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 ‘Xiezhua Hong’ — bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.
Red seed pods. Best seller! Always a heavy bloomer! A great lotus in every way - a uniformly shaped plant that produces multiple flowers throughout the summer. Unique red seed pods which are a beautiful addition to floral arrangements are an added bonus.
At a glance
- Flower color: Red
- Flower type: Multi-petal, more than 50 petals
- Plant height: Exquisite of Bowl Lotus/Small, 12"-20"
- 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.
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