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I love Lotus, I wish our pond didn't have such a large water level swing in the summer months.
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Are you warm enough for lotus? I think they go as cold as zone 4.
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Are you warm enough for lotus? I think they go as cold as zone 4. These are the ones and local supplier here in Ontario. They are so nice. I have seen folks build a water flower bed with these right next to the house. Their roof gutters flow into the bed to keep it topped up. Basically a 2X8 wooden frame with rubber matting making up the water bed. Couple feeder gold fish to keep the mosquito's down and your off.
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Hope that you eventually get to have and enjoy some.
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August lotus pic update 
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Had my first lotus flower 3 years after planting (3 days ago). Sorry no pic, but it was very nice. Plant keeps trying to spread but it is in a clay bottom and continues to struggle. Had one bud last year but it was clipped by a turtle before it opened. They clip leaves as well. The lotus found a brush pile and that is where it bloomed. Turtles seem to stay out of there. Emergent plants are also developing very slowly in the clay.
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Bloom was worth the 3-year wait. 7 buds+blooms right now. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/5Z6aVjy.jpg)
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Very cool!
How deep are they growing to? I just relocated a lily-like plant to my pond (currently in a hanging basket) and I'm not so sure it's not a lotus of some sort (or lily IDK). The flowers on the plants from the donor pond were yellow. To my new-to-lily-like plant eyes...they look pretty much the same.
Fish on!, Noel 
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Lotus have a completely round leaf with no slit in the leaf. Lilies including spatterdock have a slit in one part of the the leaf.
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Another bloom: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/FzkxTpg.jpg)
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Love the color.
What would you estimate to be the increase in mass (weight) of the plants over summer ?
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No idea on biomass increase but the bottom of the pond is pure clay, so the lotus has struggled as indicated by it taking 3 years to bloom. I suspect it will eventually spread all around the pond edge since lotus are aggressive, but not sure how deep it will go (currently up to 4' deep). The emergent plants are also struggling but the nutrients will eventually increase over time. Being my 3rd pond, I am using it to try out new things. My 2nd pond is a YP/SMB pond and I actually contacted a fisheries guy at Purdue University to come check it out because their literature still seems to recommend against SMB in ponds. He said we may have special conditions which allow the SMB to grow well and spawn, and originally said he would come out with students this Spring/Summer to take readings, but this has been a special year so far... Just trying to spread the message from Pond Boss pros that SMB are fine in ponds with the right species mix. My neighbor is pumped about catching big SMB!
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Turns out I've joined the lotus club... Round leaves... Thanks Bill!
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Turns out I've joined the lotus club... Round leaves no slits... Thanks Bill!
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With a yellow bloom it could be American lotus which is native to North America.
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If your water is clear expect the lotus to grow into 8ft of water. Lets see in the future after 5-7 yrs how far I am wrong.
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No photoshopping here. This is really what it looks like: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/CuIWA3Y.jpg)
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Man that is gorgeous. The colors are so brilliant that it almost doesn't look real. You have me wanting to plant some.
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I tried this since its my 3rd pond so I wanted to experiment. Saw a muskrat last night so that might slow down the spread. Hardly any marginal plants right now which gives it few food choices. Fish will also be experimental with plans to have blue cats as the apex predator with black crappie as forage. This variety of lotus is called "The President".
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Those are pretty cool flowers! I would do everything in my power to make it so you see no more muskrats!!
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Muskrats are a continual part of the game. Need to get fur prices higher!
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No idea on biomass increase but the bottom of the pond is pure clay, so the lotus has struggled as indicated by it taking 3 years to bloom. I suspect it will eventually spread all around the pond edge since lotus are aggressive, but not sure how deep it will go (currently up to 4' deep). The emergent plants are also struggling but the nutrients will eventually increase over time. Being my 3rd pond, I am using it to try out new things. My 2nd pond is a YP/SMB pond and I actually contacted a fisheries guy at Purdue University to come check it out because their literature still seems to recommend against SMB in ponds. He said we may have special conditions which allow the SMB to grow well and spawn, and originally said he would come out with students this Spring/Summer to take readings, but this has been a special year so far... Just trying to spread the message from Pond Boss pros that SMB are fine in ponds with the right species mix. My neighbor is pumped about catching big SMB! RAH, If you can, PM me the information on the Purdue guy. I have a SMB pond he could look at up here.
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esshup - I sent the info via PM
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