How to grow bowl lotus so it blooms year after year? A detailed guide to cultivation methods

Bowl lotus is a miniature type of lotus, with small and delicate leaves that are shield-shaped and elegantly upright, bearing fresh and subtly refined flowers that give off a light fragrance, making it very suitable for growing indoors. So below, the editor will introduce to you how to grow bowl lotus at home; those who like it can give it a try!

Treating the seeds

Everyone knows that bowl lotus seeds have a thick shell, so if you want them to sprout quickly, you need to gently cut off a small piece from the sunken end with something, then put it in warm water, basically changing the water once each morning and evening, and in about a week it will sprout. After sprouting, give it appropriate light, and it will soon grow floating leaves. Once the plant grows roots, it can be potted.

Soil

First, find a suitable flowerpot for the bowl lotus; a pot without a small hole in the bottom is best. For the bowl lotus soil, it is best to use organic fertilizer and ordinary garden soil, then add water and stir it a bit, until it looks much like silt, and that will be enough to meet the nutrients the bowl lotus needs for growth. If conditions allow, you can dig it directly from a river, or buy lotus pond mud from outside.

Potting

After planting the bowl lotus, first give it a little water, and as the floating leaves grow you can slowly increase the amount of water. This allows the leaves to gradually carry out photosynthesis, otherwise the edges of the bowl lotus leaves are prone to drying out. And in summer you must water more, otherwise the leaves are also prone to turning yellow.

Light

Bowl lotus by nature likes sufficient light, so place it in an environment with plenty of light. Receiving more than 8 hours of light each day can make it grow quickly and bloom continuously. Once it fills the pot, you must divide it into separate pots, otherwise it will affect the plant's growth.

Fertilizing

If you want the plant to grow well, you need to apply fertilizer to it. When fertilizing bowl lotus, you must apply light fertilizer frequently, otherwise the bowl lotus will only grow leaves and not bloom. If too much fertilizer is applied, you must change the water frequently, so that the fertilizer liquid on the water surface can be removed, and it will gradually grow normally.