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Originally Posted by Tog Tan
John,
I do not mean to contradict you. Perhaps the temperate species/varieties are different from ours here. In M'sia, lotus are found mainly in stagnant water bodies in the full sun. The folks harvest the seed as a delicacy here. In Thailand, the best looking ones are found in the catchment area of the monsoon drains where the water is stagnant and super stinky.
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Tog,
My experience is limited, as my lotus are in a water garden that serves as a nitrate trap for my Koi pond. When I replant the tubers (which I am about to do this spring), the medium reeks. Because of the high nitrate levels, that is why I culture them this way.
You are correct, I am trying to limit the true mess these plant can create in an unfiltered stagnant pond.
Thanks,
John