Nanjing Noble - Huge Flowered Lotus (Bare Root)

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

Liu Chao Yu Ye. Nanjing Noble has a classically shaped very large single-petal flower which is pale green on the first day. It changes to a beautiful extra light yellow flower with very elongated petals and a beautiful bright golden center. The stamen are a particularly bright and charming orange when at their peak!

At a glance

• Flower color: White/extra light yellow with gold
• Flower type: Single or Few Petals, 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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