Mo Hong Black Red Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera ‘Mo Hong’ — large pond lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Black red. This is the one everyone has been waiting for!!

At a glance

• Flower color: Very Dark Red
• Flower type: Few-Petal, less than 25 petals
• Plant height: Tall, 4' or taller
• Container: 24" in diameter or larger, 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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