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Nelumbo nucifera
Saw thousands of these in an untouched lake as see in the last pic. This plant is an aquatic perennial. The roots of Nelumbo nucifera are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom, while the leaves float on top of the water surface or are held well above it. The flowers are usually found on thick stems rising several centimeters above the leaves. Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China. Researchers report that the lotus has the remarkable ability to regulate the temperature of its flowers to within a narrow range just as humans and other warmblooded animals do.
Seen in ponds and lakes.
The lotus is national flower of India and Vietnam.
Spotted on Jun 5, 2012
Submitted on Jun 12, 2012
16 Comments
You welcome Satyen, Lotus and water Lily is my vavorite flower, I was psoted too ( pink and white lotus ).
lovely !!!
Yes Oneng, the common name here is also Lotus. I just liked "Beans of India" as the common name :-)
In Indonesia this flower call ' Lotus ".
Thanks Sclark, and thanks Ashish for the extra information.
I did not know that AshishNimkar, I will have to look into getting one.
@Sclark73 This Sacred Lotus is planted across the world exotically successfully. This climber plant is well aggressive.
Very beautiful flower, sure wish we had those here.
Thanks Carol, I clicked the last photo so viewers get an idea how many were growing. You are right, the world is really beautiful. Special thanks to PN for opening my eyes to this beauty :-)
Lovely, last photo perspective. you live in a beautiful world.
Thanks Yogesh and Ashish! Sorry, no kamal kakdi as this was growing in a protected area so, I did not try going near to these plants too :-)
kab ki khatam hui... ;)
sir kamal kakdi nahi laye kya?
Thanks Ashish and Sachin!
So Beautiful,
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