Water Gardening: Our Very First Lotus Bloom!, 1 by darlindeb

darlindeb wrote:
I think your southwest friends may have just hit a bad year or not had enough sun where they put their lotus. Also, they may not have given them any fertilizer.

A gardening bud in Kermit, TX was told lotus wouldn't grow there by someone at a garden center. I sent her a start last year and it bloomed this year.

You can also grow lotus in tubs outside of the pond.

The world's largest collection of water lilies is in Texas. I wish Dave would have a meeting of the water garden folks there. Maybe I'll write him and see what he thinks.

I do think you need a turtle thread. I was amazed your turtle could swim in the swimming pool without getting damage from the pool chemicals.