Lotus - Garden Ideas & Outdoor Decor

Light:

Sun

Type:

Water

Height:

3 to 8 feet

Width:

2-6 feet wide

Flower Color:

Pink,
White

Foliage Color:

Chartreuse/Gold

Seasonal Features:

Summer Bloom

Special Features:

Cut Flowers,
Fragrance,
Good for Containers

Zones:

5-9

how to grow Lotus

Propagation

Division

more varieties for Lotus

Baby Doll lotus

(Nelumbo ‘Baby Doll’) offers white blooms on a dwarf plant sized just right for container water gardens. Zones 3-10

Double Rose lotus

(Nelumbo ‘Rosea Plena’) is a gorgeous variety that unfurls fully double, rich rose flowers. The plants grow 6 feet tall and wide. Zones 4-11

Momo Botan lotus

(Nelumbo ‘Momo Botan’) bears huge magenta flowers that stay open for days and appear in summer and fall. It grows 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 4-11

Mrs. Perry D. Slocum lotus

(Nelumbo ‘Mrs. Perry D. Slocum’) offer attractive blooms that start out pink with a touch of yellow and change to yellow with a pink blush. The plants grow 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Zones 4-11

Sacred lotus

(Nelumbo nucifera) features broad white petals tipped in rose pink that radiate around a central crown of golden seedpod fringed in gold stamens. The plant grows 5 feet wide. Zones 4-10

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