How to grow Lotus with specialist grower Geoff Cochrane!

This week on The Horti-Culturalists we're visiting the spectacular Blue Lotus Water Garden to meet specialist Lotus grower Geoff Cochrane and learn ALL the tricks of the trade for growing these extraordinarily beautiful flowers! And it's surprisingly easy and MOST of our viewers will be able to grow them! (If you have a spot with at least six hours sun in either a pot or a pond!) There are only two species of lotus: Nelumbo nucifera and Nelumbo lutea, and all the hybrids, varieties and forms you find in cultivation are derived from these. Blue Lotus Water Garden is about an hour and a half out of Melbourne and is a seasonal garden - spring to autumn - so do check the website before you head out. It's a wonderful place to visit! You can find all the details here: https://www.bluelotusfarm.com.au/ There is a wonderful nursery where you can buy Lotus suitable for pot or pond culture, and there's a fabulous cafe where you can nibble on fried lotus root...amongst other things! The plant we demonstrate potting with is: Lotus Cochrane's Snow White