Smiling Flower - Exquisite Classic Beauty!

Nelumbo nucifera   Flower Color: Versicolor Plant Height: Tall, 48” and taller Flower Type: Single Petal, less than 25 petals Pot Size: 18” and wider, 10”-18” deep Showstopper! Huge Flowers!  We highly recommend this one! Clear, pure white tipped in dark pink which washes down the petals with breathtaking beauty-- as classic and elegant you could ever desire! The flowers on a mature plant are very large and this variety blooms well, often in multiples. The rhizomes are large and grow quickly --it is one of the first with aerial leaves every year. How do I fertilize lotus? When do I begin to fertilize lotus? Wait until the lotus plant has several floating leaves or begins to put up aerial leaves before adding fertilizer. Choose a good fertilizer such as Pondtabbs or Landon’s Aquatic Fertilizer and follow the instructions carefully. The amount of fertilizer to use is usually based on the size of the pot and the amount of soil in the pot. For example, most of the small tablets are added at a ratio of 1-2 tablets per gallon of soil in the pot. Once the lotus has started to grow vigorously tablets can be added every 2-3 weeks. Stop fertilizing in late summer to allow the lotus to use up all the fertilizer in the pot before going dormant. This encourages the lotus to form better rhizomes.