Horray for the tiger lotus!

Well,
Sometimes it seems like my hobby revolves around buying expensive plants and dissolving them in my aquarium. To each thier own I guess.

I've dissolved a good number of nice plants, not counting wisteria and val (which grow like crazy), and a few other hardies like cabomba and bacopa. (Even Java fern and java moss don't seem to grow too well - but at least they don't dissolve). But, just since I don't learn, I bought a red Nympaea sp a month or two ago. Being in a hurry, I didn't even plant it properly, but shoved it into my substrate to hold it untill I had a chance to do something else.... lo and behold, it has been putting out a lovely tight cluster of healthy, richly colored leaves! Well, I'm not complaining!

I think it won't stop me from bringing home another lovely bolbitus to dissolve though....

Keegan
PS: 55g, sand and mud-mix fertilized substrate, 4x40w flourescent, DIY CO2, irregular dosing, Kribbs, yellowtail congo tetras, debaui cats, snails.

Thanks for the comments folks.

That is a splendid looking flower Leopardess. I hadn't intended to let it grow to the surface, as I think that would crowd out the rest of my plants... tempting though.

Question: will it still propagate by runners if I do not let it come up?

Thanks,
Keegan

PS: admiring the robust, 2-fist-size cluster of purpule leaves.... you mean this single plant will send roots all over my 4ft tank, and crowd the surface? Wow.