Sacred Lotus Flowers

LOTUS WILL NOW ONLY BE SOLD IN SEASON

DURING SPRING MONTHS

Lotus cannot be shipped after May.

- Lotus are grown from dormant Tubers. Disturbing a lotus during the growing season can kill the plant
(the hollow runners breathe air and breaking runners kills the lotus plant)
- Vegetative reproduction is the only way to genetically keep a hybrid true to name.

Each February the tubers are harvested at the Lotus farm, cleaned & sterilized and set in a giant commercial refrigerator. We ship lotus on a first come first serve basis. Your lotus may come early but is easily kept in the refrigerator until proper planting time (about 50 at night and 75 to 85 in the day). They are shallow, full sun aquatic plants requiring as large a pot as you can provide.

Dwarf or Small Lotus are classified as no larger than 3 feet tall. They can flower in pots as short as 12 or 14 inches wide but remember going wider will result in many more flowers. Dwarf lotus also should not have more than 3 or 4 inches of water above the soil line. Dwarf lotus do great in the pond near the surface and also on a tabletop or sunny patio for the summertime. Lotus are shipped only in spring (March-Early May) as dormant tubers (like a skinny potato) and cannot be moved or transplanted once growing actively. We send wonderful healthy tubers with multiple growth tips and they should certainly bloom the first year planted given you follow the great directions provided in the box with each lotus order.

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