When do bowl lotuses bloom?
Let's introduce to you in detail when bowl lotuses bloom and share some related experiences about the flowering time of bowl lotuses and flower planting. Let's learn about it together.
Mentioning bowl lotuses, many flower enthusiasts shake their heads. Year after year, they plant them, but only a few leaves float on the water surface. Not to mention blooming, there are not even any upright leaves. After two or three consecutive times, some enthusiasts are disappointed and no longer touch bowl lotuses. The reason bowl lotuses don't bloom is usually due to choosing the wrong variety. As long as the right variety is chosen and planted now, the flowers will bloom in May and June.
Reasons why bowl lotuses don't bloom
1. Buying fake seedsThere are many sellers of bowl lotus seeds online, but very few sell genuine seeds. Those seeds that claim to bloom throughout the year and are sold for a few dollars with free shipping, are 99% fake. The reason is that genuine bowl lotus flowers are relatively small, and the seeds are limited. The price of each seed is calculated in dollars, not cents or tenths. Even so, buying genuine bowl lotus seeds is not as simple as just purchasing them, and it's not possible to buy as many as one wants, unlike selling sheep dung eggs.
The fake bowl lotus seeds sold in the market are mainly seeds of vegetable lotus or ornamental lotus. The rhizomes of vegetable lotus and ornamental lotus are relatively large and need to be grown in open ponds or lakes to bloom normally. In small containers, these large lotus plants can only grow a few small floating leaves and won't produce upright leaves or bloom. If the fake bowl lotus seeds are planted in a larger container, such as a fish pond or water tank, they can bloom and also produce many fat and white rhizomes.
2. Unsuitable planting containerSome enthusiasts plant bowl lotuses with rhizomes or genuine seeds but still only get leaves and no flowers. If you buy genuine bowl lotuses and they don't bloom, there are mainly two reasons: one is incorrect care methods, and the other is an unsuitable container. The care of bowl lotuses is relatively simple, using mud to plant them, half water and half mud, with sufficient light. Enthusiasts usually don't make big mistakes. However, they often make mistakes in choosing containers.
When do bowl lotuses bloom?
Although bowl lotuses have "bowl" in their name, they are not all suitable for blooming in a bowl. There are many varieties of bowl lotuses, which can be divided into ultra-miniature, miniature, medium-sized, and large-sized bowl lotuses according to the size of the plant. Ultra-miniature bowl lotuses can indeed bloom when planted in a bowl, with very small flowers, leaves, and rhizomes. Miniature bowl lotuses need slightly larger containers, medium-sized bowl lotuses require even larger containers, and large-sized bowl lotuses are similar to the ornamental lotuses we see, and they have higher requirements for containers. If you buy medium-sized bowl lotuses and plant them in an extremely small bowl, they won't bloom. Therefore, when purchasing bowl lotuses, it's important to clarify which type you're buying and what size container you need to plant them in.
In addition to the size of the container, bowl lotuses are not suitable for planting in transparent glass bottles or jars, but should be planted in non-transparent porcelain or plastic pots. This is because the root growth of bowl lotuses does not like bright light, and they grow better in the dark. If planted in a transparent container, the roots will not grow well, which affects the absorption of nutrients and water, leading to poor growth and possibly no flowers.
How to plant bowl lotuses to bloom
If you want to ensure that bowl lotuses bloom successfully, it is recommended that, without rich planting experience, it's best to choose rhizomes instead of seeds. Although rhizomes are more expensive, they usually bloom. Moreover, if you take good care of the rhizomes you buy, they will multiply into several rhizomes the following year, which you can divide into separate pots, give away, or even sell. Whether planting bowl lotus rhizomes or seeds, only one plant should be planted in a pot. This is especially important unless you have a large container and are planting miniature bowl lotuses, in which case you can plant a few more.
Have you ever grown a bowl lotus that bloomed? I bought a rhizome last May and saw flowers in July. This year, I haven't repotted it yet, and I estimate there will be three to five rhizomes. If you plant the correct bowl lotus seeds or rhizomes now, they will also bloom in May and June.
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