water blommetjies and cape water lily. where can i find some?

[windfire]

hey everyone i know these are not tank plants but my mom has been looking for these for ages and cant find any. is there anywhere in joburg or pta that stocks these?

thanks B

[Firefly]

Try a golf course that is nearby. They usually have them in the water pits/dams.

[Reedfish]

Have you tried a garden center?
Or a pond specialist might have them.

[Firefly]

But then you expect to pay for it. Just ask the maintenance guy nicely at the course and he might just let you take some.

[Razer2007]

I found some at the pet Section at Belleville Stodels. (Not sure if it's the same species). Maybe a Stodels near you might also have. It cost me R20 a leaf. pshhh

[Henk Hugo]

Now isnt the right time for waterblommetjies - at the beginning of winter go look at the bulb section of your local nursery - they are there with the other Hadeco bulbs

[azurekoi]

windfire.... the nursery just off Stormvoel road(Kilner Park Nursery) has some Waterblommetjies in their ponds....Maybe they will sell you some... I used to stock the Capensis lilly when I had my koi shop - sure the new owner would still have some....out montana way

[windfire]

Henk Hugo thats what the guy said at flora farms today, so we will have to wait the irises we have at the moment have out grown their pots for the second time, they grow like crazy!

ok cool thank azurekoi i'll tell my ma, we can make a day of it. i want to show her the antiques stores around pta and La Pentola restraunt so we can do the nurseries too. oh and i need to fetch my hand blender from my commune that i forgot.

[Henk Hugo]

If i may ask whats your plans with the waterblommetjies? I had these ideas of making stews etc till i realized that its the smallllllllll wild ones and you would need LOTS of them to make any meaningful meal :D

[Louwrens]

Hi Guys

Aponogeton distachyos - Waterblommetjies are stunning pond plants but they grow in the winter months. Winter = rain in the Cape ....... supposedly.
They have interesting flowers with twin spikes of white flowers floating on the surface. They set seed easily and the seed germinates almost immediately.
I have seen them for sale in nurseries and Kilnerpark Kwekery definitely has some small ones.

Keep Well

Louwrens