HOT...makes me think of YELLOW!!!!
I'll bet Connie lit it up back in the day!!!
LOUD...makes me think of NEON YELLOW!!!!
PROUD...makes me think of YELLOW...
like a bright yellow Lamborghini
Diablo VT 6.0 on Palm Beach...
that's PROUD!!!
So, obviously, I HAD to report on my
HOT! LOUD! and PROUD! Yellow Lily Pads.
Yes, I'm blessed to have these tropical hotties
on my very own pond.
OUTSTANDING...don't you think?!?!
The pretty bulbous bloom is the product of the Spatterdock plant, Nuphar Luteum or the Yellow Pond Lily.
I've never seen this bloom completely open up on my pond.
However, this link shows an open flower.
This is what a spent bloom looks like.
Spatterdock is a native water lily
that grows in fresh water ponds, lakes, slow streams and canals.
The thick leaves grow up to 12" across and can be round
or heart shaped (mine are heart shaped which makes them even HOTTER!).
The leaves float on the waters surface until the water level drops
due to tide or dry periods when they reach up past the waters surface.
The long stalks are attached to rhizomes deep underneath the underlying mud.
The large lily pads provide precious cover for aquatic animals including fish,
insects, frogs, snakes, salamanders, and crayfish from hungry predators.
Beaver and muskrats eat the rhizomes,
although these critters don't seem to inhabit my small watering hole.
The leaves provide the perfect spot for frogs and insects
to lay eggs and provide a welcoming resting place for waterfowl.
So if you'd like more HOT! LOUD! and PROUD!
blooms and foliage, head over to my friend Noel's blog,
He's ALWAYS got something HOT going on!!!
