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Dramatic spotted lily-pad leaves on an easy Nymphaea lotus tiger lotus plant
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Common name: Tiger Lotus
Origin: Africa
Position in Aquarium: Mid/background
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Growth rate: Fast
Nymphaea lotus, the tiger lotus, is a spectacular bulb plant from Africa and Southeast Asia producing large, round to slightly wavy lily-pad-style leaves in deep green or red-brown depending on the form, often with distinctive dark spotting that gives the plant its common name. It is a dramatic and visually imposing background plant capable of producing very large leaves that spread across the upper section of the aquarium.
It is a remarkably easy plant for its size and visual impact. Growing from a bulb, it tolerates low light and grows without CO2 injection, drawing much of its nutrition from the substrate and water column. It is a fast grower when established, so regular removal of the tallest leaves that reach the surface is recommended to maintain the desired aquarium appearance and prevent it from blocking light to lower plants.
Supplied as an established potted plant, Nymphaea lotus suits aquariums from 80 litres upward. Its bold, dramatic leaves and easy care make it a striking background feature plant for community aquariums, biotope set-ups, and low-tech planted tanks where a large, visually impressive species is needed.
You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.
Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 4pm, Monday to Friday. Tracked 24 Service from £4.99, DPD Express from £6.99.
Customers praised this aquatic lotus for its "deep red colour" and fast growth, with healthy roots and leaves. Most reported it "arrived in great condition" and "grew like crazy" after planting. However, a few noted delivery issues and damaged leaves upon arrival. Overall, shoppers found it easy to care for and a "stunning" addition to aquariums.
Lovely healthy lotus about 8” high with good roots. Plenty of leave and after a week or so of being in the tank it’s kicking out new growth. Great quality and service from AquaEssentials as usual.
Beautiful plant ! Such a deep red colour and gives such a statement in the tank ! The fish love their new addition too
I always get such healthy plants from here !
Fantastic plant arrived in fabulous condition and as you can see amazing growth already after 20 days aqua essentials are number one for aquarium plants
Good size quality plant
Healthy looking plant. Doing well
Time will tell if it survives my giant snail... in retrospect I probably should have researched 'not a snail's favourite snack' plants...
This has been delivered to the wrong address, and I don't know where.
Plants arrive in great condition. All plants were bigger than what I expected. There was no dead leaves or pests and all great colour.
Excellent quality, very healthy, and arrived with 6-7 massive leaves. Taking over my tank already, and it has only been a week!
Ordered a selection of aquatic plants from aquaessentials and they were all in great condition and will be using again
Plants arrived in good shape settled in tank now growing up
As usual another excellent plant from A E.It arrived quickly and in great condition with several leaves and within a week had sent out new leaves and looks fantastic in my aquarium.Highly recommend.
This is a wonderfully fast growing plant, ideal for a newly planted tank. It arrived with a few small limp leaves but within two days it had perked up and I could see new shoots. After only two weeks it has grown so big that I even trimmed one leaf which had grown to more than three inches long and wide. I swear you can see it growing as you watch! The under side of the leaves are a lovely iridescent pink, it is really stunning.
Unfortunately the leaves to this plant were rotted and black slime... Not a good traveller... Im hoping the bulb might re sprout.
Arrived quicker than stated, and was well packaged protecting the plants. I am very pleased with the plants, they had a good established root system and the leaves were healthy and unmanaged from the transit. I can’t fault this company and their plants
Delivered on time and in good condition, been in aquarium just over two weeks and growing well......... A+
This plant looks amazing in my tank. Quick delivery, carefully packaged so in a few weeks it’s leaves has doubled. First class addition to my plant collection
Unfortunately my bulb arrived with The leaves broken off but Aqua Essentials did refund credit note.
Bought this plant just over two weeks ago, it arrived in good condition, and it has sprouted loads of new leaves since then and now has its first surface leaf.
this plant is great at providing cover for my fish to get out of the lights and adds a great color change to an other wise green tank the leave are growing really fast too and its tough to keep on top of them as a mid ground plant
Love this plant, once its rooted itself nicely it will grow like crazy. If you keep cutting the long stems down it will grow nice and dense at the bottom.
What a lovely plant, where to begin, the leaves were lovely reddish and looked like freckled arrowheads as more and more have appeared and it's first proper surface lily pad has finally opened up giving a corner of my aquarium a shaded area and the cherry shrimp love to shin up and down the delicate looking,whip like stems. I love this fascinating plant if I had room I would have another. It's easy to look after, easy to grow, and fascinating thank you AE you guys are fantastic as usual.
I have had several bad experiences with this plant, which I bought In the past from my LFS, I decided to purchase this one and I listened to Dr Richards advice on how to handle and plant it, I now have a wonderful Lilly pad almost reaching the surface of the aquarium. Thank you again A E Team
This is a most beautiful plant It looks wonderful in my aquarium I would recommend it to anyone who wants something different. All the plants I ordered arrived very quickly and were well wrapped so they wouldn't get damaged
Do the tiger lily have any possibility of having snails on them?
Hi, i fully checked the plant first and gently washed it before popping in my main tank
Yes as it's only grown under water and chemicals are never used
No snails, but the smallest plant I've ever seen. It's just started getting little leaves, so it's survived
I thoroughly check every plant and pop them into quarantine before adding to any of my tanks. I have used aqua essentials for a long time now, had more plants than i care to admit but i always return because of high quality plants and never had any snails
I have just received my 2 lotus plants. They are beautiful. I love them. Hopefully I don't kill them😬.
I am unsure if I need to bury the bulb in the substrate or if it is more like Anubis that needs it's main growth stem above to avoid rot.
I have a low tech tank so use neutro co2 and neutro t.
I recently had to deal with my filter packing up (I didn't realise for possibly a week) and then waiting for a another week to be able to afford a new canister and it be delivered, due to the large size of my tank. All my plants have been bought by aqua essentials and seem to have suffered as I think there was a layer of dirt on their leaves and are not looking their best. Is there anything else I can do to bring them back.
Thank you
Ema
Apologies for the delay in responding. Bulbs need to be half in half out of substrate.In terms of bringing your plants back, plenty of water changes and flow around the tank should solve that.
No. Tiger lotus is an easy and adaptable plant that grows well without CO2 injection, even in low light. It is a good choice for low-tech planted aquariums.
If leaves are allowed to reach the surface they can spread across the top of the water and shade lower plants. Regular removal of the tallest leaves keeps the plant manageable.
Tiger lotus typically comes in green or red-brown forms, both with distinctive dark spotting on the leaves. The red form develops more pigmentation under brighter light.
Do not bury the bulb deeply — set it on or just below the substrate surface. The roots and leaves will develop naturally from the bulb once it is settled.
Yes. Tiger lotus is safe with all fish and invertebrates, and its large leaves provide excellent shelter for fish and fry.
