Common Name: Red Tiger Lotus
The tiger lotus is a type of water lily commonly used in aquascaping. Its bright red leaves can grow into a large and stunning specimen when planted along with green stem and carpet plants. Under high light and with the addition of CO2 and fertilizers, the leaves can turn deep red with speckles of orange and brown throughout. Although it can grow in lower light, the leaves tend to be drabber and will turn bronze colored. This plant can send leaves all the way to the surface like other water lilies.
This listing includes the plant's bulb. Over time, the bulb may soften and melt as it is replaced by established roots.
Family Name: Nymphaeaceae
Origin: Africa
Height: 4-6”
pH: 6-7.5
Care: Easy
Light: Moderate
Co2: Not necessary
Propagation: Cut side shoots
Growth rate: Medium
Overall rating: 3.9375 / 5 from 48 reviews.
The Nymphaea Zenkeri Tiger Lotus, a water lily with bright red leaves, is easy to care for and can thrive under moderate light. Opinions on the plant and its bulb vary, with some customers reporting issues with the bulb while others found the plant satisfactory.
Review topics: ["quality","looks","condition","packaged","plants","bulb","leaves","melt","order"].
"Tiger lotus has been in my tank a little over a week and it’s put on several colorful new leaves. Very happy."
"Love this plant. Arrived perfectly."
"The plant arrived in decent shape up top - several stems & leaves, a few melted and torn, but the bulb itself was disgusting. It smelled like literal death, so much that 30 minutes later I still smell the rot on my hands. About half the bulb was already mushy and moldy, and it was dissolving with the slightest touch. This isn't regular melting, this is dead and dissolved tissue. There's no way I can put this in my tank. Until the rest of it falls away ( if the plant survives), I might try then. Going to have to set up a whole new tank just for this one quarantine. Thinking about just letting it die and moving on."
"Good specimen"
"The leafs were broken upon arrival which is not BP's fault. So far so good, its already growing new leaves 🙂"
"Perfect customer service and good quality plants. It looks so good in my tank."
"Only 1 stem, leaf on plants. Next day the the stem fell off."
"It arrived healthy, it's already starting to sprout new growth"
"New growth within a week very happy"
"No melt yet leaves are clean and healthy packaging was excellent no damage"
