Nelumbo nucifera
Ning Xua
Plant Height: Mini/Bowl (depending on pot size)
Flower Color: Bi-color
Flower Type: Single-Petal (< 25 petals)
Pot Size: 8"-16" wide, 6"-10" deep
Ning Xua is a charming bowl lotus with an exceptionally clean, luminous appearance. Its broad, gently cupped petals are predominantly ivory-white, delicately brushed with soft pink along the tips and outer edges. Fine pink veining radiates through the petals, giving the flower a subtle, hand-painted quality.
The petals open into a graceful, rounded bowl shape, with the inner petals standing more upright around the center. At the heart is a fresh yellow-green seedpod, surrounded by a halo of abundant golden-yellow stamens. The contrast between the cool white petals, rosy margins, and warm golden center gives Ning Xua a particularly crisp and elegant look.
Against the green lotus leaves, the flower appears almost porcelain-like—white, pink-edged, sunny at the center, and beautifully proportioned for a bowl lotus.