Water Gardening: darlindeb..... and also others... I'm starting lotus seed..., 1 by darlindeb

darlindeb wrote:
Yes, you will get leaves that rise above the surface. The first leaves are small and float on the surface. They get bigger the longer the plant is established. After the leaves get established then the blooms come. The blooms don't last but about 3 days; however, the are very lovely and you should get several blooms throughout the season and more once the plant is established and fertilized.

Regarding misquito control, people do put fish in their container water gardens. The most common here being, misquito fish, flathead minnows and depending upon the size of the water garden and aeration goldfish, too.

This shows a pot of established lotus pulled from a pond in the spring after they have been dormant during the winter. You will see little leaves that look like arrow tips heading for the sky.