When lily pads grow, you can re-pot them and put them in other areas of your water garden. Paul Epsom demonstrates how to properly re-plant a lily pad to add more shaded areas to your pond. Close Ad ...

The lotus seeds can then be placed in shallow water in a bright position, like a windowsill. If temperatures are kept at 80°F ...

There are no dog days for tropical water lilies. In weather that makes people wilt, these fancy flowers put on a spectacular show. Homeowners love ponds and fountains. Even a tiny water garden in h… ...

When heat sets in, let your water lily die back as they do in the wild when water evaporates in a pond. Store it in a cool, dark place and start again in the fall.

Knee-deep in the pond, garden overseers measured their prize plant one last time to document its length. The final count: 91 inches, or 7.75 feet.

The Missouri Botanical Garden won first place by piling 142 pounds on a Victoria water lily pad floating in the pond across from the Climatron. At 5 feet across, it was the largest pad in the pool.