Water Gardening: My First Wee little lilly pad, 1 by Zanymuse

Zanymuse wrote:
I was about to remove the pot from the pond bottom because nothing had happened when we suddenly had a heat wave and all of the sudden up popped my very first lily pad! But it is only about 3" long and maroonish in color. Is this normal? Will the pad change color as it makes cloriphyl and turn green? will it get larger or is it just that it was stressed by it's trip and it will send out larger leaves later?

Lol, lots of questions here but I have a Lilipad!