Decorated Lantern Lotus
Dwarf / Changeable colors!

Decorated Lantern Lotus has BREATHTAKING, semi-double flowers that go from rosy-red to white with red tips. Golden-yellow receptacles and stamens add to the elegance of this lotus specimen. Decorated Lantern is an exquisite addition for any pond or patio and grows 1 - 2 feet tall.

Dwarf/Changeable/Semi-Double

Plant in wide containers with loam soil and 2 - 4  inches of water over tuber.
Once the lotus is established, fertilize it monthly with fertilizer tabs.
Place in full sun, outdoors. Lotus need 8+ hours of strong sunlight to grow and bloom.

What Is Loam Soil?

Loam soil is a good mixture of Topsoil and Sand

If you are lucky enough to have good topsoil in your backyard, by all means, use your topsoil. All you will have to do is add fertilizer. If you are not so lucky--and your backyard is sand or heavy red or yellow clay, you can mix up a batch of loam soil.

 You can create your loam soil by mixing these two ingredients

• 2/3  Inorganic Topsoil (Little or no organic material added)
• 1/3  Pool Filter Sand

 Mix thoroughly with a little water. The soil should clump when squeezed. If the soil is mixed properly, it will not muddy the pond water.

Don't buy brands like Scott's or Miracle-Gro, as they contain too much organic matter that can foul your water. Instead, buy an unbranded bag of topsoil.

You can purchase Pool Filter Sand at any store that sells pool supplies.

Loam soil is well-suited for all aquatic plants (except oxygenators). Oxygenators rarely need to be planted, just anchored in the substrate or in a container filled with sand or 1/8-inch pea gravel.

Sand holds little water but does allow for aeration and drainage.

Some DO's and DON'TS regarding Aquatic Planting Soil  

DO NOT use potting soils ( as they are too light and will float right out of the pot). Potting Soil has organic material that will rot and foul your water!

DO NOT add too much-composted material (as it is too rich in organic matter, and it will ferment underwater and destroy the ecology of your pond).

DO NOT use 100% calcined clay as there is no nutritional value in calcined clay.

DO NOT add rocks, stones or pebbles to the top of your planting container as this will inhibit the growth of your plants. Plants do not grow in rocks and stones in nature!

DO NOT purchase API Aquatic Planting Media or Microbe-lift Aquatic Planting Media as these products are NOT suitable for waterlilies, lotus or most other pond plants. They are suitable for submerged grasses ONLY!