American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea)
I really would like to grow these in my pond. My pond is about 3 1/2 feet deep and has a mud bottom on one end. The mud is about 6 inches deep. There is liner under that. I am thinking that is too deep for the lotus? Also the temp there that deep would be cool and they would not grow? I'm not sure how to fix this. I originally put a small kiddie pool, filled it with average clay like soil and filled the pond, after filling (or as I was filling) I had to level one end more than I thought and it made that end of the pond about a foot deeper than I wanted originally. The only way to fix that is to drain it all, scoop out the dirt and remove the pool. Will it hurt anything if I leave it for now? And just take it out in a couple of years when I do a big cleaning? Are there any lilies that will live at that depth?
