35+ Mixed Bowl Lotus Seeds, Bonsai Lotus Seeds for Planting (Nelumbo), Water Lily Seed, Can Purify Water and Air

Of all the seeds I received, only one did not sprout. I cut away the entire shell, which probably is what killed it. It’s essential to remember that Lotus seeds take at least one year before they produce flowers. The seeds grew exceptionally well, and I look forward to flowers next year.

Bunch of crap. Don’t waste your money. The plants did grow. I followed the instructions. They grew and died. No Flippin flowers.

I put 5 seeds in water (that I changed daily) and kept on the ledge of my kitchen window. 4 of them sprouted, which was better than I expected. I left them in the water until they were really stringy and reaching the surface of the water.I have had this big, beautiful chinese planter with no drainage hole for several years and no idea what to do with it (anything I planted eventually drowned after a rainy period). It's about 14 inches in diameter at the opening and maybe 14 to 16 inches tall. I thought about pond plants and heard about bowl lotuses that do well in containers.I did some investigating and decided to give this a shot. I chose these seeds out of all the other ones because of the successful reviews (which many did not have). I ordered sand, water plant fertilizer and mosquito larva killer (designed for ponds and safe for everything but mosquito larva).When it was time to transfer them to the planter, I dug up some clay soil from my garden and patted it down in the bottom of the pot. I poured the sand over that in a thin layer. I measured the appropriate fertilizer amount and buried it in the dirt/sand and then planted the four seed pods equal distance from each other (and not completely under the sand/clay).After that, I carefully filled it with water. It didn't matter how gentle I was, it stirred up sediment. By the time it was full, it was a big muddy cloud of water. I was not very hopeful when it hadn't disapated after a few days.But those stringy stems still found their way to the top. It was pretty sparse early on and I started to think I might need to add more seeds. But new stems kept popping up. I thought they were going to stay small, but the lotus pads started expanding in size. Now it's so full that I have to pick out the dead ones every few days and some of them are growing out of the water and standing up.I haven't had any blooms yet and don't know when to expect them, but so far I'm pleased with their progress. The plants have cleaned up the water and it's now crystal clear. I have these special granules that I put in once a week to keep mosquitos from using it for their larva (I live in Memphis, TN and we have laws about standing water because of the mosquitos).It's been very hot and humid, but the lotus plants don't seem to mind it or the very warm water. I love how water droplets bead up on the pads after a rain.If I get some blooms, I will post pictures.

Ten seeds floated and never germinated. Twenty-five of the seeds germinated. Eleven produced stems. All seeds died. I am not much of a gardener, and I may have caused the problem. I changed the water twice per day. I had the seeds in water under a grow light for 9 hours daily.

Easy to germinate. Photos are day 5. They are spouting at different times but doing well. Instructions with the seeds would be nice but there is plenty of help on the internet.I am using these for an aquarium. Temp of water is 77F. I started them in aquarium water 1/2 way up the sides of the seeds. I rinse them daily and add more aquarium water. I move all the started ones to a separate container to prevent contamination in case the unspouted are bad and decomposing. When they grow a proper shoot I move them to a tall jar so I can start acclimating them for submersion, leaving the top above water. I will be planting them in aquarium plant substrate.Can not wait to see how they do in the aquarium.

Soo sad didn't do anything. It only made the water moldy and dirty. The seeds did not bloom at all.

Well, I am certainly a novice at growing Lotus. But these seeds worked for me!! I didn't get any blooms last summer, but the leafs came up beautifully. (They say you probably don't get the flower for the first year). Because I live in New England, the plant is in my basement until mid-May.

Not a single plant grew like was stated almost all of the seads sprouted then just rotted I tried several different kinds of containers to see if it made a difference not at all none of the seads ever formed any plants like advertised.