Need your help fast!!!

[Tropicalfishking]

Just got my order of plants in the mail this morning. I ordered a red tiger lotus!!! My question is how do I plant it? There is one end with a red tube thing coming out...I'm guessing that I plant it that side up???
Thanks to people who respond fast!!

 

[iwantoneofthose]

we planted ours sideways but up probably works just as good...

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

just point that part up.....