Book Boy Mini Lotus Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera — bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Nelum bo nucifera. Book Boy is perfect for growing as a miniature but really performed well in our 10"wide x 7"high pot where it flowers well and produces good rhizomes. Perfect for a small niche in your pond or in a pot on your patio!

Do you want to grow this one as a mini lotus?

At a glance

• Flower color: Soft Red
• Flower type: Single or Few Petals, less than 20 petals
• Plant height: Bowl/Mini, under 13"
• Container: 8" and wider, 4"- 7" deep

As a bowl lotus, this one settles at 2 to 12 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.

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Growing it as a micro lotus

This cultivar will also grow as a micro lotus in a smaller container. Add “TO BE GROWN IN SMALL POT” in the comment box at checkout and we will pot it accordingly.