Kim,
You took beautiful pictures of your lotus, I am very evny since many of my lotus never bloom years after years. I am still trying to see them bloom this year, wish me luck.
In the past, my lotus leaves seem to burned by overfertilized. I used topsoil in a container.
This year, I used slow released fertilizer--However, the container still floating w/green alge. Any good suggestions? What type of soil, fertilizer do you use and how much soil do you put in the container.
Mahalo. Danny Honolulu, Hawaii