Lotus plant grow and care – leaf plant geophyte of the genus Nelumbo also known as Sacred lotus or Nelumbo nucifera, Lotus plant perennial evergreen or deciduous plant, grow for the edible leaves, flowers and roots mostly used as ornamental plant for the leaves and flowers and it’s aquatic plant, can grow in temperate, desert, tropic, mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 4+ but need to take care that the water won’t become ice next to the roots.
Leaves edible color green in round shape, young leaves lay on the water and mature leaves above the water lever
Lotus plant flower
Flower edible color can be: pink, purple, white, blue, yellow, red or more than one color flowers in bowl shape.
Rhizome edible in color brown-yellow in cone round shape.