First of all - lotuses are
generally speaking, hardy to Zone 4. I have no idea what
they would do in a Zone 2 enviornment.

To answer your question, I'm in Zone 6 & have a lotus pond
and I don't do
one thing - other than leave them alone - for the winter. They
now have 2 to 3 leaves on the surface and I'll will begin dividing.
You can see the pond in the 2nd website under my name.

As for the shade in Zone 2, again I have to plead ignorance.
It's possible that with grow lights you could keep them going
all winter... i.e. not freeze the tuber. But that is something
you will just have to try and experiment on.

Hope I've helped (some) ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

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That sounds like a good deal of sunlight, Heather. I think most any
and all lotus would be fine! Actually you could go
to any catalog and look up the lotuses .... there is a bunch to
choose from and each one is wonderful in its own way

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

Nedra, how do you overwinter lotus? From you webpages I gather you
just leave yours on the bottom. However, I think my USDA zone is 2,
and anything tropical has to be brought inside and put under
growlights or into dormant storage. I've kept a taro going for
several years now, and I'm thinking I'd like to try lotus.

Also, are there any that are good for complete shade? Pond #2 (under
planning) is going to be on the shady side of the sunroom.

-- Kizhé