Mini Lotus Seeds (Pink, Snow White, Royal, Guan Yin, Mini)

Lotus is a water plant and grows in ponds. They are a very beautiful addition to outdoor ponds in warm weather and warm climates.- The powerful lotus plant has been used in East and Southeast Asian traditional medicine and cuisine for centuries. – The lotus has the title of India’s national flower and is a symbol of purity in Buddhist and Hindu traditions.????

VARIETY INFO:

– Type: Lotus Seeds

– Watering: Heavy

– Indoor/Outdoor : Outdoor

– Sunlight: Full Sun

– Days to Germination: 2 – 7 days at 70F

– Native: Asia

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GERMINATION INSTRUCTION:

1. Scrape the seed with a file. Using a standard metal file. scrape the hard seed casing to reveal the cream-colored core. Do not file any of the core away or else your lotus will not grow. Filing away the outer casing allows water to reach the core.

If you don’t have a metal file handy. you can use any sharp knife or even rub the seed against concrete. Just be careful not to scrape away too much of the seed
2. Place your seeds in warm water. Use a glass or transparent plastic container so that you can see when the seeds start to sprout. Fill the container with dechlorinated water between 75 and 80 ??F (24 and 27 ??C).
After a day of soaking. the seeds will sink to the bottom and swell to nearly twice their original size. Seeds that float are almost always infertile. Remove them or they will cloud up the water.
Change the water daily. even after the seeds have started to sprout. When you remove the seedlings to change the water. treat the sprouts with care ?C they are very delicate.

3. Fill a 3 to 5 US gal (11 to 19 L) container with 6 in (15 cm) of deep soil. This size typically provides enough room for a young lotus to grow. A black plastic bucket will retain heat to better warm the seedlings.
Ideally. your soil should be 2 parts clay and 1 part river sand. If you use commercial potting soil to topsoil for houseplants. it will float to the surface once you submerge your tub in water.
Make sure the container you choose does not have any drainage holes. The plant may gravitate toward the drainage hole and begin growing outside of it. causing the plant to underperform.

4. Remove seedlings from water once they are 6 inches (15 cm) long. Your seeds should start to sprout after 4 or 5 days of soaking. However. if you transfer them to the potting container to early. they will likely fail.
If you wait too long. your seedlings will start to grow leaves. You can still plant them ?C just take care to keep the leaves free of the soil.

5. Press the sprouted seeds into the soil about 4 inches (10 cm) apart. You don’t have to bury the seeds in the soil. Set them just on top. then brush a light layer of soil over them to secure them. They will take root on their own.
It can be a good idea to wrap a small amount of modeling clay around the bottom of each seed to anchor it with a little weight. When you lower your container into the pond. an unanchored seed may find its way out of the soil and float up to the surface of the water.