I feel ya.
, so sad isn't it.
It's been 95 plus for the past 18 days here. Some tripple digits. My lotus I got from Johns, along with my other 3 new ones this year still look great. They get afternoon shade. But My big one in the pond, looks just like yours crispy. If the ones that I have in big pots make it through the winter, I'm going to move my big one out too. Free up some more space for lily's.
We just had a thunderstorm come through, we got alot of thunder, lightening, and about 2 minutes of rain. It sure has cooled down from 104 today though, so I can't compalin. Hopefully it will recover a bit before it goes dormant.
Kim