Splendid Sunset Lotus (Bare Root)

Nelumbo nucifera — medium lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Shao Ban Jin Xia. The golden summer sun sinks low on the horizon and mesmerizing swaths of red and pink linger in the sky signaling that another perfect day has ended.

'Splendid Sunset' will bring you the same feeling of joy as it boasts a lovely yellow flower with golden stamen and long slender petals lightly blushed with dark pink. This stunning variety looks very much like our bestselling 'Sunrise Brocade' but it is larger both in plant height and flower size. ''Splendid Sunset' also has a few more long graceful petals on each flower than 'Sunrise Brocade'. Both are truly unique and beautiful cultivars.

At a glance

• Flower color: Versicolor
• Flower type: Single or Few Petals, less than 20 petals
• Plant height: Medium, 24'-47"
• Container: 18" and wider, 10"-18" deep

As a medium lotus, this one settles at 6 to 18 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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