In the wild, these flowers can be found in lakes and ponds.
Should You Plant a Lotus in Your Backyard?
First step: Check yourplanting zone.
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Lotuses can typically be grown in zones four to 10.
They also need six hours of sunlight each day and temperatures of 75 degrees or higher to produce blooms.
You also don’t need to worry about nighttime cold spikes, as the flowers close at night.
How to Start a Lotus Garden
The easiest way to plant lotuses is to purchase lotus tubers.
This allows you to skip the germination process and focus on getting your flowers to bloom.
Other than that, all you oughta get started is a watertight pot, soil, and water.
You then need to fill the rest of the pot with water based on the size of your tuber.
Since youre not growing them in a pond, the water will evaporate over time.
Therefore, you should refill the pot regularly.
They typically produce flowers throughout the summer, beginning in June and continuing into fall.
Remove the plants foliage and take it inside or shelter it from the cold during winter months.
Its still not too late to jump on the lotus trend.
