Chinese Bowl Lotus are a favorite plant among Chinese growers for several reasons:
- Bowl Lotus are small – Many Chinese today live in urban settings. Large plants, which require a lot of space or a pond, are impracticable. Small plants can easy be grown on a windowsill, balcony or roof top. Bowl lotus meet this criteria and are a popular, traditional plant to grow.
- Bowl Lotus are simplistic – Most bowl lotus have a limited number of leaves and tend not to produce a large number of flowers at once. For the Chinese there is elegance and beauty with simplicity.
- Bowl lotus are lotus – lotus hold a special sense of “awe” in Chinese thought – out of the mud rises a beautiful flower
- All lotus link with Buddhist philosophy and history. Therefore lotus are essential to have at the home or work. The small size of bowl lotus make them practical to keep and cherish.
Here are some recent photos of bowl lotus from China that were shared on their social media called Sina Weibo:
Bowl Lotus Tubers for sale from Bergen Water Gardens in 2016:
Additional information on Bowl Lotus is here
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Karen Johnson-Akers says
I would like to know the size of the bowls lo Chinese bowl lotus.
Thank you.
Larry Nau says
Hi Karen Johnson-Akers
Thank you for your message, and there are 15 varieties bowl lotus on our website, so each one is different, so you can check this here to learn more about our bowl lotus.
https://bergenwatergardens.com/product-category/lotus/bowl-lotus/
Most of our bowl lotus are first time to sale in USA at our nursery, so they are very unique. If you have any question, Please feel free to ask us.
Have a great day!
SUNIL GORDE says
Sir, I am interested in lotus varieties. I wants to purchase near about 25 verities. How can I book
Larry Nau says
All orders are made through our website but as I have mentioned we can only ship in the USA. We can not do an international shipment out of the USA. sorry
Sonia says
How long after the seeds are planted do they usually flower?
Larry Nau says
Depending on the parents its usually 70 days. about 1/3 of our seedlings do not flower till the second year.