Growing Sacred Lotus From Seed, Plant Facts And Time Lapse

In this video I grow Scared Lotus plants (Nelumbo nucifera) from seed. Sacred lotus seeds can lay dormant for hundreds of years and can be slow to germinate without the correct treatment. Filing down the seed coat and soaking in water speeds up the germination. I also include a time lapse of the germination along with facts about the sacred lotus and a close up of its amazing waterproof properties.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Sacred Lotus facts
02:56 Preparing seeds for germination
04:21 Filing down the seed coat
05:55 Soaking in water
06:52 Time lapse of germination
07:47 Plants germinated
11:08 Super waterproof leaves
14:48 Conclusion

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[gartmorn]

I used a similar method to break the dormancy of canna seeds and had good germination rates! I wrapped them in moist kitchen towel and kept them warm in a ziplock bag. They took about a week to germinate!

[Trent]

How often do you change the water in the first week??

[williamdaniels]

Can I plant the sprouts in Aquatic Potting Medium instead of soil?

[vixenred]

I feel like plants are sentient because how could it know where the water is and search for it like that. 😅 i could be hopeful though.