as gin – I love that phrase – and the lilies are blooming. I’ve identified one positively, which is the one I most wanted so that’s cool. It’s called Foxfire and was developed by an online friend Craig [...]