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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Fruit: Showy
Other: Used in dried flower arrangements.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Water gardens
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Flowers
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Lotus
  • Sacred Water Lotus

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Location: Surabaya Indonesia
Date: 2013-11-18
Location: my garden, Sarasota FL
Date: 2016-06-29
Blooms open wide in full sun, but close to the cup shape in the s
Location: my garden, Sarasota FL
Date: 2011-07-08
My flowers stayed in the cup or tulip shape, lovely scent
Location: my garden, Sarasota FL
Date: 2011-07-08
Location: My house Nacogdoches, Tx
Date: Summer
Location: My house Nacogdoches, Tx
Date: Summer
Location: Surabaya Indonesia
Date: 2013-11-20
Location: Surabaya Indonesia
Date: 2013-11-17
Comments:
  • Posted by dyzzypyxxy (Sarasota, Fl) on Aug 22, 2014 4:04 PM concerning plant:
    This Lotus is perfect for growing in a half-barrel or very small pond or water garden. It stays about 2ft tall, and has lovely delicate fragrant flowers. Blooms well with full sun, but the bloom on mine petered out by August when some shade intruded. Feed generously with a tablet fertilizer meant for water plants. As with all Lotus, be extremely careful with the fragile tubers when planting or transplanting. If they break, they will rot and die.

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