- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 6 inches
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Shoreline Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- July, August, September
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- High
- Salt Tolerance:
- None
- Stress Tolerance:
- Acidic Conditions
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Flies, Honey Bees, Larval Host (Moth), Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, SCottonwood, Wabasha, Washington, Winona
Notes/Description:
American lotus has large flowers with distinctive yellow seed capsules that persist through the winter. It is a wetland plant that can grow to 6 feet with 1 to 2 feet visible above the water. American lotus thrives in calm water with plenty of sun.