Water Gardening: uh-oh: Nelumbo seed looks bad..., 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
They seem to be very tough. I am sure some species will be hardy for you. In most cases it seems that as long as the water does not freeze solid the plants survives. I would think the larger the pond or bog the better for over wintering it would be for you. In most cases here I get 2 to 4 inches of frozen ice on my ponds.

Here is a picture of my mothers Lotus bog. It is a built just like a normal pond 2 feet deep but I filled about 8 inches back in with mud. Their is no moving water and gold fish survive in it year round. This has been the best way I have been able to grow a lotus.