How to propagate Red Tiget Lotus

[erwinseow]

Hi,

Sorry to use this thread. But may I know how to propagate the red tiger lotus? Tried searching the forum but could not find any. Thanks!

Erwin

[vinz]

Erwin,

In future, if you know your question is likely to be off-topic, please start a new thread.

I've split your post out to a new thread.

Thanks,
Vincent

[albert]

It will grow daughter plantlets from the mother plant.

Regards
Albert

[chua]

Hi

I like to share my experience that may help.

I used to plant green tiger lotus in my tank. However, i removed it after a period of time. But as you already knew, its roots are very long and thick. Hence, i had a hard time removing it. Finally, i managed to pull the whole plant out after some struggle.

the amazing thing is that 3 new small green tiger lotus emerged from my substrate at the same area that i used to plant it after about 3 months.

I am not too sure how that happened. The only explantion that i gave myself was that i did not fully eliminated the roots at that time. So can i call it as root propagation.

Thks.

[anarchy]

they are rosette plants.

[hwchoy]

not all tiger lotus will have plantlets, the thick leaved type have lots of plantlets by runner, the thin leaved type (shown in my original thread) DOES NOT produce any plantlets.

The four-colour lotus has plantlets growing from submersed leaves.

[Kingfisher]

[quote:43cd67c993="hwchoy"]

The four-colour lotus has plantlets growing from submersed leaves.[/quote:43cd67c993]


Mine has surface leaves with plantlets too.

[eric_kclee]

[quote:3d3f4ddc3b="hwchoy"].... the thin leaved type (shown in my original thread) DOES NOT produce any plantlets.
[/quote:3d3f4ddc3b]


Right, the TLTL (Thin Leaf Tiger Lotus or TL^2) also known as QOS (Queen of Siam) NEVER seems to have plantlet, should sell 3 times more than regular TL right?

[hwchoy]

no no the TLTL is not QoS, was told by QoS owner that while the pattern is QUITE similar the QoS has thick leathery leaves.