Lotus Large Pot
$95.00 / LG
Lotus ·
Description
Lotus is a aquatic / marginal plant suited to full sun to part sun and wet conditions. It offers green color in summer.
Benefits
Turns pond edges and wet spots into intentional garden moments with seasonal color. Keeps beds lively through the main outdoor season. Supports a more active, living garden with flowers that pollinators can use. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Straight species; aquatic or marginal plant; showy flowers mid-summer; matures about 1 - 3 ft tall
Usage/Use
Water garden / pond planting
| Nelumbo nucifera | |
| Lotus | |
| No | |
| Best grown in full sun to part sun with wet moisture. | |
| Full Sun to Part Sun; Wet moisture; Pond planting media or consistently wet soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Asia | |
| Not Native to North America | |
| Yes | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 10 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–10; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Sun | |
| High Organic | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 1 - 3 ft |
| Yes | |
| Longtime | |
| Mid-Summer | |
| None | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Bees | |
| Aquatic area | |
| Water Garden | |
| Flower Interest | |
| Water Garden | |
| Upright | |
| Average | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Very Wet Soil | |
| Moist to wet / pond edge | |
| Keep soil consistently wet or submerged according to plant type. | |
| Low | |
| Place at the recommended pond depth, remove spent foliage, and divide or thin as needed to control spread. |