We will let our pictures do the talking...... as we share our Lotus at Bergen Water Gardens   https://youtu.be/rmKMHPz_Cqc Order your Lotus Tubers here. Shipping starts on March 19th. … [Read more...] about Lotus at Bergen Water Gardens

Micro Lotus August 2019 In 2019 we are offering additional varieties of Micro Lotus: Spring Rain in Linan Flower Lantern Little Child Lotus Little Girl Lotus Little Green Lotus Little Pink Lady Lotus Luohan Lotus Pink Makeup #9 Red Spring Lotus Snow Chrysanthemum Some varieties may also be dwarfed such that they may grow as a small, bowl or micro lotus. IF a tiny tuber is available and it is planted in a 6 inch pot it is possible for it to grow as a a micro … [Read more...] about Micro Lotus

Larry's Lotus Selections is in response to the question, "Which lotus should I choose?" At Bergen Water Gardens, we grow over 400 Chinese lotus varieties.  From these, we offer about 200 Chinese lotus cultivars for sale to the public. It is still overwhelming and it challenging to choose which are the "best" lotus. Chinese lotus are beautiful additions to your water garden but also may be grown in a pot on your deck or patio. Here are Larry's Lotus Selections for 2018: Cloud in Yaochi: … [Read more...] about Larry’s Lotus Selections

Late in 2016 Bergen Water Gardens was privileged to have a very special visitor from Vietnam: Tran Bich Sen.  Bich is an avid photographer and one of his favorite subjects are lotus. During his visit to New York, he provided us with some unique perspectives of our lotus plants. Thank you Bich for sharing your photos with us! We look forward to your return to Bergen Water Gardens!       … [Read more...] about Lotus Gallery

Bergen Water Gardens is excited to offer over 50 new varieties of lotus for 2018. View the new 2018 lotus here … [Read more...] about New Lotus for 2018

Our Cyber Monday special has ended. Thank you for all of your orders!   Cyber Monday is here! Bergen Water Gardens is excited to offer a Cyber Monday Chinese Lotus Super Special! On Monday November 27, 2017, from 12:00 am until 11:59 pm, the following Chinese lotus are just $19.99! The following are choice Chinese lotus which will be shipped as a tuber in the spring of 2018. Chinese Red Shanghai Lotus   Order Here Ai Jiangnan Lotus                    Order … [Read more...] about Cyber Monday Chinese Lotus Super Special

Thanksgiving Offer Free Charming Lips Lotus This offer has now ended. Thank you to everyone who has ordered. Bergen Water Gardens is grateful for the support of all our wonderful customers! To express our gratitude, we will include 1 Charming Lips Lotus Tuber for FREE with each order placed of 2 or more tubers on November 21, 22, 23, 2017! Charming Lips is one of our most spectacular Chinese lotus! Select from our Premium Lotus Collection! Limited offer, one free lotus tuber … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Offer Free Charming Lips Lotus

To most people, looking at our new building they see a pole barn. To the staff at Bergen Water Gardens, this is our new Lotus Palace. Of course we like to joke this is Lili's Lotus Palace, the center of Lotus Paradise. This new building will be our central area where we will coordinate, organize and store our lotus "endeavors". The primary product will continue to be our lotus tubers and plants. Every day we are in contact with numerous hybridizers throughout China to search out new and unique … [Read more...] about Lotus Palace

Here is a quick look at the new lotus seedlings created at Bergen Water Gardens  for 2017. We have germinated some select seeds for some of our favorite 216 lotus plants: Chinese Red Beijing, Jade in Jinling and Heart Blood to name a few. We will have to grow these plants a few years to see if they are stable and if they are "worthy" to be named. For now,  we have some beautiful, new lotus seedlings. Our favorite so far:   … [Read more...] about New Lotus Seedlings 2017

The 2017 Lotus Season is in full swing at Lotus Paradise, at Bergen Water Gardens. 2017 started off cool and wet but the lotus plants are now responding to the sun and heat of 2017. Below is a sampling of the many new Chinese lotus varieties, along with a video of our lotus growing in their 5 x 5 ponds. Peak time to visit Bergen Water Gardens during our 2017 Lotus Season is 10am  to 2 pm during the month of August. https://youtu.be/W_dONYdniDg … [Read more...] about 2017 Lotus Season

After a cold and wet spring, the lotus are growing nicely in July 2017. Lotus Paradise is about one month late but we expect the end of July and the month of August to be filled with hundreds of lotus flowers! Please come and visit. https://youtu.be/eWfdFYGsa00 To see part of our 2017 collection visit Lotus Paradise   … [Read more...] about Lotus Paradise July 2017

Lili's Playground is the new area we have just created to grow our potted lotus. This new section of Lotus Paradise is approximately 29 feet by 100 feet long. Here we will grow, evaluate, photograph and preserve over 320 varieties of Chinese lotus in 2017. Each variety will have its own row and will have a minimum of 2 pots. During the month of June another 400 pots will be filled, creating just over 1,000 pots of Chinese lotus! Lili's Playground is the second major phase of our effort to … [Read more...] about Lili’s Playground

March 2017 has proven to be one of the most challenging months in Rochester, New York area and at Bergen Water Gardens. As a result, our lotus tuber shipping has been delayed by 1 week. March 8 - 9, Historic windstorm swept through the area, with winds topping 80 mph. Power was lost to over 120,000 area homes, including Bergen Water Gardens and our home. The wind also caused considerable damage to gh 3 and 4. After 3 days, power was restored and temporary repairs were finished. March … [Read more...] about March 2017 Lotus and More

How to pot lotus tubers: Potting lotus tubers is easy. Selection of the correct pot, planting media, planting location and fertilizer are all important to grow your lotus tuber successfully. Key Points on how to pot lotus tubers: Use correct size pot with no holes Select potting media or soil Do not damage the lead growth tip of the lotus tuber Add water to planting media/soil Gently place tuber on top of soil, cut end at side of pot Cover with small amount of soil … [Read more...] about How to Pot Lotus Tubers