5 BLUE ENCHANTRESS LOTUS SEEDS - white with blue edges

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Seller: redrick49 ✉️ (25,124) 95.2%, Location: Beachwood, New Jersey, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 142245223869 5 BLUE ENCHANTRESS LOTUS SEEDS - white with blue edges.

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You are bidding on  BLUE ENCHANTRESS LOTUS SEEDS  -  Nelumbo Nucifera  .  ( please note : last picture is a different lotus - this is just to show you what a full size plant looks like. )

This lotus has 8 inch white blooms edged with blue   . Leaves are 12 to 20 inches in diameter .

The flower pods on long 2 - 3 foot tall stems are used for decoration .

This is an intermediate-sized single-petaled variety with 20 petals and a flower that measures about 8 in diameter. The petals are rounded and the tips are slightly peaked. The flower is shaped like a rice bowl and flower production is good. The flowering season extends from mid-July to about late-August. The leaf and flower stems are about 4 feet in length. 

Sun Exposure: Full Sun 

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring/Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer/Early Fall, Blooms repeatedly Foliage: Shiny/Glossy-Textured large leaves Hardiness zones 7 - 11   Loves full sun but can grow in partial shade. It needs very high moisture. The Lotus grows best in rich soil with 1/2 inch of rinsed gravel on top of the soil. The pot is completely submerge in calm freshwater.

Medicinal use of Sacred Water Lotus:  The Sacred water lotus has been used in the Orient as a medicinal herb for well over 1,500 years. All parts of the plant are used, they are astringent, cardiotonic, febrifuge, hypotensive, resolvent, stomachic, styptic, tonic and vasodilator. The leaf juice is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and is decocted with liquorice (Glycyrrhiza spp) for the treatment of sunstroke. A decoction of the flowers is used in the treatment of premature ejaculation. The flowers are recommended as a cardiac tonic. A decoction of the floral receptacle is used in the treatment of abdominal cramps, bloody discharges etc. The flower stalk is haemostatic. It is used in treating bleeding gastric ulcers, excessive menstruation, post-partum haemorrhage.

Edible parts of Sacred Water Lotus:  Root - cooked as a vegetable. It is also a source of starch or arrowroot. Much used and relished in Chinese cooking, the root has a mild flavor and a crisp texture. It can be cooked with other vegetables, soaked in syrup or pickled in vinegar. The root contains about 1.7% protein, 0.1% fat, 9.7% carbohydrate, 1.1% ash. Young leaves - cooked or raw. Used as a vegetable. The leaves can also be used to wrap small parcels of food before cooking them. Stems - cooked. A taste somewhat like beet. They are usually peeled before use. Seed - raw or cooked. A delicate flavor. The seed can be popped like popcorn, ground into a powder and used in making bread or eaten dry. The bitter tasting embryo is often removed. The seed contains about 15.9% protein, 2.8% fat, 70% carbohydrate, 3.9% ash. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute. Petals can be floated in soups or used as a garnish. The stamens are used to flavor tea.

Other uses :  The leaves are used as plates for eating food off.

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