How To Grow Bonsai Lotus Flower Seeds
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How to grow bonsai lotus flower seeds. Can it be planted. After expansion take out the seeds and plant them in a flowerpot then move them into a large water tank fill them with 3 4cm deep water and keep the temperature at 25 30c. If you do not scar the. The water should not be chlorinated and must be changed.
File the pointed tip of the seed down to one layer using a standard metal file. Place the seeds into a glass of warm water. Float the tuber in a bowl in water between 75 and 87 f 24 and 31 c. One and only most difficult part of this stage is to score the seeds opening one end of the seeds i ve seen people.
Use a sharp knife to cut off the seed coat on the top 2 3 mm then put it in a container pour some water on it and soak it in the water for 2 3 days. How to germinate lotus seeds. I love california. Choose a round container 3 to 4 ft 0 91 to.
Container water and temperature. Put these seeds in the warm water. Growing from tuber 1. Growing lotus flowers from seed you can file the seed tip by a layer with the help of a metal file.
You can buy lotus tubers online or at a local nursery or garden center. If the seed is not filed then it can rot and may not grow. A bowl that is at least 6 inches deep and at least 12 inches wide provides enough room for a lotus rhizome to be submerged so the plant s flower and leaves float on the water s surface.