Lotus co-op?

Hi All, Just talked to the guy at the local hatchery/pond store. Right now they are harvesting lutea (native yellow) and next week it will the the Hindu variety (pink). Starting price on these is $20, but he says he will cut to $15 on an order of ten or more and $10 on an order of $50 or more. I told him I would check for interest before I drove him nuts over which others are available. LOL He says the tubers on the lutea are 4-6" long and the Hindus are 6"-1'. Any interest in these?
Michele

if I could get a pink for $10 I'd want one. that's on a $50 order?? or 50 lotus?

tiG, he is going by number of Lotus. There may still be some room to work with him. He said they are harvesting by the thousand. This is the place I mentioned in other posts that has acres of ponds. Terribly impressive when they are all in bloom! I am going to see if they have a website, I think they do. I have been dying to go down with my camera and never think of it.

Some searching: "ILOT Hindu Lotus ILOT603 $25.49
Hindu Lotus, Egyptian Lotus, sacred lotus. Deep pink paling at the base with lt. yellow. Pleasant fragrance, especially on the first and second days of bloom. Good for a pool of any size. USDA ZONES 4-9."
Photo: http://www.naturalexpressionsonline.com/www/collections/LOTUS_LILIES/pages/LF2775.html
Scroll down to N. nucifera, says Hindu Lotus below pic:
http://www.floridaplants.com/Store/lotus.htm
American lotus (lutea-changes colors over three days) neat pics! http://bagheera.freeyellow.com/alotus.html

Here is their website!: http://www.jonesfish.com/index.html If you check the price list you will see that they are $49.99 potted. That is why I am getting tubers now. LOL They promised to treat them with fungicide and give them to me in packing material safe for the journey. If there is not enough interest in them, that is fine. I am getting some either way! LOL

Chel..count me in!!

I really can't go to the highest price, even though it's still a steal. post this in all the forums it might fit, maybe we can get 50.

Oh tiG, don't give up yet. I posted in co-op too. Maybe I should post in perennials as well? One of the girls that works there, dates my hubbies cousin. I'll keep plugging away until we have enough people or I get us a good deal. LOL I do buy my fish and fish food there and it is a neat place!

Welcome aboard Sledder!!!!

I'm in for one.

Paul

tiG, Sledder, Paul and me makes 4! Where is that darn GV?? LOL Gonna have to E her!

I'm here! Count me in for a pink one if you can get them to $15 (SURELY we can find ten souls who need a lotus this year!!!)

ROTFLOL Okay, that did not take too much. :) We are up to five, but I guess I better ask the BIG question. Do you all want the yellow or the pink?? tiG and GV posted for pink. I'd take either or both! I'm like that-one of everything. :)

Pink for me

Paul

Count me in for a pink one. Now I just have to find a way to keep Chaos away from it. lol

Here I am...waving my hand!!!! Count me in for one!

You can count me in for a pink one.

Mystic, Vic and Sue, 6,7,8!!! Just a couple more and we hit the first price break. :) Anybody got 42 friends?? LOL

Add another pink for a friend.

9! And it better not be you again! LOL

And...I'll take #10 to get us at least one price break! (My neighbor came by to pay for his daylilies and I talked him into a Lotus, lolol!) If you don't mind shipping two of them to me, I'll see to it that he gets one of them.

I would love to get in on this too!!!! The pink or yellow is fine with me!!!!!

sue

This message was edited Friday, Feb 28th 5:45 PM

Me too....not picky on the color.....

I want a pink one.

Pink for me! Thank you!!

Well we are up to 14! What happend to datdog? She was supposed to meet us here. Hope I said the right forum.

Hi Badseed- I'm here. I have four coming already from ewaterlily.com. SO if we can get them for 10.00 I'm in.
I'd like yellow but will take whatever color need be *grin*.
Thanks, Kristi

There you are! Thought I lost you. LOL I will ask him if I can mix and match. Honestly I would like both. If he has no problem with it, it's a go. :) I know he is harvesting the luteas now and the Hindus in a few days. Woo hoo, we gonna get some lotus!!

If you can mix and match and get the price down to 10 bucks each I'll take 2 pink and 2 yellow.......

I would like a pink one also, sounds like the numbers are coming in for you.

I see these plants at the NYBG, cultivated in the ponds behind the conservatory.

I do not have a pond. I live in an apartment. On the other hand, I have a tub I could fill with water to then put the potted tuber inside.

I have both East and West unobstructed exposures (not so bad for NYC, eh?)

Does anyone have any experience doing this in pots?

I'm not so price sensitive, but don't want to just toss money away.

Thanks for the guidance.

Adam.

This message was edited Saturday, Mar 1st 4:30 PM

Can any one tell me if I can pot them, leave them in our ponds for the summer, and bring them in and winter them in the fruit cellar dry? Or could possibly put them in watering tank to winter over as I am doing some baby water lilies this winter. I live in zone 4.

I will take one pink and one yellow.

Thanks, Maxine

This thread has some great info about their culture http://davesgarden.com/t/374081/

Oh Adam, if you had ever visited Calalily, you would have no question about pot culture at all! LOL I was there in July and she had huge ones in large pots and they looked great! Since my water garden is lined with swimming pool liner, I am going to do big pots or a bog. :)

Hi, I would be interested in 1 Hindu variety (pink) maybe more depending on price.

I think this puts us up to 22. I have not added to the list since Eden joined us. I am going to call him back tomorrow. I am sure he will let me mix colors. The more we buy, the less he has to pot up. LOL He only gave me a price break for 10 and 50. I want to find out if I can get maybe $12.50 if we reach 25. A compromise of sorts. LOL Would everyone go for that??

yes

sounds good !

Thanks PoppySue..., I am looking at various cultural guides for these plants and the one you point out is very helpful.

My real question is..., given my very limited gardening exeperience..., can I successfully grow these. I just need to make up my mind.

;~)

Adam.

Badseed: If he will mix colors, add a yellow one to the pink. That would be a total of 2.