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Try growing Blue Lotus flowers.
Blue Lotus, an acid tolerant plant, generally grows in up to 3 feet of water,
but under cultivation it can grow in much less, and shallower water is
warmer--only a few inches above the growing tip is plenty. This is a tropical
aquatic plant that likes hot weather, full sun, and calm water. Lotus
generally needs at least 6 hours of sun or more. Lotus plants develop fastest in
the spring in a warm area. One way is to plant the seeds in spring in pots of
rich soil (try Black Cow). Line the pots with newspapers if they have drainage
holes to keep the soil in the pot. Cover the dirt with an inch of sand to keep it
from getting the water muddy, and VERY gently submerge in water about 16
inches deep. These seeds are pretty small, and you don't want them to just
wash away. The water temperature needs to be above 65-75 F for them to
grow.
These plants are heavy feeders and will not bloom without enough fertilizer, so
feed once a month with pelletized fetilizer. If algae grows due to the fertilizer,
that is okay, because the water lily will still suck the nutrients out of the water,
and it will clarify. The rhizomes can be lifted in cold climates and preserved in
damp sand in a cool greenhouse or at the bottom of a pond where it doesn't
freeze.
This is a fast-growing plant, and once they develop rhizomes, they need big
pots. Watch out for aphids, which you can see if you turn the leaves over.
but under cultivation it can grow in much less, and shallower water is
warmer--only a few inches above the growing tip is plenty. This is a tropical
aquatic plant that likes hot weather, full sun, and calm water. Lotus
generally needs at least 6 hours of sun or more. Lotus plants develop fastest in
the spring in a warm area. One way is to plant the seeds in spring in pots of
rich soil (try Black Cow). Line the pots with newspapers if they have drainage
holes to keep the soil in the pot. Cover the dirt with an inch of sand to keep it
from getting the water muddy, and VERY gently submerge in water about 16
inches deep. These seeds are pretty small, and you don't want them to just
wash away. The water temperature needs to be above 65-75 F for them to
grow.
These plants are heavy feeders and will not bloom without enough fertilizer, so
feed once a month with pelletized fetilizer. If algae grows due to the fertilizer,
that is okay, because the water lily will still suck the nutrients out of the water,
and it will clarify. The rhizomes can be lifted in cold climates and preserved in
damp sand in a cool greenhouse or at the bottom of a pond where it doesn't
freeze.
This is a fast-growing plant, and once they develop rhizomes, they need big
pots. Watch out for aphids, which you can see if you turn the leaves over.
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