Lotus are blooming at Bergen Water Gardens in 2020! We had a slow start, with snow flakes flying until mid May. However, the recent heatwaves have  caused a surge in growth and blooming of our lotus collection. Officially we will celebrate LotusFest 2020 on August 1st and 2nd. Due to New York travel restrictions and the risks associated with Covid 19, we are limiting our official celebration. Remember the lotus will be at their peak throughout the month of August. If possible, it's best to … [Read more...] about Lotus are Blooming

Let us first say THANK YOU to all of our wonderful customers who have supported us during the spring of 2020! We appreciate your orders and kind words during these challenging times. We welcome the hundreds of new lotus growers to this exciting new hobby! To help us keep up with the ever increasing demand,  we have creates 2 new lotus growing areas, in the spring of 2020. The first features an area we call "The Wall".  The Wall is actually three, 30 feet shelves, which holds a total 93 micro … [Read more...] about The Wall of Micro Lotus

Lotus tubers for Spring 2020 will arrive next week! The lotus harvest is complete .  We will start shipping lotus tubers on March 30th. Thank you for supporting our small business at this special time!   We have had an exceptional harvest of Chinese Red Beijing plus other lotus this year. Therefore we would like to offer a special price of $35 per tuber for this exceptional lotus: ORDER CHINESE RED BEIJING Lotus On Special Order Beautiful Fragrance Lotus On Special: PLUS A … [Read more...] about Lotus Tubers Spring 2020

Bergen Water Gardens is excited to offer the following lotus specials for Cyber Monday 2019. Choose from 12 beautiful Chinese lotus; many are new select varieties in the USA! These specials are available Monday December 2 thru  Monday December 8, 2019. Lotus tubers will be shipped starting the end of March 2020 or per your instructions. Thank you for your continued support of Lotus Paradise at Bergen Water Gardens. Your Choice: Just $19.99 per tuber! Red Lotus: Beauty in Spring River … [Read more...] about Lotus Specials for Cyber Monday 2019

Here is an update on our Micro Lotus August 2019 at Bergen Water Gardens: Our pots have been outside since early July. Overall the micro lotus are growing well, with the heat and humidity of our summer. From our experience it seems to take longer for a micro lotus bud to open compared to a full sized lotus. However the leaf and the bud are actually more highly prized than the flower in "Micro Lotus Appreciation". We are filling the pots 3 times a day with water, due to evaporation and … [Read more...] about Micro Lotus August 2019

Micro Lotus exhibit combines imagination and artistry Micro Lotus are the smallest of all the Chinese lotus to grow. Their pots are often just six inches in diameter and sometimes smaller. Due to their petite size, the plants tend to be more delicate and challenging to grow.  In China, the small plants are submerged in a larger pot filled with water. This helps to insure the micro lotus has ample water, it prevents overheating and limits damage by strong winds. The micro lotus is removed from … [Read more...] about Micro Lotus Exhibit

2019 will be the year of the Late Lotus Season! Spring of 2019 has been remarkably cool, to outright cold in Western New York. In mid April, we placed over 30 pots of lotus outside our greenhouses, with the intention of harvesting them. Life happens and we never got to them. The lotus in the greenhouse have been growing just fine and are about to flower. The pots outside are still dormant, due to the exceptionally cold weather. We have finally decided to harvest these pots and they are … [Read more...] about Late Lotus Season

Bergen Water Gardens is excited to offer some of the most tasty lotus varieties found in China! Edible lotus are grown throughout China and are a basic component of the Chinese diet. Varieties of edible lotus have been selected for their size, color, texture and taste. Bergen Water Gardens is offering starter edible lotus tubers for 2019. Plant these tubers in a mud pond or a man made pond which is 5' x 20' x 1.5'. By the end of September,  there will be lotus tubers ready to harvest for your … [Read more...] about Tasty Lotus

Bergen Water Gardens is thrilled to introduce a horticulture first, the first stable variegated lotus:  Nelumbo 'Gold Splash Hibiscus' Sǎ jīn fúróng. This exciting plant appeared growing in a group of stock Lanceolate Pink lotus. The unique lotus caught the eye of a premier lotus grower in Guangdong Province, China. He isolated it and has grown it since 2016. The variegation has remained stable in the leaves during this time. The beautiful leaf pattern is passed along to its progeny via tuber … [Read more...] about Variegated Lotus

How to pot micro lotus is one of the most common questions we receive at Bergen Water Gardens. Micro lotus are the smallest growing lotus in horticulture. Often their height is only 6 to 10 inches tall. Some micro lotus only produce a few flowers during a season, others produce close to a dozen or more. There are varieties which are genetically very small and will stay small even if planted in larger pots. Some larger lotus may be planted in much smaller pots and literally dwarfed, much like a … [Read more...] about How to Pot Micro Lotus

For the second year, Bergen Water Gardens will be offering edible lotus tubers for sale. How to enjoy? Fresh lotus chips are a good option! Lotus tubers are staple food throughout China and much of Asia. The tuber may be boiled, fried or pickled. Soups with lotus tuber are also popular. A quick, easy way to enjoy lotus is to make lotus chips. The lotus chip presentation is especially novel due to the numerous holes in the slices of the lotus tuber Here is a quick … [Read more...] about Fresh Lotus Chips