{"product_id":"susans-spicy-sparkle","title":"Susan's Spicy Sparkle Lotus (Bare Root)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNelumbo nucifera\u003c\/em\u003e 'Susan's Spicy Sparkle', large pond lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSusan's Spicy Sparkle is hard to miss. The flowers are a saturated dark red to hot magenta-red, full and layered, with broad pointed outer petals and smaller ruffled ones that curl and twist toward the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle is a golden-yellow seedpod ringed with pale, pearl-like stamens, a bright contrast against all that red. In strong sun the finely veined petals shift between hot pink, crimson and deep red, so the flower can look like it changes color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt blooms often for a flower this elaborate, so you get repeat displays through the season. It's named for Susan on our nursery team, who's known for her smile and her laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brilliant red\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multi-petal, more than 50 petals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant height:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tall, 48\" and up\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\" and wider, 10\"-18\" deep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a \u003cstrong\u003elarge pond lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e, this one settles at \u003cstrong\u003e12 to 24 inches of water over the crown\u003c\/strong\u003e once established. Start a new tuber under 2 to 4 inches and raise the level as it pushes aerial leaves, with the growing tip left uncovered. Pot size, soil and the rest of the method are in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/playitkoi.com\/blogs\/pond-plants-aquascaping-aesthetics-functionality\/play-it-koi-bare-root-plants-planting-instructions#lotus-large\" title=\"Lotus planting instructions by size class\"\u003elotus planting instructions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/playitkoi.com\/collections\/red-lotus\" title=\"Red Lotus Plants\"\u003ered lotus\u003c\/a\u003e or see every \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/playitkoi.com\/collections\/large-pond-lotus\" title=\"Large Pond Lotus\"\u003elarge pond lotus\u003c\/a\u003e we carry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TMC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50551325491270,"sku":"2SuSSLBR-TMC","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1287\/3545\/files\/Hybrid18DoubleRed6-3-20_1.jpg?v=1790985662","url":"https:\/\/playitkoi.com\/es\/products\/susans-spicy-sparkle","provider":"Play It Koi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}