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 transpiration. the micro lotus have been fed 1/2 tablet of Pondtabbs Plus Humates about every 2 weeks. We physically remove the algae every day from the pots that grows on the water surface.
Some aphids are appearing om the stems. We rinse and wipe them away daily. We are also experimenting with some Neem oil applications to control the aphids.
We welcome you to visit our lotus collection at Bergen Water Gardens.
August 2019
July 2019
reefman2 says
When will you list your micro lotus tubers for next season? (2020 season )
They are beautiful and I would like to add some to my lotus collection
Thanks
Larry Nau says
We hope to have our website updated for the 2020 season by the end of September. at that point we will reset the inventories and start taking orders. We have just booked a trip to China during the last 10 days of September so it will likely be early October now. We should have several new varieties of micro lotus to offer in 2020!
Lori says
Do you sell the seeds?
Larry Nau says
Sorry, we do not offer seeds. Most varieties do not produce them. To be true to name, they need to come from a tuber
Molly says
Are you still selling the micro lotus plants?
Larry Nau says
Most varieties are still available. We sell the tubers and not the plants. We start shipping at the end of March, depending on where you live. https://bergenwatergardens.com/product-category/micro-lotus/