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Lotus vs Water Lily

Both are Aquatic. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.

Lotus Water Lily

Measure Lotus Water Lily
Season Kharif Perennial
Sowing window Mar–Apr Mar–Apr
Days to harvest 5–7 mo 3–4 mo
Spacing 200 × 150 cm 150 × 150 cm
Soil pH 6.0–7.5 6.0–7.5
Water Ponded 40–80 cm Ponded
Temperature °C 20–32 18–32
Seed rate Rhizomes Rhizomes
Yield 2–3 lakh blooms Ornamental
Watch for Leaf spot, aphid Aphid, leaf spot
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Water Lily Mar–Apr 3–4 mo 6.0–7.5 18–32 Ornamental
Lotus Mar–Apr 5–7 mo 6.0–7.5 20–32 2–3 lakh blooms
Cattail Mar–Apr 12–18 mo 5.5–7.5 15–32 20–30 t
Giant Swamp Taro Jun–Jul 18–24 mo 5.5–7.0 22–32 20–35 t
Water Spinach Jun–Jul 40–60 5.5–7.0 22–32 25–40 t
Watercress Sep–Oct 50–70 6.5–7.5 10–20 20–30 t
Arrowhead Apr–May 120–150 6.0–7.5 18–30 8–12 t
Makhana (Foxnut) Dec–Feb 150–180 6.0–7.5 20–35 1.5–2.5 t
Water Chestnut Jun–Jul 150–180 6.5–7.5 20–32 6–10 t
Lotus Root Mar–Apr 150–210 6.0–7.5 20–32 15–25 t

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