Flame Clouds Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera ‘Yan Xia’ — bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

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At a glance

• Flower color: Soft Red
• Flower type: Single or Few Petals, less than 20 petals
• Plant height: Bowl/Small, 16" - 24"
• Container: 10” and wider, 7”-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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