BOOKS – some entirely about lotus, while others have a chapter or smaller section
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Amazing Thai Lotus. 2007, Horticultural Science Society of Thailand. English.
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Aquatic Plants & Their Cultivation, Helen Nash & Steve Stroupe. 1998, Sterling. Also other publishers with different titles.
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Book of Water Gardening, Peter Bisset. 1929, DeLaMare. An oldie but goodie.
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Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars, Qichao Wang & Xinyan Zhang. 1989. 162 cultivars. Chinese with English cultivar list.
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Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued, Qichao Wang & Xinyan Zhang. 1999, China Construction Press. 170 cultivars.
Chinese & some English.
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Edible Water Gardens: Growing Water Plants for Food & Profit, Nick Romanowski. 2007, Hyland House. A page on Lotus.
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Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants, Greg & Sue Speichert. 2004, Timber Press. Good coverage of growing & varieties.
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The Fascinating World of Lotus, Satomi Watanabe.1990, Parks & Open Spaces Assn of Japan. Japanese & English. Difficult
to find, worth the trouble.
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Flowering Lotus of China, Zou Xiuwen et al. 1997, Beijing Botanical Garden. Chinese and English. 138 cultivars.
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Lotus, Kazuaki Tanahashi. 2006, Wisdom Publications. Beautiful lotus poems and photographs.
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The Lotus: Know It and Grow It, Kelly Billing & Paula Biles. 2007 IWGS. Click here to buy the award-winning book.
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The Lotus: Know It and Grow It - Korean edition, Kelly Billing & Paula Biles, transl. by Chris Song. 2010, Semiwon. Korean.
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Lotus of China, Ni Xueming. 1987, Wuhan Botanical Institute.
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The Lotus Quest: In Search of the Sacred Flower, Mark Griffiths. 2010, St Martins. A top UK plant expert's quest to learn
the significance and history of Nelumbo.
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Medicinal Plants of the World, Ben-Erik van Wyk & Michael Wink. 2004, Timber Press. Scientific guide medicinal plants
(including Nelumbo & other aquatics) and their uses.
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Native American Enthnobotany, Daniel Moerman. 1998, Timber Press. Detailed compilation of plant uses by native
American tribes. Includes page on lotus.
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The R.I.S.E. Method, by Rick Bartel. 2010, Rival Publications. Quality pond installation practices that are geared to
complementing the plantings.
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The Water Gardener's Bible, Ben Helm & Kelly Billing. 2008, Rodale. Covers everything about water gardening, including
aquatic plants.
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Water Gardening: Water Lilies and Lotuses, Perry Slocum & Peter Robinson. 1996, Timber Press. The classic reference.
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Water Gardens, Jacqueline Heriteau & Charles Thomas. 1994, Houghton Mifflin. Out of print but frequently available.
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Water Lilies and Lotuses: Species, Cultivars and New Hybrids, Perry Slocum. 2005, Timber Press. Update for 1996 ed.
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