Ruby Gardner Lotus is a lovely pink and white lotus with few-petaled flowers of the classic, single petal variety. This lotus needs to be planted in a very wide container (24 inches wide or wider) OR an earth bottom pond. This lotus was found in an heirloom pond in Northern Alabama and was named for the pond owner, Mrs. Ruby Gardner. This is a tall lotus and will grow to 48 inches or taller when grown in an earth bottom pond or a very wide container.