Nymphaea bulbs?

[Cichlidgirl91]

I just bought 2 plant bulbs from Walmart and was just wondering if anyone has had much success with these things. I picked the healthiest looking ones and the instructions say to just throw them in the tank and they'll "attach" themselves after they start growing.:help:
Do I just follow the instructions?

 

[Inka4040]

I usually bury most of the bulb, and they grow like mad for me.

 

[Bk718]

they do grow great. usually takes from 3-4 weeks. Bury the bulb half way just so it stays down.. in a month you should see roots starting to set in and within another month you should have a massive plant

 

[Fordtrannyman]

I've not had much luck with 'em.
So, I'm floating some right now and then I'm gonna plant them.

 

[feemia]

For me, about half of them grow.

 

[midiamin]

It is a good idea to float incase you don't know which way is up

 

[Fordtrannyman]

It is a good idea to float incase you don't know which way is up

ROTFL:grinno:

 

[Cichlidgirl91]

Well, I squeezed them today and they both feel a little hollow. Is this normal? When I tried bulbs before, they rotted, so I'm hoping it doesn't happen again. Oh, and do they really take a month to start growing roots?

 

[br553]

If the bulbs feel hollow or "squishy", then most likely they have started to rot. On the other hand, one of my lily bulbs took over 4 months before it started to grow about 3 weeks ago. Now it has 3 or 4 small submerged leaves and a couple of floaters on the surface.

 

[Cichlidgirl91]

Well, I have one bulb left and, although it's not squishy and it doesn't stink, it's not sprouting. Do they really take this long? Any way to make it sprout soon?