rosea is a medium to large lotus....are the leaves on the second one the
same
size?

Yes, they look identical

I am sure you can get lotus pots where you bought the lotus...or he
can order them for you. A lotus pot is round, and that is very important,
because the tubers wrap around in the pot....they get stuck in corners.

Had no idea, I thought they ran straight across


lotus pot should be not so tall as it is round they are generally about 18
to
24 inches across and a foot deep. I have a couple of them that are 3 feet
across.

Wow!! a 3 foot pot, that's hard to imagine.


What were they planted in when you bought them, and are you sure
they need to be divided.....You should never divide a lotus while it has
green
leaves on it. You can kill it if it is not dormant Jerri

They don't need to be divided at all, they are in 2 seperate pots, and
neither is
overgrown yet, but one is in a 1 gallon new type plant container about 6
inches
across, and the other one is in a 2 gallon plastic flower pot about 10
inches across. Just wanted
to move them into something bigger, not even going to disturb the dirt
that they are in.
Thought I would just slide them out and put into bigger pots with more
clayish soil and
Pea gravel over the top, not over the growing point though. Pop in a
couple over fertilizer
tabs and give them a little room to grow.

Thanks Jerry, you are a wealth of information, and I appreciate very
much....Claude

and thanks to everyone else who has responded.








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