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Giant Sunburst lotus seeds, Nelumbo nucifera

Name: Giant Sunburst lotus seeds, Nelumbo nucifera
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These seeds are collected from the lotus Perry's Giant Sunburst, bred by Perry D. Slocum, with a double cream-yellow flower of 25 to 30 cm, and they produce plants close to this cultivar. Its flower stalks rise 120 to 180 cm above the water, and the plant needs a 50 cm container under 30 to 45 cm of water.

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What you receive: lotus Perry's Giant Sunburst seeds, in packets of 4 to 30 depending on the size selected.
Getting started: file the seed coat, then soak the seeds in water at 20 to 25 °C, changed daily.
Space required: a container at least 50 cm across, under 30 to 45 cm of water, for flower stems reaching 120 to 180 cm.
Flower: double, cream-yellow, 25 to 30 cm across, in July and August with repeat blooms through to October.
Overwintering: hardy in USDA zones 4 to 10; the rhizome overwinters underwater provided it does not freeze solid.
Patience required: germination takes a few days, but the first flowering rarely arrives before the second season.

Giant lotus with a cream-yellow flower of 25 to 30 cm, for a large pond

Sunburst giant lotus seeds (Nelumbo nucifera, cultivar Perry's Giant Sunburst) produce plants close to this cultivar, with double cream-yellow flowers of 25 to 30 cm. Intended for a large pond, they need a 50 cm container under 30 to 45 cm of water, for flower stalks of 120 to 180 cm. The first flowering comes in the second season at the earliest.

The Perry's Giant Sunburst bears a flower 25 to 30 cm in diameter, creamy yellow, and doubled with several rows of petals. The flower stems rise 120 to 180 cm above the surface, and the umbrella-like leaves follow the same scale. It is therefore suited to a large pond rather than a planter.

📐 The space it needs

A plant of this size needs a container at least 50 cm in diameter, submerged under 30 to 45 cm of water. If you reduce the pot size you will get leaves without flowers, because the rhizome fills all the space it is given and flowers in proportion. Allow too for the height and the exposure to wind, as a 1.80 m flower stem carrying a 30 cm bloom will topple over on an open, exposed pond. The other, more compact sizes in the range are listed in the aquatic plants collection.

🌡️ From the thermometer to the pond

The timetable is set by the water temperature rather than by dates. Soaking is started indoors, in a heated seedling corner, as soon as you can hold 20 °C in a glass, often in March or April, and moving to the tub waits until the outdoor water reaches 20 °C, which rarely happens before mid-May in a temperate climate. A seedling started too early gives a plantlet that stalls in cold water and gains no head start on the season. Established plants flower from July to early autumn.

File one end

File one end of the seed over a small area until the pale inner layer becomes visible.

Knowing when to stop

Stop filing as soon as you reach the pale layer, without cutting into the kernel that holds the future seedling.

Soak at 20 or 25 °C

The seed soaks in a glass of warm, well-lit water, with the water changed every day.

Repot

The swollen, split seed is pushed approximately 2 cm into the clay.

Feeding a large rhizome from the second season onwards

From the second season onwards, push slow-release aquatic plant fertiliser tablets about 2 cm into the grow medium of the container, at a rate of 6 to 9 tablets per plant. They feed, at the point of contact with the roots, a rhizome that lengthens each year, rather than the open water where algae would take up the nutrients. Applying them in spring covers the season, and it supports the growth that a sufficiently wide container allows.

A cultivar does not come true from seed

These seeds come from a horticultural cultivar, and a cultivar's seed does not reproduce the parent plant faithfully. So expect real variability in colour, in the number of petal rows and in vigour from one seedling to the next, which is a good reason to sow several rather than just one. A plant you like can then be multiplied by dividing the rhizome in spring, and that is the only way to obtain an exact copy.

🌼 Year after year

The first season builds the rhizome and produces leaves, often only a few and of modest size. The second brings the large parasol-shaped leaves and, on a well-lit, well-fed plant, the first flowers. It is from the third season that this cultivar shows its full potential, with flower stalks reaching their full height and a succession of blooms over several weeks. You gain nothing by forcing it in the first two years, since flowering depends first of all on the volume of rhizome built up, and this is precisely why the diameter of the container matters more than fertiliser.

🧺 Repotting and dividing

A lotus is repotted every 2 to 3 years, in early spring, before growth starts. Lift out the root ball, free the rhizome from the clay by rinsing it gently, and look for the segments that carry an intact terminal bud, since this is what will regrow the plant. Break or cut between two nodes, never through a bud, and replant one segment per container, laying it horizontally under 2 cm of grow medium. A rhizome left too long in the same pot ends up curling around itself and injuring itself against the wall, which results in an entire season without flowers.

Technical specifications

The variety

Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera 'Perry's Giant Sunburst'Cultivar developed by Perry D. Slocum
Flower: Cream yellow, 25 to 30 cmDouble, with multiple rows of petals
Stem height: 120 to 180 cmAbove the water surface, leaves included
Flowering: July and AugustWith possible repeat flowering in September and October

At the pond

Water depth: 30 to 45 cmAbove the grow medium, reached gradually
Container: 50 cm in diameterBelow that level, the plant produces leaves and few flowers.
Grow medium: Clay or heavy soilpH between 6.5 and 8, never a proprietary potting compost
Aspect: Full sunAt least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day

The seedling

Scarification: MandatoryAt one end, down to the clear layer, without cutting into the kernel
Soaking water: 20 to 25 °CIn light, renewed every day
Hull slot: 2 to 3 daysIf there's no slit, file it back and repeat the soaking
Hardiness: USDA zones 4 to 10The rhizome overwinters underwater; the container must not freeze solid

To budget for separately

50 cm container: Pond tub or basketIt is what determines the size of the blooms
Heavy grow medium: Clay or garden soilCovered with rounded gravel once the plant is established.

6 further specifications are available in the detailed view.

In the box

1 resealable bag labelled with the variety name
4 to 30 Perry's Giant Sunburst lotus seeds, depending on the size chosen

Water depth, spread, flowering period and hardiness: values published by specialist growers and horticultural databases, retrieved on 20/09/2026. The figures used are the most conservative for metropolitan France.

Four lotus plants to sow, four space requirements

All four are scarified and soaked in the same way. What changes is the space they take up once fully grown.

A large flower needs a large container All four lotus varieties are sown in the same way. It is the available space that decides: a bowl on a terrace and a garden pond do not suit the same plant.

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The space it requires
Height above the water surface	20 à 40 cm	90 to 180 cm	120 to 180 cm	90 to 180 cm
Water depth above the grow medium	5 à 30 cm	15 à 45 cm	30 à 45 cm	15 à 60 cm
Recommended container width	60 cm	60 cm and over	50 cm and over	60 cm and over
What you sow
Origin	Asia, dwarf form	Asia, standard form	Cultivar Sunburst, bred in the United States	North America, species
Flower colour	Pink to white	Pink	Cream yellow	Pale yellow
At the pond
Trained as a bowl or basin shape	Yes	No	No	No
Spreading rhizome to keep contained	No	No	No	Yes

Dwarf bonsai lotus seeds, Nelumbo nucifera

The space it requires

Height above the water surface20 à 40 cm

Water depth above the grow medium5 à 30 cm

Recommended container width60 cm

What you sow

OriginAsia, dwarf form

Flower colourPink to white

At the pond

Trained as a bowl or basin shapeYes

Spreading rhizome to keep containedNo

Sacred pink lotus seeds, Nelumbo nucifera

The space it requires

Height above the water surface90 to 180 cm

Water depth above the grow medium15 à 45 cm

Recommended container width60 cm and over

What you sow

OriginAsia, standard form

Flower colourPink

At the pond

Trained as a bowl or basin shapeNo

Spreading rhizome to keep containedNo

Giant Sunburst lotus seeds, Nelumbo nuciferaRecommended

The space it requires

Height above the water surface120 to 180 cm

Water depth above the grow medium30 à 45 cm

Recommended container width50 cm and over

What you sow

OriginCultivar Sunburst, bred in the United States

Flower colourCream yellow

At the pond

Trained as a bowl or basin shapeNo

Spreading rhizome to keep containedNo

American yellow lotus seeds, Nelumbo lutea

The space it requires

Height above the water surface90 to 180 cm

Water depth above the grow medium15 à 60 cm

Recommended container width60 cm and over

What you sow

OriginNorth America, species

Flower colourPale yellow

At the pond

Trained as a bowl or basin shapeNo

Spreading rhizome to keep containedYes

Heights, depths and colours: horticultural references and specialist growers, recorded on 20/09/2026; yellow lotus colouring from the Flora of North America, on 07/10/2026.

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A packet of seeds travels as a small parcel and is combined at no extra cost with the rest of your order. The exact amount is calculated in the basket. As a plant or living organism, this product is excluded from the right of withdrawal (article L221-28, 4° of the French Consumer Code), because it deteriorates quickly.

Frequently asked questions

6 questions

6 key questions

Does a Sunburst seedling produce the same flower as the parent plant?

Every seedling gives a unique plant. A named variety is normally multiplied by dividing the rhizome, which copies the parent plant. A seedling, on the other hand, recombines and gives flowers that are similar but never identical: the colour and the number of petals vary from one plant to the next.

That is the point of sowing several seeds rather than one: you then choose the plant you like best.

What pot diameter do you need for a 25 cm flower?

Do I really need to scarify the seed?

Which season should you start in?

How long before the first flower?

What happens to the tank in winter?

Growing calendar

Reference points for metropolitan France. With a lotus, it is the water temperature that opens and closes the season, far more than the calendar date.

Stage
Scarification and soaking4 months	Scarification and soaking: no	Scarification and soaking: no	Scarification and soaking: no	Scarification and soaking in April	Scarification and soaking in May	Scarification and soaking in June	Scarification and soaking in July	Scarification and soaking: no	Scarification and soaking: no	Scarification and soaking: no	Scarification and soaking: no	Scarification and soaking: no
Potting up4 months	Potting up: no	Potting up: no	Potting up: no	Potting up: no	Potting up in May	Potting up in June	Potting up in July	Potting up in August	Potting up: no	Potting up: no	Potting up: no	Potting up: no
Raising the water level3 months	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level in June	Raising the water level in July	Raising the water level in August	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level: no	Raising the water level: no
Flowering of established plants4 months	Flowering of established plants: no	Flowering of established plants: no	Flowering of established plants: no	Flowering of established plants: no	Flowering of established plants: no	Flowering of established plants: no	Flowering of established plants in July	Flowering of established plants in August	Flowering of established plants in September	Flowering of established plants in October	Flowering of established plants: no	Flowering of established plants: no
Dormancy, frost-free5 months	Dormancy, frost-free in January	Dormancy, frost-free in February	Dormancy, frost-free in March	Dormancy, frost-free: no	Dormancy, frost-free: no	Dormancy, frost-free: no	Dormancy, frost-free: no	Dormancy, frost-free: no	Dormancy, frost-free: no	Dormancy, frost-free: no	Dormancy, frost-free in November	Dormancy, frost-free in December

KeyScarification and soakingPotting upRaising the water levelFlowering of established plantsDormancy, frost-free

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Growing guidance

Scarification: At one endUntil the pale layer is visible, without cutting into the kernel
Soaking water: 20 to 25 °CIn light, renewed every day
Hull slot: 2 to 3 daysOtherwise file it back and start again
Potting depth: Approx. 2 cmIn the clay, the seed has swollen and split
Final water depth: 30 à 45 cmAbove the grow medium, reached gradually
Container diameter: 50 cmIt is what determines the size and number of flowers.
Aspect: Full sunAt least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day
Flowering: July and AugustRepeat flowering possible through to October
Stem height: 120 to 180 cmAllow for wind exposure on an open terrace
Hardiness: Zones USDA 4 to 10The container must not freeze solid

What you need to know

File one end over a small area and stop as soon as the pale layer appears. Filing beyond that point damages the kernel, which carries the future plant, and the seed will rot when soaked.
Change the water in the glass every day, removing the seeds by hand. In warm, well-lit water, cloudiness sets in within 48 hours and causes the seeds to rot before they can split.
Do not fill the tank with water as soon as you pot up. A few centimetres are enough, and the level is raised only at the pace of the leaves. A young shoot drowned under 30 cm of water exhausts itself before reaching the light.
Choose the largest container you can carry when full. The rhizome spreads horizontally and flowering follows the distance it travels: it is the diameter of the pot, not the variety, that limits most garden lotus plants.
Allow for wind exposure. Stems 150 cm above a pond placed on an exposed terrace will end up flat: position the pond against a wall or choose a heavier model.
Sow several seeds. A named variety seedling produces similar but individually different flowers, and you then keep the plant you prefer.

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