Crab Claws Red Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera ‘Xiezhua Hong’ — bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Red seed pods. Best seller! Always a heavy bloomer! A great lotus in every way - a uniformly shaped plant that produces multiple flowers throughout the summer. Unique red seed pods which are a beautiful addition to floral arrangements are an added bonus.

At a glance

• Flower color: Red
• Flower type: Multi-petal, more than 50 petals
• Plant height: Exquisite of Bowl Lotus/Small, 12"-20"
• Container: 6" and wider, 4"-10" 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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