Little Scarlet Peach Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera ‘Xiao Fei Tao’ — bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Bright and beautiful, 'Little Scarlet Peach' sometimes has green petaloids edged with pink in the center of the flower which adds tremendous ornamental value. Perfect for growing in a small bowl!

At a glance

• Flower color: Light Red
• Flower type: Multi-petal, more than 50 petals
• Plant height: Bowl, up 13” tall
• Container: 10” 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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