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 — medium lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.
Shao Ban Jin Xia. The golden summer sun sinks low on the horizon and mesmerizing swaths of red and pink linger in the sky signaling that another perfect day has ended.
'Splendid Sunset' will bring you the same feeling of joy as it boasts a lovely yellow flower with golden stamen and long slender petals lightly blushed with dark pink. This stunning variety looks very much like our bestselling 'Sunrise Brocade' but it is larger both in plant height and flower size. ''Splendid Sunset' also has a few more long graceful petals on each flower than 'Sunrise Brocade'. Both are truly unique and beautiful cultivars.
At a glance
- Flower color: Versicolor
- Flower type: Single or Few Petals, less than 20 petals
- Plant height: Medium, 24'-47"
- Container: 18" and wider, 10"-18" deep
As a medium lotus, this one settles at 6 to 18 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.
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