Why grow lotuses?

[matherfish]

Need you ask? Look at their beauty and majesty! Makes the effort worthwhile.
It won't be long until it istime to divide the tubers and plant them. Can't wait for spring!

[miguynmkoi]

  Spring is in the air! Gorgeous Lotus!

[perplexed ponder]

So beautiful. I'd like to try another, I just never have any luck with them.

[LeeAnne151]

I am lotus death.....tropical waterlily death too....even in heated pond in heated greenhouse....

[Desertponder]

They are so pretty. I'm hoping the one that I have will bloom this year. However, it does not like our dry heat so the pads that stand up usually turn brown and curl up so I'm not very hopeful for blooms.

[cindy]

I think I killed another one.

[SueSTx]

   I'm hoping mine is dead so I won't feel like I have to try another year not to kill it   

[tootsie]

OHHHHHHH, that collage of Lotus are both  breath taking and BEAUTIFUL , Matherfish Another sweet ponder here, sent me 2 lotus that bloomed last summer, so pretty   The lady down the road and her son let the two huge horses " accidentally" out of her  barn   They took off very fast, jumped into my all around fenced in panels, jumped back over the other end, AND BOTH OF THEM SMASHED INTO AND OUT OF THE SMALL KIDDY POOL I HAD THEM IN (((((((((((( 
And So  Is Life, RATS

[small fish]

Oh, matherfish I am willing to try another year. I believe I can do it.  Not sure if this is my second or third attempt but I will be more available this year thet I was last year. 

Myra

[Jerry]

I did well with them. Had disasters too! :'(

[tootsie]

I have put lotus seeds in a vice, sued a sharp thin saw blade to make the slit.  Put them in a tall wide container only to have the them start growing   Then came time to transfer them on a huge tub with clay I dug from my pond Not sure what happened?? did just decided to die
Tootsie

[matherfish]

Tootsie, I am not very good with seeds either.  I grow all of my lilies from tubers. Seeds are not the same plant as the mother so you do not know what you may be getting anyway. Tubers are the same plant as the mother plant. Tubers are more reliable growers and faster than seeds.
Happy ponding, everyone!