Nelumbo 'Mrs Perry D. Slocum'
Lotus
Also known as Nelumbo nucifera 'Mrs Perry D. Slocum'
- Height × spread
- 1.5m × 3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
The improbable name shields a water lily of exquisite beauty. It is a tropical lotus that lifts itself from the water to reveal its flower. The flower is coloured a clear pink with some lemon suffusion and warm but pale yellow basal petals. The water lily leaves beneath are coloured a glaucous grey-green.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 1.5m
- Spread
- 3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Water garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Any
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring · Outdoors
Feed with aquatic plant food
As the plant is grown in water, feed with an aquatic feed as directed on the packet. Do not exceed the amounts given as this can affect the water.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Water with rain water
This plant needs rain water or soft water (the minerals in alkaline or "hard" water are harmful). This is especially important for plants in pots.
Outdoors
Plant in water
The plant naturally grows in water and should always have its feet in water.
Compost · Planting
Ericaceous compost
This plant requires acidic (ericaceous) soil. Where the soil is not acidic, or when planting in pots, use an ericaceous compost.