Live Water Lilies Rhizomes (Tubers) | Pre-Grown Hardy Lilies in White, Red, Yellow, Pink (Red)

Received 4 tubers in a sealed bag with air that kept the moisture in and they were all firm (no slime or soft spots) although all leaves were busted up. I put them in a container of water until planting (was waiting on aquatic media & fertilizer to arrive). The tuber sizes varied (3-5" length, 0.5-1" crown width) but all were alive.One tip I learned is to use sand to cover the dirt or just put a rock on the non-growing end of the tuber (as pea gravel can actually end up killing the growth whereas with sand it will push through).There's about 5" water covering the lilies and they are getting about 4-5 hours of sun. Where I live, it's still 85-90F in Sep and OctI got these on Monday, planted on Tuesday. By Friday, one tuber had a lily pad on top of the water while the rest had 2-4 leaves growing at the crown.In regards to all the negative reviews:The posting & description is accurate as both say it's a tuber/rhizome you're getting. The photo is just so you know what the flower will look like. Thank you to the folks that posted pix of their flowers blooming confirming the photos in the listing are what you get as a final result.Ironically it was 2 star review that showed a nice clear photo of the tuber with green leaves/growth that convinced me to buy (as well as the return/refund policy adheres to amazon's at this time of writing and someone saying customer service was great if you had to contact them).For me the price was worth it, I would buy again. The local nursery rarely has stock but if they do, a fully grown lily is $25 each. My neighbor spent $45 at HomeDepot for a lily that looked like the orange one here.Update with photos:1st is 3 days after planting2nd is 2 weeks3rd and 4th is 1 mo.So many lily pads it over crowded my bowl and ended up putting 2 lilies into my lotus pond. Divided one tuber since it had so many crowns. So now I have 5 plants. Note: Some of the leaves got torn from the rain water falling off from my roof.

Never bloomed

All you are buying is a 6” stub; not a plant. Living? I guess but the advertisement implied more of a pant than a stub. Went to return it but the return goes through the plant seller and you have to pay $6.00 to return ship it when the original cost was only $13.00. So stuck with plant.Now know to look for how returns work prior to buying on Amazon.Suggest stay away from this item/company.

Love my plants

Looks great in my pond and grew fast. Adds a nice touch to my pond.