How to plant a dwarf water lily?

[AquaEmptiness]

Hello, I got this dwarf water lily from Marcus Fish Tanks, but I don't know what to do with it exactly. Is this many different plants? Should I separate them? It's currently sitting gently on the substrate (which I would need to make much deeper if I need to plant the lily in it.)
It doesn't look like the ones I find online (which have long stems, few roots, and few leaves).

Ps. Excuse the whitish water.

 

[Mike1995]

You can either just leave the bulb sit there, it will grow roots and anchor itself or plant the bulb about 1/2 way in. You don't want to completely bury it.

 

[AquaEmptiness]

A low effort approach. Perfect. Then it's done!

Thank you

 

[trahana]

Nice! Perfect advice on planting too. For care, don’t be afraid to trim dying leaves, my dwarf lilies sprout new leave twice a week or more! The leaves are fragile so food that sits on them causes them to root, when that happens clip the leaf off. Leaf to big? Clip it. They grow very well, and are hard to kill.

 

[Mike1995]

Another tip I find beneficial with both tiger lotus and dwarf lillies is, if you don't want the tubers and leaves growing to the top of the aquarium, keep them trimmed, and the plant will almost "learn" to grow in the bottom half of the tank. I let mine go in my 25g cube and 90g and they both just started growing tubers all over the place.

 

[AquaEmptiness]

Alright, I'll keep an eye on the leaves. As it's new, many can still die, and I don't have a very clear idea of what healthy looking leaves look like. And thanks for the trimming advice. I have a habit of letting things run their course.