Plant Description
Pulse Feelings Lotus is an exquisite lotus from bud to bloom. The flowers on this incredible lotus are pure perfection! Elegant flowers are breathtaking and the color is heavenly! Blooms earlier than most lotus and the delicate purple veining adds to the intricate detail on this ethereal specimen! Tall/Versicolor/Multi-Petal
Planting Instructions
Plant in a wide, no holes container using loam soil. Fill 2/3 of your wide, no holes container with loam soil. Dig a shallow trench across the surface of the soil. Place your lotus tuber in the trench. Cover all but the growth tips with an inch of soil. Gently add 4 - 5 inches of water above the soil in the container. Place your lotus container where it will receive at least 8 - 12 hours of sunlight daily. DO NOT fertilize until you have aerial leaves growing out of the water.
Fertilizing Instructions
Fertilize after aerial leaves are present. Use a slow release fertilizer like 'Waterlily World Fertilizer Tabs'. Press the tabs into the soil near the roots of your lotus, taking care not to damage the roots. Fertilize once each month throughout the growing/blooming season, June through September, making the last dose of fertilizer in early September. This will allow your lotus to go into dormancy naturally.
Please follow our complete lotus planting instructions included in your lotus shipment.
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!
