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Water Garden Journal the Lotus Issue International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society Water Garden Journal 2nd Quarter, 2010 Volume 25, Number 2 The Lotus Issue Page 2 The Water Garden Journal Vol. 25, No. 2 In This Issue It’s time to plan for the Page 2 2010 Symposium Information Page 3 Executive Director’s Comments by Larry Nau Page 4 President’s Comments by Jim Purcell Page 5 Remembering Jim by Elaine Lawrie 2010 Page 6 Long-lost Ancient Nelumbo Cultivar Discovered : Rare San Angelo, TX. USA Lotus Produces 1000 Petals an interview of Dr. Daike Tian by Waterlily Festival Larry Nau September 16 - 19, 2010 Page 8 IWGS Appoints New Nelumbo This will be the waterlily event of the Registrar century. Over 200 varieties and species plants by Larry Nau on display. Speakers to be announced later. Page 9 Overview and Future of Lotus Everyone who is anyone in the waterlily (Nelumbo) Breeding in China community will want to be there. Make plans by Qichao Wang and Xingyan to join us at The International Waterlily Col- Zhang lection for Lily Fest and the IWGS Waterlily Page 15 Evaluating the Potential of Festival. Lotus (Nelumbo spp.) Cultiva tion in Southeastern USA PART I: Evolution of Auburn 2011 University’s Lotus Project by Warner Orozco-Obando1, Ken Qingdao, China Tilt1, Bernice Fischman1, Floyd 1 1 July 22 - 26, 2011 Woods , Wheeler Foshee , This will be the a truly international event 1 1 Jeff Sibley , Fenny Dane , Ray at an international venue. There are already 1 1 mond Kessler , John Olive , Ar members committing to come from at least 5 1 2 nold Caylor , Jesse Chappell , different countries in the very early stages of 2 and David Cline this proposed symposium. Dates, costs and Page 21 Unforgettable John “Punkey” othere logistical details will be worked on Foard III throughout the coming quarter but we feel by Tim Davis & Tom Tilley compelled to get you to start thinking about Page 22 Lotus of India renewing your passport if necessary for an by Grant Mitchell exotic trip to a wonderous far-away land. Page 25 Ad Space Page 29 Society Information Visit www.iwgs.org For more information as it becomes available about these great opportunities. Vol. 25, No. 2 The Water Garden Journal Page 3 Executive Director’s Comments “Nau Hear This” by Larry Nau A common outside threat always motivates and unites an organization. In 2010 the IWGS is confronting one of its biggest challenges as it tries to reshape the Texas White List. If implemented in its current form, this regulation will leave Texas with three species of waterlilies to grow out of the thousands of beautiful hybrids current- ly available. Many other aquatic plants will also not be permitted in Texas as they, too, are viewed as a threat to the Texas environment. The IWGS is very fortunate to have Rolf Nelson spearheading our efforts in Texas. Rolf, a founding member of the IWGS, has spent countless hours researching data, compiling lists and attending Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) meetings. Additional time has been spent soliciting support from fellow Texans in the water gardening industry and reaching out to manufacturers and distributors across the US. To put it simply, the response is remarkable and continues to grow day by day. The IWGS expresses its gratitude to Rolf and also to IWGS Director Mike Swize, who has been assisting Rolf every step of the way. Part of our success is due to recent updating and expanding our website. This makes Rolf’s job of explaining the Texas White List and the IWGS as an organization much easier by directing potential supporters to our website. Texan Tim Davis takes on our website challenge with gusto and determina- tion. As we supply updates and additions to Tim, he typically has them on the website within 24 hours! Thank you, Tim, for your time, extraordinary efforts and dedication. Another source of ideas and energy for our website comes from Zac DeGarmeaux of Ohio. Many of the new features on our website have been proposed by Zac. The most recent addition is a video featur- ing Rolf Nelson’s urgent message about the Texas White List and our upcoming San Angelo Sympo- sium. Zac purchased the camera, shot the video and generously shared it with IWGS and its commercial members. Video is the next generation of information format on the internet; thank you, Zac, for starting the IWGS on this new path. These are but a few of the dedicated individuals who are working to modify the Texas White List regulation. For me, it is a privilege to work along side and assist these outstanding individuals, but we need help from everyone in the IWGS. Today’s struggle is in Texas; soon it will be in New York. Issues are brewing in Wisconsin, New Mexico and across the big pond in the United Kingdom to limit our availability of aquatic plants and animals for our ponds. The lessons we learn in Texas are invaluable as we tackle the other legislative initiatives in the United States and around the world. We need your help. We need your participation: 1 – Join us in San Angelo this September. We are looking for as many attendees as possible present at this critical event as there is truly strength in numbers. 2 – Encourage fellow pond keepers to join the IWGS. Ask your local pond retailers if they are mem- bers. Please advise them to visit the IWGS website and learn about the Texas White List as the invasive species topic will be important in the years to come. 3 – Support our sponsors of this year’s Texas Symposium. Thanks to their generosity, we are offering one of the lowest registration fees in IWGS history. 4 – We need more activity, participation and contributions to our Journal, Let’s Talk Water Gardening, Facebook and our website. Share and post your pictures of ponds, waterfalls and aquatic plants. Help us educate others about the benefits and joys of water gardening. 5 – Never release non-native or ornamental aquatic plants or animals into your local pond, stream or lake. We need to be responsible water gardeners and follow this simple rule. Let’s lead by example and spread the good word! No single pond keeper, retailer, distributor, grower or manufacturer can successfully convince the Page 4 The Water Garden Journal Vol. 25, No. 2 Executive Director’s Comments “Nau Hear This” by Larry Nau State of Texas to re-evaluate its position on invasive aquatic plants. It takes our combined efforts, knowl- edge and persuasive skills to be successful. Fortunately, we have the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society as the umbrella organization that binds us together. Thank you for your IWGS mem- bership and the many contributions many of you have made throughout the years. It is your initiatives, time, talent and sponsorships that have brought us to this point and made the IWGS a creditable and relevant organization. I am confident we will reach a compromise and find a workable solution thanks to the IWGS and its many resourceful members. See you in September. Larry President’s Comments by Jim Purcell Greetings, Membership— This is the glory season for water gardening, when both hardy and tropical waterlilies are in full bloom, and the pond is teeming with activity. So it is also with those of us in the pond industry, as late spring and early summer are when our year- round efforts (hopefully!) pay off. Because of the cyclic nature of our business, most IWGS projects slow or even temporarily cease, apart from the Journal and minimal maintenance. We pick up the pace again in late summer, and try to make up for lost time through winter, when the pattern repeats. One project that has not slowed is September’s IWGS Symposium in San Angelo, Texas. Many people are working hard to assure that this symposium is successful, with Nelson Water Gardens acting as lead organizer. While it is always important to have an excellent symposium, because of the pending aquatic plant “white list” legislation in Texas this year, it is especially critical to have good attendance. Texas legislators and regulators are attending the symposium and interacting with us on this issue. It is important that as an industry and a hobby, we show Texas how important aquatic plants are for us. Remember that many states, including northern states with very different climates, will be tempted to copy and use this legislation as is, regardless of its relevance to other climates. Given this fact, we need for the white list to not be overly restrictive for the Texas climate, not just for Texas, but for all of us. Fortunately, the San Angelo Symposium’s main draw is a stunning internationally acclaimed collec- tion of waterlilies. To my knowledge, there has never a public collection displaying so many waterlily species or hybrids. Hybridizers from around the world (and in San Angelo) have been sending plants specifically for this symposium; I know that dozens of these cultivars have never been displayed pub- licly before. Equally attractive is the unique social opportunity presented by the gathering and network- ing of so many water gardening folk. We also have several other attractions planned, some of them in addition to those listed in the official brochure. If you are not already signed up for the symposium, please take a careful look at the symposium brochure and advertising. It is definitely worth your while to attend—not just for this year, but also for many years to come. I see our future including many legislative challenges to water gardening, from regulating the plants and animals to regulating water usage.
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