PaigeIs Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I purchased a dwarf aquarium lily bulb and took a guess about which way is up. After doing some reading online and watching the AC video on the topic, I now understand that the shoots will grow toward the light and the roots will burrow into the substrate (quelle surprise, just like a terrestrial bulb plant). None of the videos or articles actually that I could find show the plant in its early stage of growth. Now here is the issue. The bulb sprouted in two days but I don't know if I am looking at shoots or roots? Is this bulb upside down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Its rightside up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Hi @PaigeIs, it is a little difficult to tell in the photo but it looks like shoots to me. With dwarf aquarium lillies, I have always placed them in a cup and waited for them to sprout, then I would plant them only after I could tell which side was up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaigeIs Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 8:04 PM, Isaac M said: Hi @PaigeIs, it is a little difficult to tell in the photo but it looks like shoots to me. With dwarf aquarium lillies, I have always placed them in a cup and waited for them to sprout, then I would plant them only after I could tell which side was up. That's a good idea. Next time, I will take the cup route. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Brutting Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 The bulbs I have the shoots always sprouted 1st I don’t know if that’s an exact science or not. I had shoots going into the sand substrate once and they were decent size. I felt horrible but everything was fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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