Lotus, water lilies and lotus seeds

Q: When will my lotus be shipped?

Lotus are shipped as bare rhizomes from 1 April to 15 June only. An order placed outside this period is recorded as a pre-order and shipped at the start of the following season.

Q: Under what depth of water should a lotus be planted?

It depends on the variety and is measured above the soil in the pot: about 30 cm for a large lotus such as High Cotton, 10 to 20 cm for a dwarf lotus such as Huohua. Each product page gives the value for its variety.

Q: How do I germinate lotus seeds?

File the shell at one end down to the pale layer, without cutting into the kernel, then soak the seed in the light in water at 20 to 25 °C, renewed every day. The shell splits within 2 to 3 days; if not, file again and repeat.

Q: What temperature does a lotus need?

For the sacred lotus, summer growth requires water at 21 to 24 °C; any cooler and the plant stalls. The rhizome overwinters submerged, below the ice.

Q: How many water lilies should I plan per pond?

Work from the surface area: a Gold Medal water lily covers about 1 m² and is planted on its own in a 14 L basket. A pond with 3 m² of open surface therefore takes three.

Q: How should a potted lotus be fertilised?

With slow-release tablets pushed into the soil: 6 to 9 per plant for a large lotus such as High Cotton, at planting and then every spring, and 2 to 3 in spring for a dwarf lotus.

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Water lily seeds: Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lotus)

Blue water lily seeds Nymphaea caerulea

From $11.33

Bonsai lotus seeds Nelumbo nucifera dwarf — white flower with pale pink petals and a batch of seeds to scarify before growing

Dwarf bonsai lotus seeds, Nelumbo nucifera

From $6.75

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Dark brown sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera seeds in a small pile, beside an open pink lotus flower

Sacred pink lotus seeds, Nelumbo nucifera

From $6.75

Sagittaria montevidensis seeds – giant arrowhead seeds for pond and marsh

Arrowhead seeds, Sagittaria montevidensis

$8.59

Giant lotus Sunburst Nelumbo nucifera seeds — large cream-yellow flower and batch of black seeds to be scarified

Giant Sunburst lotus seeds, Nelumbo nucifera

From $6.75

Cyperus Papyrus seeds – seeds to grow Egyptian papyrus in ponds

Papyrus seeds, Cyperus papyrus

$8.59

American yellow lotus Nelumbo lutea seeds — bright yellow flower and batch of black seeds to be scarified before sowing

American yellow lotus seeds, Nelumbo lutea

From $6.75

Thalia dealbata seeds

$8.59

Flower of the Lutea lotus, creamy white to pale yellow, yellow receptacle surrounded by stamens, beaded with water droplets

Lotus Lutea

$56.09

Bright red flower of the Fei Hong lotus, known as Scarlet Lady, with numerous petals, resting on a large green leaf

Lotus Fei Hong (Scarlet Lady)

$56.09

White flower of the High Cotton lotus with many crinkled petals, among the large leaves

Lotus High Cotton

$44.64

Close-up of the pink flower of the Seok-Kyung lotus, green receptacle surrounded by golden stamens, in front of its leaves

Lotus Seok-Kyung

$37.20

Carmine red flower of the Zhong Guo Hong Beijing lotus wide open, beaded with water droplets

Lotus Zhong Guo Hong Beijing

$78.98

Double white-green flower of the Yu Tang Jin Ma lotus, golden stamens around a bright green receptacle

Nelumbo Yu Tang Jin Ma

$44.64

Pale yellow double flowers of the Moling Qiuse lotus with ruffled petals, above the round leaves

Nelumbo Moling Qiuse

$44.64

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The collection mainly features lotus, sold as rhizomes or seeds, along with marginal plants to sow. Choose a lotus first by its mature size. Large plants such as High Cotton lotus rise 1.20 to 1.50 m above the water and need a pot of at least 20 L in the first season, then a 150 L container, under about 30 cm of water. Dwarf lotus, such as Huohua, grow no taller than 20 to 30 cm and are happy in a 10 to 20 L pot under 10 to 20 cm of water.

Rhizomes are shipped from 1 April to 15 June; an order placed outside this period is taken as a pre-order and ships at the start of the following season. Lotus seeds are scarified at one end, then soaked in water at 20 to 25 °C renewed every day. The hardy Gold Medal water lily is submerged under 20 to 60 cm of water and covers about 1 m². Osmocote tablets feed potted lotus and water lilies. The article Growing lotus in aquaponics explains their place in a system.

Frequently asked questions

When will my lotus be shipped?

Under what depth of water should a lotus be planted?

How do I germinate lotus seeds?

What temperature does a lotus need?

How many water lilies should I plan per pond?

How should a potted lotus be fertilised?

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