Nelumbo nucifera 'Red Makeup', medium lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Red Makeup is a medium lotus in a deep, saturated crimson red to magenta. The broad, pointed petals stand apart in open tiers, so the flower has a clear star shape and the center stays in view.

The color runs from wine red on the outer petals to a brighter pink-red where the sun reaches the inner surfaces. What sets it apart is the stamens: a dense ring of pink-red filaments around a yellow-green seedpod, with a few golden-orange ones mixed in. The whole flower looks painted, and the name fits.

At a glance

• Flower color: Brilliant red
• Flower type: Single, fewer than 25 petals
• Plant height: Medium, 24"-47"
• Container: 16" and wider, 8"-12" deep

As a medium lotus, this one settles at 6 to 18 inches of water over the crown once established. Start a new tuber under 2 to 4 inches and raise the level as it pushes aerial leaves, with the growing tip left uncovered. Pot size, soil and the rest of the method are in the lotus planting instructions.

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