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If your the adventurous gardener that likes to experiment with new plant cuttings this is the one to try. I mostly grow it for its lovely silvery-green needle like foliage. It is a wonderful accent plant for texture and color. Do not expect flowers all season as explained below.
One of the most dramatic plants for spilling over the sides of containers, lotus bears soft, silvery foliage and bold, lobster-clawlike flowers in shades of orange, red, and yellow. Many lotus varieties bloom best in spring or fall as cool nighttime temperatures encourage blooms. In warm-winter areas, lotus is a striking evergreen perennial groundcover. It grows best in full sun with well-drained soil. I over winter my plant after growing it outside all summer. I am offering up to 10 cuttings of the leggy winter growth perfect for starting new plants.
Your best starting this in the well-drained soil such as a seed starting mix or regular potting soil mixed with half cactus soil. The best way to plant this is too lay the stem on top of the soil and lightly cover it. The worst thing you can do is keep it too wet damping off occurs quickly.
Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Red-Orange
Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Summer
Foliage:
Silver/Gray
Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
This plant is suitable for growing indoors

Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Propagation Methods:
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From woody stem cuttings
By tip layering