Lotus flower colors include white, red, pink, yellow, lavender and blue. Blooming from early to late summer, they are one of the most majestic aquatic plants you can grow. Lotus is not surprisingly the national flower of India. This way you can move it at will and fertilize it much easier. For soil you can buy soil made especially for pond plants, or use a heavy topsoil or clay. Do not use garden soil or anything with peat moss or too much organic material because some of this material will float in the water and soil too high in organic matter will tend to make your newly planted seeds or tubers rot.
You can however use a small amount of compost in your soil. Blend well before adding water. The bottom part of a live lotus plant including the roots is called a tuber. When you purchase a live lotus plant online or from a mail-order nursery, you will get a tuber or tubers. But the flower also has a fascinating will to live. A lotus seed can withstand thousands of years without water, able to germinate over two centuries later. The flower also blooms in the most unlikely of places such as the mud of murky river water in Australia or Southern Asia.
Not only does it find sanctuary in the muck, but due to the waxy protection layer on its petals, its beauty is blithely unaffected when it re-blooms each morning. It continues to resurrect itself, coming back just as beautiful as it was last seen. With such refusal to accept defeat, it's almost impossible not to associate this flower with unwavering faith.
Although cultures have largely dubbed the lotus as a spiritual figurehead, it is most emblematic of the faith within ourselves. It is particularly what the Buddhist proverb, aims to edify; living life with unwavering faith, as the lotus does, ensures the most beautiful revivals.
The Scene. Type keyword s to search. Getty Images. Their beautiful flowers can grow up to a foot wide and come in a variety of colors — white, pink, red, yellow or cream. Though they look tropical, these aquatic plants are actually perennials. Lotuses love — and need — the sun and heat in order to reach their fullest potential. Though they certainly are able to bloom in partially shaded situations, the water temperature must be warm enough for them — between 75 and 87 degrees.
The lotus will meet its enemy, however, in humidity. This aquatic plant will not fare well in humid conditions. Water Lotuses thrive in warm climates, requiring at least 5 to 6 hours of sun a day.
They will grow with less, but they will not bloom as well, and their foliage may be stunted. Cloudy, cool areas such as the Pacific Northwest do not provide a hospitable environment for these sun-worshipping aquatics. In order to truly thrive, they need full, day-long sunlight. Many people find the lotus an intimidating aquatic plant to handle. They are, however, quite simple to grow — almost as easy as water lilies , though they do require more care and patience. Handle them with extreme care so as not to break off the eye, or the pointed tip of the tuber from where the leaves will eventually grow.
It is important to know the lotus will not grow properly if the eye is damaged in any way. Warmth is essential to growing the lotus from the very beginning. Keeping the tuber too cold may cause it to rot before it takes root, so take care to keep it warm. It helps to keep the tuber floating in pond water for two weeks a little less is okay in a warm, sunny place before planting it. Once the lotus tuber is ready for planting, you must choose a location.
It should be planted in a sunny spot, away from flowing water, and in a space that is proportional to the size and number of lotus to be grown. Larger lotus varieties need large areas in pond or water gardens, while smaller lotus varieties will thrive in smaller areas. Next, choose a pot. Because lotuses grow to the size of the area in which they are planted, containers will prevent them from sprawling out of control and taking over, as would happen if they were planted loose in any pond or water garden.
On that note, choose the size of the container carefully, as they will size themselves to their container. Use the deepest pot possible to decrease the chances that they will jump over the side and grow further out into the pond than intended.
Use the largest, roundest container that will fit in the desired space. Standard-size lotus grow well in containers that are 3 to 4 feet in diameter, while smaller or dwarf-size lotuses can be planted in smaller, bushel-size vessels.
Again, though, the largest and deepest possible pot is preferred. Fill the chosen pot with soil, leaving 3 to 4 inches remaining at the top. The best possible soil is amended soil, or soil with material added to it to improve its physical properties.
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