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Rectangular Callout: President Lotus Tubers Ready To Be Shipped

Horizontal Scroll: U Shape Electrical Copper Wire To Keep The Lotus Tuber From Floating Up

Horizontal Scroll: These three lotus tubers though not the same size, are all equal and they all will perform the same. the only difference will be the size of the pot they will be planted in. For example the large one in this picture is almost 20 inches so the pot would have to be at least 24 inches in diameter which means if the pot will need to be re-located one person will have a hard time moving it when it is full of muck..

Rectangular Callout: If you want to use another method other than the copper wire, you may put a small trench for the tuber to lay in and cover gently with soil being careful not to break or cover the growing tips. Also be careful when putting your pea gravel in the pot. .

Rectangular Callout: Growing Tip

Rectangular Callout: Leaf

Rectangular Callout: Tuber

Text Box: The President I consider this lotus one of the larger and more aggressive lotus, as well as an exceptional bloomer. Even though the tubers of this variety of lotus are not as thick as other varieties, never-the-less, once it begins to send out runners, the runners are very aggressive. It doesn’t take much time for it to send the leaves that float on the water first, and then it sends up its Arial leaves which are held strong above the water. I have noticed the stems of this variety's Arial leaves are stockier than other varieties. Once the Arial leaves develop, the buds and flowers then make their appearance. The first and second day the bloom’s color is very vivid and brilliant. It seems on a cloudy day the colors grow even more intense, and then by the 5th and 6th day the color begins to fade out, just like all the other variety of lotus. Regarding the statement I made about this lotus being very aggressive, one growing season I had some extra tubers and didn’t have enough room to plant them in my ponds. I didn’t want to dispose of the tubers so I planted them in some large Styrofoam containers that I use for shipping plants. I lined the boxes with 20 mil liner and filled them with 8 inches of soil; I then planted some bits and pieces of tubers. In about 3 weeks “Whala” they came to life! They started growing so fast that in one day the stems grew 4 to 6 inches and the leaves almost increased by one inch in diameter. Then folks, all heck broke loose (pardon the analogy). The runners began to poke holes through the liner and the Styrofoam box and I could not keep water in the boxes. This shows that the point of the runner is so sharp, and because the lotus is such a vigorous plant, it can poke through materials that are not very thick or strong. So be careful not to plant directly in your pond. Always plant them in a lotus pot that has been designed to contain the ever wandering lotus runners. I do not recommend mesh baskets.