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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Herb/Forb, Herbaceous Perennial, Water Plant
Lifespan
Perennial, Annual
Flower
Flowers bloom in the summer (around June and July) and can be as large as 1 foot across!
Fruit
Seedhead has holes where seeds are inside. Asian cooking, as well as other cooking, may use the edible leaves, seeds, or even the rhizomes in foods. Dried flower arrangments sometimes use the dried seedheads.
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Taxonomy
Order
Proteales
Family
Nelumbonaceae
Genus
Nelumbo