Nelumbo nucifera /Water Lotus

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Scientific Name:	Nelumbo nucifera
Common Name:	Water Lotus
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Determine Your Zone
Height:	Under 1 foot
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Summer
Flower color:	Pink
Fruit present:	Summer, Fall
Fruit color:	Green, Brown
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Wet
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	High
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	This water lotus can be an extremely aggressive grower and its planting is prohibited in many place. It is used in water gardens and requires a large space. The only safe place to use them is in containers where the plant can not escape into natural bodies of water. Has large, beautiful pink flowers up to 8 inches across, followed by large seed heads with large hard seeds. These seed heads are used by commercial florist.