Beauty Makeup Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera — large pond lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Pretty as a picture. Beauty Makeup is a medium-sized plant with very large dark pink flowers. The outstanding color and large size of the flower is perfect if you need a a smaller plant but want spectacular large blooms.

At a glance

• Flower color: Dark Pink
• Flower type: Single, less than 20 petals
• Plant height: 24-36" tall
• Container: 16-20" wide, 7-12" deep

As a large pond lotus, this one settles at 12 to 24 inches of water over the crown once established — start a new tuber under 2 to 4 inches and raise the level as it pushes aerial leaves, with the growing tip left uncovered. Pot size, soil and the rest of the method are in the lotus planting instructions.