Aquatic Lotus Flower Garden Seeds

These Lotus Seeds from Velleora Home Decor grow an aquatic flowering plant for a pond, a water bowl or a large watertight container - the plant that turns a body of water into a feature rather than a puddle.

Lotus is grown from seed rather than bought as a plant for a practical reason: mature lotus are heavy, awkward to transport and expensive, while seed travels in an envelope and lets you raise the plant yourself.

Germination needs a specific step that catches people out - the hard seed coat must be carefully scarified and then soaked in warm water, changed daily, until it sprouts. Seeds planted without this will simply sit and do nothing. Grow in full sun in still water, and check whether lotus is permitted where you live before planting near natural waterways, as some aquatic plants are restricted or invasive in certain regions.

• Aquatic flowering plant grown from seed
• Suits ponds, bowls and watertight containers
• Travels and stores easily as seed
• Needs scarifying and warm soaking to germinate
• Grow in full sun in still water
• Check local rules on aquatic planting