How Do You Grow Water Lilies From Seed?
Water lilies are beautiful aquatic plants, featuring bright green floating leaves and delicate, waxy-looking blossoms. Despite their exotic appearance, water lilies are not difficult to grow and maintain. These attractive plants are classified as either hardy water lilies or tropical water lilies. Hardies go dormant in winter and may be left in the water or stored, while tropicals require a water temperature of 70 degrees, and must be removed from ponds in the winter. Although you can plant your water lilies as tubers, you can also successfully grow them from seeds. Locate promising seed pods. To identify a fertilized water lily blossom, look for a submerged flower that appears to be on a coiled or spiraled stem. If a flower has not been fertilized, it will float downward in the water with a straight stem. After the flower has been submerged for 10 days, harvest the seedpod and place it in a pail of distilled water. When the pod ruptures, the tiny seeds will release into the water, alo
