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The minimum requirements for growing tropical water lilies are:
- Water temperature of at least 70°F
- Quality substrate--clay, sand, heavy garden soil
- Fertilizer--Aquatic plant tabs, Osmocote
- At least 6 hours of full sun
- Water depth around 18 inches; + or - a few inches is acceptable
Utopia Aquatic grows tropical water lilies in these conditions:
- Water temperature of at least 70°F
- Substrate: sand
- Fertilizer: Osmocote
- 8+ hours of full sun
- Water depth around 18 inches
For best results, plant in a 2 gallon container or larger. Fertilize every few weeks. Your tropical water lily will grow into an XL tropical water lily and reward you with extravagant blooms.
Tubers can be thought of as stored energy from which new plants grow. They are often a fleshy--dark brown color, spherical, and have a small opening on top for new plants to grow from. Tubers generally range from about the size of a pea to about the size of a golf ball. Most of the time, smaller tubers will be more prolific than larger tubers. On rare occasion a tuber will have several sprouts, this is referred to as a super tuber. Every new plant generated will be identical.
Vivip is short for viviparous. It is a plant that originates from the center of the foliage of another plant. Every new plant generated will be identical.