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.
Hybridized by Ganesh Anandhakrishnan. Get ready for flower over-load! This buttery yellow gem of a lotus was hybridized by our friend, Ganesh, in India. It survived a long and perilous journey around the world and arrived so late in the growing season of 2020 that we didn't know if it would make through that first winter. 'Butterscotch' didn't just survive, it thrived! It is now our pleasure to offer it to American growers. 'Butterscotch' is just as yummy as its name. The lotus grows to a medium height in our pots and produces multi-petal yellow flowers with a brilliant green receptacle for contrast. Blooming starts early and extends throughout the summer. We highly recommend this lotus variety!
At a glance
- Flower color: Yellow
- Flower type: Multi-petal, more than 50 petals
- Plant height: Medium, 2'-4'
- Container: 14"-24" wide, 10'-16" 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.
Browse more yellow lotus or see every medium lotus we carry.
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