How To Get A Water Lily To Bloom. Use a mesh aquatic basket lined with hessian to stop the compost escaping. Grow the lily plants in a cool room until theyre ready for bloom then move them to a room where the temperature stays between 70 and 75 F.
Water lilies must have a minimum of ten inches of water over the soil surface in order to bloom. Larger varieties will grow quite well in up to four feet of water. Use a mesh aquatic basket lined with hessian to stop the compost escaping.
When this happens remove the baggie with the seed pod and seeds from your pond.
All you need to do is water it at least once a week and try to keep the soil moist as often as possible. Larger varieties will grow quite well in up to four feet of water. Waterlilies are very sun dependent so should be placed in as much sun as possible. Waterlilies need sun to flower.