Special Notes on Lotus Tubers
Important Note on Shipping Lotus: Lotus orders come from a special, limited-availability, farm and because of this cannot be combined with other products for shipping. Shipping is a flat $18.00 regardless of the number of tubers ordered
Limited Time & Limited Quantities: Lotus are harvested during winter dormancy and shipped bare root, March 15 - Early May Only. Orders ship Mon-Wed of each week and are weather-dependent. Please allow extra delivery time if the order is placed Wed-Sun or during extreme temperatures.
How to Plant & Care for Lotus
Description
Nelumbo nucifera — bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.
Do you want Lots of flowers? This is the one!
Named hybrid. A colossally phenomenal new, itsy bitsy, teeny tiny, little love bug of a lotus!
'Lady Bug' is a bright red little powerhouse that blooms almost non-stop (really, it's true) all summer long. The picture shows a normal pot of 'Lady Bug' after it has had time to get established. And it will stay tiny even when planted in a larger, wider pot as long as the pot is not deep. This is an exquisite of bowl lotus that is as hardy, vibrant and easy to grow as a larger lotus!
We chose the name 'Lady Bug' to honor the beneficial, bright red little lady bugs that we find all over our nursery working non-stop to help keep our lotus healthy.
At a glance
- Flower color: Bright Red
- Flower type: Single or Few Petals, less than 20 petals
- Plant height: Exquisite of Bowl Lotus (Micro, Mini), 6"-12" tall
- Container: 6" and wider, 4"-10" deep
As a bowl lotus, this one settles at 2 to 12 inches of water over the crown 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 lotus planting instructions.
Browse more red lotus or see every bowl and miniature lotus we carry.
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