Large Brocade Edge
Plant Description
Da Jin Bian Lotus is a magnificent lotus and a HEAVY BLOOMER! A delicate hint of pink blush over first day flowers, second and third day blooms are pure white and simply divine! Day after day of lovely blooms, all summer long! Da Jin Bian Lotus grows 2 - 4 feet tall, when planted in 14 - 20 inch wide in diameter containers.
White/Medium/Multi-Petal
Planting Instructions
Plant in a wide (14 - 20 inch wide, or wider) container using loam soil. Dig a trench in the top of the soil and gently place the lotus tuber in the trench, cover all but the growth tips with soil and add two to three inches of water above the soil. Replace any water as it evaporates. Place your container outdoors in full sun (8+ hours of sunlight daily). In a week or so, you will have coin leaves growing on the surface of the water, DO NOT fertilize until you have aerial leaves growing out of the water.
Fertilizing Instructions
Once you have aerial leaves growing out of the water, you may fertilize your lotus with four pond tabs per month during the months of June through August. Simply press the pond tabs around the roots of the lotus, being careful not to damage the roots. We recommend Waterlily World Pond Tabs+Humates for robust plants, best bloom and ease of use.
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 own loam soil by mixing these two ingredients together
- 2/3 Inorganic Topsoil (Little or no organic material added)
- 1/3 Pool Filter Sand
Mix together thoroughly with a little water. Your soil should clump when squeezed. If your soil is mixed properly, it will not muddy your pond water.
You can purchase inexpensive bags of inexpensive / poor Topsoil at Lowes or Home-Depot. Good soil clumps together as a ball in your hand with only a little moisture.
Don't buy brands like Scott's or Miracle-Gro, as they will contain too much organic matter that can foul your water. Buy an unbranded bag of topsoil instead.
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!
