American lotus Size:3 gal This Individual Native Garden Design

This Individual Native Garden Design Recipe is a standalone design pulled directly from our full ebook Plant Recipes for Your Native Garden

Note: The seeds and pods are poisonous

Blooms: August to October

Hesperaloe parviflora is a striking

Perfect for creating a 450 square foot pocket prairie

American lotus Size:3 gal This Individual Native Garden DesignNelumbo lutea (American Lotus or Yellow Lotus) is one of North America's most spectacular native aquatic plants, known for its enormous round leaves and fragrant pale yellow blooms. Rising high above the water's surface, its flowers can reach up to 10 inches across and are followed by distinctive cone shaped seed pods that provide food for waterfowl and other wildlife. Large floating and emergent leaves create shade, shelter, and habitat within ponds