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title: "Sprouted some lotus seeds. They look like tadpoles. Anyone have tips…"
description: "Sprouted some lotus seeds. They look like tadpoles. Anyone have tips on next steps?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/sBWIUnh8gSNlYT4BBp7jcp"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Cherrybergher"
published: "2025-01-06T01:32:09.177695Z"
language: "en"
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# Sprouted some lotus seeds. They look like tadpoles. Anyone have tips…

_Posted by Cherrybergher on 2025-01-06_

Sprouted some lotus seeds. They look like tadpoles. Anyone have tips on next steps?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/F5T4jgDBvBhCJmVcq8IG0q3-C5phHXQRl45tLxwT-fE/1Pfw58RAT-KKuEs1aen1Gg.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-06

I love lotus! That reminds me i have more seeds around here somewhere lol. They're so fun to sprout. My big thing was just making sure the waters clean. Some heat helps them grow too, but not expressly necessary

### Clover 🍀 Buddha commented on 2025-01-06

Following as I saw these on IG and am intrigued!  
Would love to try growing lotuses 🪷

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-06

Did you scarify the tips? Or crack the coating? Of just pop them in? The 2x a grew them i did the sandpaper scarification, but I saw someone crack the case with a hammer, and was intrigued

#### Clover 🍀 Buddha replied on 2025-01-06

Do you mean make a little tube of sandpaper and shake the seeds in them? I’ve done this for seeds I’ve grown before - thanks for the reminder.

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-06

No, you actually rub these till you see white. Their outer casing is extremely hard. They will usually grow without scraification, but it takes forever. I was intrigued by the hammer cuz it was a few taps, vs losing an arm trying to sandpaper a bunch of seeds 😆 🤣

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-06

Here's a picture from online to show you what I mean. It's a good size portion you sand off. I've also seen someone use wire cutters on them

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/chGyREIvQii9_NuouDOPfA.webp?size=large)

#### Cherrybergher replied on 2025-01-06

They came with the tips removed so I didn’t need to do anything but put them in the water.

#### Clover 🍀 Buddha replied on 2025-01-08

Where from? Share please (if that’s permitted on the platform)

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### Sunshine commented on 2025-01-07

OMG, these are super cool! I’ve never seen these before

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