Plant description
PERRY'S SUPER STAR LOTUS is an awesome, changeable lotus that starts out pink on the 1st day and then to pinks, creams and yellows. This changeable lotus is a crowd pleaser with multi-petal blooms that change from pink to yellow to cream! The inner petals on Perry's Super Star Lotus are tipped with light green on the first day blooms! The lush, green foliage complements this lotus nicely.Perry's Super Star Lotus is definitely a CUSTOMER FAVORITE! This very large lotus grows to 5 feet tall and needs lots of room!
Tall/Changeable/Multi-petal
Planting instructions
Perry's Super Star Lotus grows very large and tall, plant in at least a 30 - 48 inch in diameter, or wider, container. Fill your container 2/3 full of loam soil. Dig a shallow trench in the soil and place your lotus tuber in the trench. Cover all but the growth tips with an inch or two of soil, keeping the growth tips exposed. Gently add 3 - 10 inches of water above soil. Place container in full sun outdoors. Lotus need at least 8 - 12 hours of sunlight daily to grow and bloom.
DO NOT FERTILIZE until you have aerial leaves growing out of the water and fertilize every three weeks AFTER you have aerial leaves are growing out of the water. We recommend Waterlily World Fertilizer Tabs Humates for optimum growth and best bloom.
What Is Loam Soil?
Loam soil is a good mixture of Topsoil and Sand
If you are lucky enough to have good topsoil in your backyard, by all means, use your topsoil. All you will have to do is add fertilizer. If you are not so lucky--and your backyard is sand or heavy red or yellow clay, you can mix up a batch of loam soil.
You can create your own loam soil by mixing these two ingredients together
- 2/3 Inorganic Topsoil (Little or no organic material added)
- 1/3 Pool Filter Sand
Mix together thoroughly with a little water. Your soil should clump when squeezed. If your soil is mixed properly, it will not muddy your pond water.
You can purchase inexpensive bags of inexpensive / poor Topsoil at Lowes or Home-Depot. Good soil clumps together as a ball in your hand with only a little moisture.
Don't buy brands like Scott's or Miracle-Gro, as they will contain too much organic matter that can foul your water. Buy an unbranded bag of topsoil instead.
You can purchase Pool Filter Sand at any store that sells pool supplies.
Loam soil is well suited for all aquatic plants (except oxygenators). Oxygenators rarely need to be planted, just anchored in the substrate or in a container filled with sand or 1/8 inch pea gravel.
Sand holds little water but does allow for aeration and drainage.
Some DO's and DON'TS regarding Aquatic Planting Soil
DO NOT use potting soils ( as they are too light and will float right out of the pot). Potting Soil has organic material that will rot and foul your water!
DO NOT add too much composted material (as it is too rich in organic matter and it will ferment underwater and destroy the ecology of your pond).
DO NOT use 100% calcined clay as there is no nutritional value in calcined clay.
DO NOT add rocks, stones or pebbles to the top of your planting container as this will inhibit the growth of your plants. Plants do not grow in rocks and stones in nature!
DO NOT purchase API Aquatic Planting Media or Microbe-lift Aquatic Planting Media as these products are NOT suitable for waterlilies, lotus or most other pond plants. They are suitable for submerged grasses ONLY!
