 "Chop and Drop" of Victoria at theRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Photos by Pat Clifford & Alistair Paxton Click images to enlarge |
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 By the middle of October of 2005, with the day length
decreasing, the Victoria cruzianas were deteriorating
rapidly. In 2004 we lasted into December but it was probably
the vigour of the V.  'Longwood Hybrids' we
grew. I decided to try a "chop and drop" on one of
the V. cruzianas in late October. |
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Victoria replanted using the wire hoops to anchor it (note
how much deeper the plant is in the water). The Guppies feasting
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| Alas, by the following Monday, the Victoria was floating at the other end of the pond. The wire hoops probably should have been longer. I will try the procedure earlier next year. We removed all of the Victorias the end of that week and the pond looked very empty. | ||
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