Yes they are beautiful. Also calming as they ask associated with relaxation.
Smallwhitedog on
And you still have not seen one! They is a water lily (genus Nymphaea) which is different from a lotus (genus Nelumbo). Water lilies have pads and have roots and a crown that are planted deep under water. Lotuses grow at the surface and have leaves and flowers they grow about the water–sometimes several feet, ever.
I grow both!
Material_Text6625 on
They’re my favorite!
peonyseahorse on
They are so cool. I went to the Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens by DC earlier this year when they were in bloom and was just mesmerized by how cool and enchanting they are.
aBitLikeLoki on
The flowers are beautiful 🙂 but I think those are water lilies. Lotus looks like this –
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Yes they are beautiful. Also calming as they ask associated with relaxation.
And you still have not seen one! They is a water lily (genus Nymphaea) which is different from a lotus (genus Nelumbo). Water lilies have pads and have roots and a crown that are planted deep under water. Lotuses grow at the surface and have leaves and flowers they grow about the water–sometimes several feet, ever.
I grow both!
They’re my favorite!
They are so cool. I went to the Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens by DC earlier this year when they were in bloom and was just mesmerized by how cool and enchanting they are.
The flowers are beautiful 🙂 but I think those are water lilies. Lotus looks like this –
https://preview.redd.it/7hxp7ef16axf1.jpeg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4be9c7672411781fa905e9eab7ff57c92bfba898
https://preview.redd.it/an3zou9piaxf1.jpeg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=574a455b1a9d8fd64de955be08ad4bbbb2da247f