Can anyone give tips on growing lotus flowers?

I live in a desert region. I would like to grow american Lotus (Nelumbo lutea)...

Can anyone give tips on growing lotus flowers?
Here are two websites,

http://www.water-gardens-information.com...

http://www.khandro.net/nature_plants_lot...

and there are more at:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=na...



Hope
Reply:From seed. Nic the loctus seed and put in a jar filled mostly with dirt and a little water. It should sprout in a few weeks. You can leave it in a jar or pot that the soil is more like a bog, very moist.



Up here where I live, Zone five, People will plant them in bogs or mini ponds in the summer and move the pot in the winter to a warmer temperature. I store mine in the patio area.



Just make sure whether you start it from seed or buy a plant that you let it have moist soil. Denise

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