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lotus plant seeds price Lotus Seeds for SaleGrow Beautiful Lotus from Seed The Fun Way There's something magical about dropping a hard little seed into water and watching it crack open, send out a pale green shoot, and slowly unfurl into one of the most beautiful aquatic plants on earth. This packet of 15 randomly hybridized lotus seeds (Nelumbo) from the 'Little Princess' breeding program gives you exactly that experience with a twist. Because these are random hybrids, every seed is a
Grow Beautiful Lotus from Seed — The Fun Way
There's something magical about dropping a hard little seed into water and watching it crack open, send out a pale green shoot, and slowly unfurl into one of the most beautiful aquatic plants on earth. This packet of 15 randomly hybridized lotus seeds (Nelumbo) from the 'Little Princess' breeding program gives you exactly that experience — with a twist. Because these are random hybrids, every seed is a surprise. You won't know the flower color, petal count, or mature size until it blooms. That's the miracle.
What's Inside Each packet contains fifteen (15) freshly harvested, randomly hybridized lotus seeds. These aren't generic lotus seeds from a mass supplier — they come from carefully tended breeding stock, the same nursery that produces named varieties like Princess Harper, Princess Charlotte, and other 'Little Princess' cultivars. Complete growing instructions are available right here on our website so you can get started the day your seeds arrive.
How to Grow Lotus from Seed Growing lotus from seed is one of the most rewarding pond projects you can take on, and it's easier than you think. Visit our detailed growing guide on the website for full step-by-step instructions. Here's the overview:
- Scarify the seed — Use a metal file or sandpaper to carefully remove the hard brown outer seed coat on one end until the cream-colored layer is just visible. This lets water penetrate the shell and activate germination.
- Soak in warm water — Drop your filed seeds into a cup or bowl of warm water (70–90°F) and place in a bright, sunny spot indoors. Change the water every 1–2 days to prevent bacteria.
- Watch them sprout — Most seeds will swell within hours and begin sending out shoots within 1–2 weeks. Once the stem reaches about 4–6 inches with unfurled leaves, they're ready to transplant.
- Plant in a container or pond — Use heavy clay-based soil (not regular potting mix — it floats!) in a wide, shallow container. Keep at least 2–4 inches of water above the soil surface. Place in full sun.
Who Are These Seeds For?
- First-time water gardeners looking for an affordable, fun entry point into growing lotus
- Koi pond owners who want to add beautiful flowering plants to their pond ecosystem
- Experienced lotus growers who enjoy the surprise of growing unnamed hybrids
- Teachers and families — lotus seeds are one of the best hands-on botany projects for kids (they sprout fast and the results are dramatic)
- Container gardeners — many of these hybrids are compact enough to grow in a bowl or small patio container
What to Expect Because these are randomly hybridized seeds, each one is genetically unique. You may get tiny bowl-sized lotus, medium garden lotus, or tall statement plants. Flower colors could range from white to pink to red, and petal counts vary from single to multi-petal. That unpredictability is what makes growing from seed so exciting — and why we call this the "Miracle Packet."
Important Growing Notes
- Lotus seeds need warm water temperatures (above 60°F) to germinate reliably
- Seeds started indoors can be transplanted outdoors once nighttime temperatures are consistently above 60°F
- Lotus grown from seed may not bloom in the first year — the plant focuses on building a strong tuber system, with flowers typically appearing in year two
- Hardy in USDA Zones 4–10 once established
Read full instructions for growing lotus from seeds
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★★★★★ 4
Very accurate view of admission (I worked there); compelling read, enlightening even for people who think they already know
Format: Kindle
I was a Senior Interviewer during my senior year at Wesleyan 1981 and so I worked with many of the main characters in the book. Although the book describes a later time period it rang entirely true to me. The volume of applications...the controlled chaos...the searching for a hook or a champion for an application was very familiar.
At least at Wes it seemed (and seems) that unless one's application has some unusual feature that the school is looking for that year (a particular athlete or a particular musician or a particular tough background that was overcome) the road to admission will be challenging.
An area that did surprise me was the emphasis on the family of the applicant...and the degree to which an applicant was held to a higher standard if their parents were deemed to be college fluent. I guess this makes sense and actually provides a leveling of the playing field but it was surprising none the less.
It may also be surprising to some that these days you don't just need to convince the gatekeepers that you could be successful at the school..you must also show how your presence would enhance the school. This is of course an enormous burden for most teenagers.
Like it or not this is the reality at many "top" schools. If you or your child is applying to college you owe it to yourself to read this book....either to understand the game or to make an informed decision not to play.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013
★★★★★ 5
What is better? The overachieving 6 or underachieving 8?
Format: Hardcover
First, let me say that I thought that this was an excellent book and would recommend it to anyone who is at all interested in the college admissions process. Second, I was surprised at how many of the reviewers seemed shocked--shocked!--that applicants got bonus points for coming from minority backgrounds. Was this some kind of revelation? However one thing that surprised me a little bit is how--even moving beyond race entirely--the more advantages you have had in life, the more disadvantageous it will be for your admissions process. For example, I was unaware that having successful parents would be, in essence, held against you on the theory that more would be expected of you. While other reviewers have (jokingly?) said that they would advise their white kids not to check the "Caucasian" box, I might advise my (still very young) kids to say that their parents have been unemployed their whole life.
I suppose that the main issue which this whole process really boils down to is the following: As a college applicant, is it more important to succeed in life relative to the world around you (i.e. relative to your classmates, to others of your race, to others of your geographical area, to your own parents' life and accomplishments, etc.) or is it more important to succeed absolutely and not on a relative scale. This book clearly informs us that the answer is the former and not the latter. Whether that should be the answer is another question.
For example, say that a student's entire life could be distilled into 2 numbers each on a sliding scale from 1-10. The first number is simply your academic performance (grades, SAT's, course load, etc.) The second number is your background (race, economic circumstances, gender, etc.) In the case of Wesleyan, it seems clear to me that they would rather have a student whose first number was, say, a 6 if his or her second was a 2 (take Mig for example in Steinberg's book) than a student whose first number was an 8 if the second number was a 9 or 10 (take Tiffany Wang for example). Whether that is the right approach is certainly a legitimate issue for discusion and I'm not saying that it's not.
I suppose that one of the things that would be interesting to know (even though one never really can know of course) is whether those numbers will change in the future. For example, if one were to know that Mig would always be a 6 and Tiffany would always be an 8, would that change the analysis as to which is the right approach? I suspect that part of the reason that a school like Wesleyan would favor the overachieving 6 over the underachieving 8 is due to the hope or expectation that those trends will continue in the future and that one day the 6 will actually be ahead of the 8. And maybe that's the way it works. Who knows.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2003
★★★★★ 5
You will find out how a selective private college evaluate and admit students
Format: Paperback
I'm a high school counselor and college advisor. Fifteen years ago when I started my college counseling position, I struggled to understand or explain to students and their parents how a selective private college evaluate and admit students. It was this book that helped me understand the essence of selective private college admissions. Compared to other dry theory books, this book tells the admissions practice as stories that are easy to read, understand, and associate with. I highly recommend this book to students, parents, and new counselors.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
★★★★★ 3
Who edited this mess?!?!?!?
Format: Kindle
This is a very interesting work of nonfiction. I found it intriguing and read it very quickly. I actually got invested in these students and their stories and their journey to get admitted to the college that was right for them. BUT, and this is a big but, this book is so poorly edited, it is disgraceful! If a person were reading this for research purposes, and it could be useful for just that, good luck to them. The dates are all over the place. At one point, the kids are being considered for the class of 2004, then it makes a reference to the current year as 2000, then it reverts back to 2004 for a long while, then it mentions how the kids--currently at their various chosen colleges--reacted to the events of 9/11/01. What the hell? It's very confusing. It makes it very difficult to keep things in context.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2013
★★★★★ 5
Abundant information but needs update
Format: Kindle
I struggled a little when try to decide how many star to give. It's an excellent book and very informative. It feels like I was not reading a college admission advisory book, which very often are dry and mechanical. It feels like reading stories of students and AOs, I got attached and involved emotionally, and really felt for them. But there were abundant information in the book, I was able to use the book to answer most my questions. If you need a list of YESs, Nos, Warnings..., then this is not the book for you. If you need to know what happens during admission process, then this is an excellent book for you. Based on the information in this book, I was able to extract my own conclusions.
The reason I hesitated if I should rate this book as a five stars book is how long ago it was written. A lot has changed. Many aspects stayed same, but many aspects changed. It will be misleading if this is the only guide book you are using. Wish everyone a great college application season.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2015