If you are a successful owner of a garden with a pond – you can easily plant there such amazing things as waterlilies (Nymphaea) and lotuses (Nelumbo) that are real jewels of the aquatic world. They have flowers most of the times and always make your house look festive and attractive.

Those plants were popular even in the ancient world, because they were celebrated for their beauty and immortalized in art and religion. The most interesting part, that they are easy to grow and are very grateful to a gardener who grows them – such plant give fragrant flowers most of the time, as a rule from June until October.

However, you should always make sure your waterlily or lotus gets enough sunlight – not less than 4 hours a day. Don’t forget to fertilize your plants with tablets, and never put fertilizers directly into water because thus you can change its pH and harm both plants and fish. Always help your plant to get rid of old and yellow leaves.