few pix of my hyacinth flowers

[midnight]

i didnt even know hyacinth had flowers
these are in my lil pond
koi+uv=crappy plants but they still bloomed!!

 

[Loulou]

Beautiful!

Think you could get a close-up?

 

[midnight]

closer then the 3rd pic?lol
could try next time
odd thing about these flowers
i seen them a day ago,didnt get pix
went out that night,they were gone
went out today and poof,full of flowers again
tonight,gone
guess they only survive in the day

 

[Loulou]

Yes, a little closer than that so that the flowers nearly fill the whole frame...

Hmmm, they don't last long...

 

[midnight]

will try next time i see them
and dont last long is an understatement
theres not even a trace they were there

 

[Harmonyx]

I have been looking at those at the local fish store. do they survive in water around 83 degree's. they are stunning (maybe I just used that word because I just read it. sorry if I stole someones expression.)

 

[dsrowold]

They will do just fine at that temp. Midnight, try confining the plants to one area with rocks or a floating ring. Mine don't grow big floating loose in the pond but if I tuck them in some rocks they grow incredibly fast and tall. Sometimes almost 18-24". The flowers do close at night, only last a couple days and will die off quick. If the plant is healthy it will produce multiple flower stemsat the same time.

 

[midnight]

you can see the ring in the 2nd pic
was more but the fish think its food
and i plan to make a floating mesh "pot" with rocks for my plants
should look good if i ever do it
i have like 3 barrels of plants i could add
did i use enough ?

 

[Muske]

Another way of confining them is to tie fishing line to a couple of rocks. String the line across the pond and they will not move. I do this to keep them from getting into my skimmer. Once the marginal plants are big around the edges, I throw them in around hem to really fill in gaps.