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Nelumbo lutea

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Amerikanischer Lotus, American Lotus
(10 Korn)

rhizombildende, kriechende Wasserpflanze mit einem weichen Wurzelstock und wachsige ca. 50-80 cm runde, langgestielte blau-grüne Blätter mit gewelltem Rand, die oberhalb des Wassers stehen, große wachsartige leuchtend gelbe Blüten bis ca. 25 cm, die ebenfalls ca. 1-1,5 m über den Blättern und dem Wasser stehen

Steckbrief
Family:	Nelumbonaceae Lotosgewächse	Evergreen:	no
Origin:	North America	Fragrance:	yes
Group:	Perennial	Flower:	yellow, gold, pale yellow, lemon-yellow, dark yellow, ocher
Zone:	7	Flowering:	Sommer
Hibernate:	entfällt, da frosthart	Fruits:
To use as:	Teich, Topfgarten, Wintergarten	Locations:	full sun to sun
Toxic:		Rare:

Sowing Instruction
Propagation:	Seeds/Division
Pre-Treatment:	scarify/roughen on the long side or drill a small hole at the top without damage the inner kernel
Sowing Time:	all year round
Sowing Deep:	ca. 5 cm
Sowing Mix:	in containers with water + put on heat mat
Alternative:	fill the zip bag with water + in the double boiler at 30º > until germination takes place
Germination Temperature:	ca. 27-30°C
Location:	bright + keep constantly wet
Germination Time:	ca. 1-7 days
Fertilization:	weekly 0,2%ig or mineral long-term fertilizer. No organic fertilizer!
Substrate:	well fertilized loamy garden soil + some sand. The substrate should be not added peat!
Culture:	give careful in large + deep single pots, then cover with min. 20°C warm water. Depending on the growth, slowly increase the water depth.
Overwintering:	Ältere Exemplare sind im Freiland winterhart.
Note:	damage of rhizomes means the death of the plant, therefore only slightly put on the surface of the substrate and carefully press down.
	Nov 12. Saturday, 2011