22-09-2023, 02:20 PM
(22-09-2023, 11:46 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Yes, I thought of that, to keep the skeeties down, but I think it could be problematical, and attract kingfishers - the felines would love that!
And yes, red and green tigers in my tanks, glorious leaves. And excellent money spinners once established. Like a lot of my tank residents they paid for themselves and some.
I see nucifera advertised on TM by some sellers as the bowl lotus, but while I would love one of those tiny marvels in the indoor water garden bowl, I think the sellers are a little optimistic about their real size!
The concept of bowl lotus is that it's a miniature cultivar small enough to be in a bowl on an indoor table (which as far as I know wouldn't flower without direct sun). I once asked someone on ebay about the bowl lotus seeds they were selling and they said just grow them in a small container to keep them small. I didn't think that was quite right and ended up buying some seeds from within NZ. One of those was labelled "bowl lotus" and the plant that grew is at least half the size of a full-size plant. It definitely wouldn't fit into a little bowl.