Sowing months
Mar–May
Sunlight
Six hours of sun
Water
Standing water, 40–60 cm deep
Mature size
Leaves 1 m above water
First harvest
Flowers year two
Family
Nelumbonaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, biodiversity, food
Sow in
summer
Care
Plant the tuber horizontally in heavy clay soil, not compost.
The national flower — a big tub, full sun and patience is all it takes.
Growing it
Plant the tuber horizontally in heavy clay soil, not compost.
What it is for
Flowers, seeds and stems; frog and dragonfly habitat.