Bummer, I purchased a pack of Lilly bulbs at Wal-mart a week ago and they have yet to sprout. I thought they would have shown signs of life by now 
Michelle
Michellebulbs from walmart
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Dwarf lilies tend to be very slow starters compared to aponogeton bulbs. One of my lily bulbs took over a month to start growing. It now puts out a new leaf every 8 days or so and has split into 3 different plants. It's about a year old. As long as the bulbs don't get mushy or moldy, they should be fine.
Just picked up some of the Lily bulbs, gonna give them a shot after the Apon bulbs all rotted a while back.
Put two in a spare 10g I just setup for a QT tank in the garage and one in a jar in the window. We'll see what happens.
Has anyone gotten Lilys to be as red as the picture on the packaging?
Put two in a spare 10g I just setup for a QT tank in the garage and one in a jar in the window. We'll see what happens.
Has anyone gotten Lilys to be as red as the picture on the packaging?
I BOUGHT ABOUT 9 PAC OF THEM AND JUST 2/3 OF THEM GROW(NOW IT OVER GROW MY 10 GAL)
AND SOME OF THEM ARE DEAD I THINK YOUR IS DEAD,BUT KEEP WASH THE WHITE MOLD ON IT OFF ,IT MIGHT GROW
AND SOME OF THEM ARE DEAD I THINK YOUR IS DEAD,BUT KEEP WASH THE WHITE MOLD ON IT OFF ,IT MIGHT GROW
I got red ones but when they grow, they shoot towards the surface where if uncontrolled they block lights. I snip off the leaves as soon as they reach the surface.
I bought a package of them and only 2 grew. One has grew to be about 10 inches tall and shoots up stalks to the surface and has little white flowers on it. The other one is a lot slower growing and is only about 3 inches tall. Definitely worth the 2 bucks. Heres a pic: You can see the big one on the right and the little one to the left. I have since moved the little one because I thought the big one might be taking all the nutrients in the substrate.
I'm having the opposite experience. I bought the Lilys a week ago. One of the 3 Dwarf Lily bulbs I got has 1-inch shoots reaching for the lights, the other two are eeking out tiny fuzzy root-type things.
My Apons just rotted away, but of course they could have been a bad batch. Other folks have had bulbs sprout after a month or more.
My walmart lily is doing weird things! It sprouted fine, grew a stem about 2 inches, THEN it decided to grow roots at the TOP of the stem that reach into the sand. Weird looking, but kinda cool! It's already grown 3 large leaves, but the way it's doubled back, it looks like the leaves are growing right out of the sand instead of on a stem. I bought 2 packs, one of lilys, and one of the apon bulbs. Got one plant from each. The apon looks normal and is growing rapidly. It's just the lily that is a little "challenged"!
The trick to growing the bulbs
The trick I have learned to growing these bulbs is to place them in between some damp (not soggy) paper towels in a plastic bag and place the bag on top of your cable box or computer, something that is on a lot and produces some kind of heat. Wait two days then open the bag and look at which bulbs have sprouted. Plant the ones that have sprouted in the tank with the sprout pointing up. The ones that have not sprouted just place back in the bag and wait another day and check them out. Keep repeating this until they have sprouted or they do not look like they will. I have had very good success this way with these bulbs. It also prevents you from putting bulbs that will rot into your tank. Then when the plants flower all you have to do is rub two flowers together and you will get seeds that will break off the plant and grow in your substrate.
The trick I have learned to growing these bulbs is to place them in between some damp (not soggy) paper towels in a plastic bag and place the bag on top of your cable box or computer, something that is on a lot and produces some kind of heat. Wait two days then open the bag and look at which bulbs have sprouted. Plant the ones that have sprouted in the tank with the sprout pointing up. The ones that have not sprouted just place back in the bag and wait another day and check them out. Keep repeating this until they have sprouted or they do not look like they will. I have had very good success this way with these bulbs. It also prevents you from putting bulbs that will rot into your tank. Then when the plants flower all you have to do is rub two flowers together and you will get seeds that will break off the plant and grow in your substrate.
