I have a large green tiger lotus it has been sending off pups like crazy, I can see what I think could be a flower bud just forming in the centre . But what I'm puzzled on is there is a stem that is coming out of the main plant the diving into the substrate about 10cm away from the main plant. It has been there a while and I thought it was just a leaf that I have cut off, anyway to cut to the chase I had a bit of a dig around and it has a monster bulb on the other end of it maybe 20mm in diameter. it has no leaves or steams of its own but it does have roots. Is it another plant bulb? and will it get leaves? and how soon can I cut it off the main plant?

PIC! pic! pic!!!

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In the middle the what I think could be a flower bud

WOW. I've seen the bulb-root thing before, but never the bud like thing.

looks very cool - you must keep us updated with pics every day - maybe even twice a day judging by how fast the leaves grow :bounce:

Will try for a photo a day, i cant this weekend but will start on Monday, apparently they can reach the surface in under a week.

The leaves on my plant grow about 45 cm in 2 days!

not sure about the flower stalks though... if thats what it is. :bounce:

Mine had bulbs. I just replanted them.

You could use them in your next stir fry.

It is defiantly a flower in the middle will get another photo for you tomorrow, but it is about 4cm tall now woot :bounce:

I cant wait to see it!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce:

The tank it is in is a closed top so I think I might have to drop the water leave a bit to give the flower some room. I have also read the the lights can burn the flower so don't know what to do bout that, all amusing it makes the top some times it take two or three before the start breaking the surface.

your lighting could very well be the reason the flower is popping up. but i have no idea about these flowers so let us know how things turn out.

what size tank and what added extras for the plants have you got in there? also what kind of lighting? cant wait to see the flower open!

i have deliberately not googled what the flower should look like cause i want it to be a surprise?

yeah as atown said.... have you done anything extra for the plant?

I can't wait for mine to flower now... that is if it ever does :bounce:

it is a 200L tank with two t5 lights One around 14000K and the other 8-9000K, I was running co2 for a while but I stopped it 3weeks ago and just have 2 JBL Balls in the substrate near the lotus.

tru! and has it got several leaves that have gone to the surface of the tank ?

More then afew haven't counted but over 10.

i started using 18000K t5 Ho's and within a week there were leaves touching the top of the tank.. now there are about 5 leaves that are about 50+cms long with nic broad leaves on the stalk. and all the sagitaria subuluta has flowered like a garden. best move i ever made for my tank!!! :bounce:

the lotus sprouts a new leaf every 2 days, and it takes about a full day and a half to get to about 30 cm in length.

wow none of the other plant get much light lol

It looks worse then it is in the pic but after it has flowed I have to trim it back abit

whoa!!!!!!

awesome!!!!!!!

Blue light encourages compact growth and flowering so your 18000k tubes should encourage the flowers.

hows the flower looking today?