Well,I think they're actually a lily. They look like this....... Egyptian Blue Lotus

So why do places call them lotus if they're actually lilies? I have some seeds of this and the seller didn't give me an instruction sheet on germinating them. Has anyone sucessfully grown these?

hi
this might be useful for you i hope this helps you this link is a website i found when i did a google search good luck


http://www.colorbat.com/blue_lotus.htm


Jillian

OOOh, that looks great Jillian! I will read it tomorrow for I am spent. Thank you dear, I appreciate it!

hiya
It was not a problem Ericka! and you are quite welcome! I actually enjoy looking neat things up on different species of plants actually water lilies are one of my fav plants my mom has them in her koi pond

I hear ya, I'm big into stuff like that too. My best friend is a horticulturist, but she's not exactly savvy when it comes to aquatics. You should see my house, I have sooooooooooo many plants, everywhere. I think that I'm going to end up setting up a small tank or something with pots for these seeds. Should be interesting. I'll have to do it while the husband is at work though, otherwise I'll hear the traditional "What the heck are you DOING??!!"

Yeah me too i got into plants after my parents moved to NJ I used to go out there and my folks would give me all sorts of seeds i like passion flowers my parents have it growing crazy in their garden room and all sorts of other stuff yeah my hubby does the same thing what the heck are you doing and so fourth he just is tolerating the fish hobby

LOL, mine actually ACTS put off with my hobbies, but I catch him secretly admiring my stuff. He loves the fish, that's no argument, but when it comes to my plants and such he acts like I'm a whack job, but then he asks me questions and such. He's just as big of a nerd as I am, he's just less willing to be open about it. Hehe!!!

If you are able to get them to grow PLEASE let us know, with pics . I've read a little about them and from what I understand they are difficult to germinate, as are all lotus. I've always wanted to grow them but was reluctant because of what I'd read.

Welll Scott, from what I understand, they're not really LOTUS, they're lily. The seeds are very small. Here's a link to what I bought.

http://cgi.ebay.com/25-RARE-Egyptian-Blue-...tem320034580068

From what I understand, Nymphaea Caerulea is a lily, right? It confuses the heck out of me.

that is true erika they are blue water lilies they just call them lotus as they are very exotic flowers the Egyptians used this plant as a narcotic both for its healing qualities and as a recreational drug when soaked in wine, though this is a hotly debated topic these pics are what i found online
Blue water lily





lotus

Yep those first 2 pics are it. GAWD, aren't they pretty??!! I think I'm going to set up some sort of terrarium system today to germinate these (hopefully!). We'll see how it goes I guess.