Nelumbo nucifera 'Mo Yun' (墨韵), bowl lotus, shipped as a dormant lotus tuber.

Mo Yun is a delicate Chinese lotus with small to medium flowers. They open as a soft, rounded cup, then relax into a flat, open plate.

The petals are creamy white to ivory with a faint wash of pale pink at the tips and edges, and the veins are fine enough to look almost see-through.

It grows well in a very small pot, so it's a good pick if you're short on space or want a lotus for a miniature container garden.

At a glance

• Flower color: Versicolor, pink to white
• Flower type: Single, fewer than 25 petals
• Plant height: Bowl (micro to mini)
• Container: 6" and wider, 4"-10" deep

As a bowl lotus, this one settles at 2 to 12 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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