Lotus not flowering
Zsuzsanna Szugyi
8 years ago
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Lotus help.... flowers anytime soon?
Comments (13)I gave my cousin, who lives in a very hot central TX, a lotus for her large koi pond about 5 yrs ago. (she gets full sun at the pond) She has had beautiful foliage for years, but no blooms. They multiply like crazy and have been divided. I checked this site and advised her to fertilize more. No blooms yet. We have experimented with different depths in the pond several pots. This year I told her to "over" fertilize to see what happens.(3 stakes per plant every 2wks)...so far....more beautiful foliage. The regular water lilies are doing great and blooming very well. My Thai friend who grew lotus from seed and for sale had told me about fertilizing....she had blooming lotus in shallow ponds, lotus bowls, and 3 gal buckets all over the yard...all blooming and I know she did not fret this much to get them to bloom. Any ideas? Out of some frustration we threw some left over tubers in a cow pond just to see what will happen...will keep you posted....See MoreLotus flower
Comments (5)I can't believe how bad my memory is getting. I grow lotus, and can't remember for sure what the 3-day routine is. The flowers only last 3 days (like lilies). I'm thinking they close up the first day, but are pretty much done closing the second day and stay open. Then on the third day they are pretty ragged and start falling apart. Sorry for my bad memory. None of mine have blossomed yet this year, so I can't tell you what's happened more recently. Unfortunately, they are one of those ephemeral-type things of beauty!...See MoreLotus flowers
Comments (2)You might post this in the pond/aquatic plant forum. Looks like a pretty small pot for the 2 plants. What kind of soil? Did you fertilize it? Looks more like water lilies to me....See MoreLooking for pond lotus flower
Comments (4)You can't ship a lotus this time of year. You have to grow a lotus from seed now. If you want to buy a lotus plant, you have to purchase one in early spring, in March at the latest where you live, and then they will ship the tuber to you....See MoreZsuzsanna Szugyi
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