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First Fall Lotus – One of Amazing Micro/ Tea Cup Lotus (All ship in spring, 2023)

Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 2 customer ratings

$ 29.00

First Fall Lotus is a micro lotus from China. The flower is white, with pink tips and has a double petal count. First Fall lotus has a long blooming period and makes an excellent exhibition plant. Generally, the first bud will rise up after 3 to 4 floating leaves are produced. first Fall lotus will produce standing leaves.

Note: the tubers of micro lotus are very small, with often only 1 growing point.

How to fertilize micro lotus: Putting 1/4 of Pondtabbs for 6 inch pot when the plant get first standing leave or 4 floating leaves, Putting 1 table of pondtabbs for 10 inch bowl when the plant get first standing leave or 4 floating leave, Do the same thing in each 10-15 days, please don’t over fertilize, because it is tiny pot, otherwise it will kill the plant.

How to maintain micro lotus during growing season: keeping enough water in the pot, watering them twice or three times a day, cleaning algae from the pot from time to time, so the plant would grow well.

How to maintain micro lotus during winter time: keeping the whole pot with water inside your house, and temperature will be around 55-60. And repot the plant when the temperature is around 65-70 in spring.

Micro Lotus is not indoor plant, they need full sun during growing season. PLEASE DON’T GROW MICRO LOTUS INDOOR!

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Categories: Chinese Lotus Tubers, Micro Lotus

Description

First Fall Lotus

Nelumbo ‘ First Fall Lotus‘
Color: Pink
Size: Micro
Leaf Height: 6 inches to 8 inches ( 15 to 20 cm)
Flower Type: Double Flower
Flower Diameter: 1.25 to 1.75 inches (3.0 to 4.4 cm)
Flower Height: 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm)
Flowering Period: July
Comments: Best to grow in a 6 inch (15 cm) pot. A larger pot will produce a bigger plant

Guidelines for growing Micro Lotus:

Start with a pot size of 15 cm or about 6 inches in diameter. This will assure good growth and flower production. The smallest pot which may be used is 6 cm or 2.3 inches in diameter – this is only recommended for the experienced grower.
Plant tuber when average temperature is above 68 F (20 C)
Plant in a well ventilated, outdoor area
Make sure pot stays full of water – micro lotus will dry up quickly due to their small pot size
Flowering temperature is 77 F (25 C) to 95 F (35 C)
Water is best at a neutral pH ( 7.0)
Fertilize every 15 days with a weak application of aquatic fertilizer (1/4 Tablet)
Remove old leaves and flowers only when “dead, with no signs of green”. This will encourage new growth.
Allow for winter dormancy but do not let tuber freeze.

Because of their small size, Micro Lotus can be a challenge to grow.

2 reviews for First Fall Lotus – One of Amazing Micro/ Tea Cup Lotus (All ship in spring, 2023)

Rated 5 out of 5

blee2014 (verified owner) – March 20, 2019

Received my lotus a while back and couldn’t be any happier! Packaged was perfect to prevent any damage and came in with an extra gift. My lotus is currently growing well and I am looking forward to see its flower 🙂
- Larry Nau – March 20, 2019
  
  Thank you for your comments, enjoy your lotus!
Rated 5 out of 5

ScaryFear (verified owner) – May 27, 2019

This is the first lotus I ever purchased here. It came very well packaged. I potted it up and it is the first one to bloom for me this year. But it took three weeks for the flower to open. No shower head seed pod inside that I can see though. I was hoping it would have a tiny one. But there are more buds coming in and it has made its first standing leaves. The flower is all white the center has a little bit of green. I have only fertilized once. I look forward to more flowers and hope to get more micro lotuses in the future.
- Larry Nau – May 28, 2019
  
  thank you for your comments. Every variety of lotus is different, even the seed pods will vary. since this is a small lotus we have yet to see seed pods ourselves on this variety