Shine Miniature Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera ‘Yao Guang’ — bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Highly recommended

At a glance

• Flower color: Brilliant Red
• Flower type: Single Petal, less than 25 petals petals
• Plant height: Bowl, less than 18" tall
• Container: 10” and wider, 6”-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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