Heartthrob Lotus (Bare Root)

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

This lotus will definitely make your heart go pitty-pat!

Heartthrob has very large flowers that are a rich red on the first day changing to one of the most beautiful dark pink flowers that we grow by day three. The elongated petals with pointed tips look like a star when viewed from above. The trumpet-shaped green receptacle is surrounded by orange stamen with milky white appendages.

At a glance

• Flower color: Red
• Flower type: Single or Few, less than 20 petals
• Plant height: Tall, 48" and taller
• Container: 20" and wider, 12"-18" 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.

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