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- How can water lilies best be multiplied?
- Share water lilies - easily and quickly
- Sow water lilies
- Long wait until flowering
- Tips & Tricks
Water lilies can be propagated by division or sowing
How can water lilies best be multiplied?
The water lilies, poisonous to many animals, with the botanical name Iris pseudacorus (Swamp Swallowlily), like to grow on the garden pond once they have been planted. They are considered to be extremely easy to care for and at their peak, they offer a magnificent sight. They can be multiplied by sowing and dividing. Here you find out how this works.
Share water lilies - easily and quickly
The best time to share a water lily came in early spring or autumn. The plant should be cut down so that the root area is well visible. How to proceed:
When choosing the location for the new plants, it is crucial to offer them a sunny to partially shaded spot. The soil should be well loosened and permeable. Ideally sandy-loamy substrates are suitable. A high nutrient content is the new plants, especially in the early days against growth.
Sow water lilies
In autumn the seeds of the water lily mature. Immediately, when they have reached maturity, they can be sown. They are in the brown and elongated shaped capsule fruits. There they are in a variety like money rolls in it.
Open the capsules or wait for them to pop open by themselves. The seeds in it are light brown, flat and roundish. Sowing can be done at home. There, water lilies can be further cultivated. As a houseplant they do not need much care.
Here is a guide for sowing:
Long wait until flowering
From a height of 5 cm, the water lilies can be pikiert. They are then planted in a nutrient-rich substrate. They can thrive both indoors and outdoors, for example in the living room. The first flowering is expected in plants from seeds after two to three years.
Tips & Tricks
The sowing also succeeds outside the apartment usually without problems. Water lilies are happy to sow themselves. Therefore, it is worthwhile to let the seeds stick to the winter.