- Choose weak-growing water lilies
- Find suitable containers and a location
- The planting itself - how's it going?
- aspects of care
They are so beautiful with their floating starry flowers! But having your own garden pond is a non-negotiable? No problem, because water lilies can also be cultivated in buckets. How it works? Continue reading!
Small water lily varieties also feel at home in buckets
Choose weak-growing water lilies
Only slow-growing, small varieties are suitable for pot or container culture. This includes, for example, the dwarf water lily. Here are a few varieties that have proven to be well-suited to container culture:
- 'Sulphurea'
- 'shady lady'
- 'Ellisiana'
- 'Chrysantha'
- 'Froebeli'
- 'Perry's Red Dwarf'
- 'Liliput'
- 'helvola'
- 'Joey Tomocik'
- 'James Brydon'
- 'Perry's Baby Red'
Find suitable containers and a location
Only those that are watertight are suitable as vessels. You can choose a mason's bucket from the hardware store, a glass bowl, a ceramic bowl, a plastic pot or an open wine barrel. Even balcony boxes (€109.00) are suitable as long as they are waterproof.
When choosing a location, you should make sure that you choose a sunny to partially shaded place. A place in the blazing sun is less recommended. The water in it heats up too quickly and too much. This harms the water lilies. Whether on the balcony, the terrace, in the house garden or at the house entrance - you can find a suitable place everywhere.
The planting itself - how's it going?
First, clean the jar. Then fill a 10 to 15 cm thick layer of sand in there. Now the plant is placed in the middle in the sand. Then fill up with water (usually a water depth of 15 to 30 cm is sufficient) and distribute fertilizer cones. The planting is complete!
aspects of care
All types of water lilies are relatively easy to care for. They should only be fertilized moderately in the container. It can quickly lead to over-fertilization, which damages the plant. In winter, it is important to overwinter the plant. A dark, cool but frost-free room (e.g. basement) is the right choice for this.
tips
Check your water lilies regularly for diseases and pests and clean the water of algae!