Green Love - Lucky Green Lotus (Bare Root)

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

Non-Stop Blooming. The bud and 1st day flower of Green Love are, indeed, green! The flower is definitely tulip-shaped and only relaxes to fully open around the 3rd day and even then there is green at the tip of the petals. Massive flower production for us here at the nursery and it even threw a double-headed flower this summer (see picture below). The flowers are high up over the leaves.

At a glance

• Flower color: Green/Yellow
• Flower type: Single or Few Petals, less than 20 petals
• Plant height: Small/Medium, 24'-47"
• Container: 12" and wider, 7"-10" deep

As a dwarf 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.