Sunflower Face to the Sun 13 Lotus (Bare Root)

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

Kui Hua Xiang Yang 13. 'Sunflower Face to the Sun 13' is uniquely colored little lotus perfectly suited for a small bowl on your patio or for placement in front of taller lotus in your pond. The luminous flowers are very pretty pink and there are often green-tipped yellow petals in the center. When the flower is fully open the petals spread into airy layers giving the flower extra visual impact!

At a glance

• Flower color: Versicolor
• Flower type: Multi-petal, more than 50 petals
• Plant height: Small, 18"-24"
• Container: 12" and wider, 8"-14" deep

As a dwarf 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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Growing it as a micro lotus

This cultivar will also grow as a micro lotus in a smaller container. Add “TO BE GROWN IN SMALL POT” in the comment box at checkout and we will pot it accordingly.