Lotus? Lotus? Water lily? Reward lotus, just call these flowers, let a lot of tourists unclear about the difference, in fact, Lotus is a lotus, while the water lily and lotus is a different species of plants, but there is great difference between the two.

Lotus is also called the lotus, is the familiar water plants and flowers that originated in tropical regions of India. The water lily of origin in China, India, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa, the United States and other regions.

Both are of the water lily family plant, the easiest way to identify the lotus leaf surface of villi, and into the leaves will be joined by crooked water, shield-shaped leaves, there is no gap; water lily leaf surface oil Youliang Liang, Cheng leaves, not will be joined by crooked water, but floating on the water, leaves oval-shaped, and the V-gap.

Some flowers lotus flowers large, broad base of petals, pattern of white, red, pink, concentrated in the early flowering; water lily flowers in general is more than the lotus flower is small (large Lian exceptions), a long narrow petals, white logo , yellow, purple, pink, red, purple, blue, patterns and more flowers in the early morning or night.

Lotus one is a treasure, from the flowers, stems, lotus seeds, Lian Peng, lotus root (underground stems) can be brought for consumption, however, is limited to the summer flowering lotus; water lily flowers only use it to produce water lily flower tea, perfume, and the flowering all year round.

Lotus in Buddhism and Hinduism, symbolizing the sacred and the eternal, the religious legends of the gods will appear in the Lotus to foil, such as the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha will be walking, but step by step at the foot of Health and Lotus. Lotus Chinese culture also has 2000 years of history, the ancient lotus called more in the “Book of Songs” will be called Lotus Water Lotus, water-zhi, Ze-zhi, bloom, water ring; the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism spread eastward China, the lotus is also the Chinese people as a lucky flower, not only widely planted, but also feeding lotus seeds, Lian Peng, lotus root. As regards the lotus called “Dutch”, the ancient Chinese called the green stems of lotus Dutch, and later with the Netherlands to confuse the two lotus before simply generic.

First of all, solitary thought that the question is erroneous. The right question should be “lotus and water lily,” the difference. Northern China has always said that Lin is Dutch, in people’s minds, the lotus is the lotus, the lotus is the lotus. Elegant water lily in ancient times known as “Hibiscus,” in Linyi dialect known as “Fu Qu.” Are mostly planted in the deep basin, placed in shallow water.

I listened to hear his name, said the contractor of the pond fish farmers are not kinds of lotus, because the charge stems prickly, easy bruising fry. The Fuqu stems smooth, not that make Old Lee headache. Isolated in the Tong River, according to the intuitive understanding of lotus leaf Ting-ting, such as cover, far above the surface of the water, multi-white flowers. The smaller water lily leaves nearly round leaves, paste floating on the water, safflower are also premium in full bloom. ZHOU Mei-Yun Cheng word: “water clear round, 11 WIND LOAD moves.” Accordingly concluded that either a very hybrid varieties, either weeks students reason.

On the botany of the division, the lotus is a perennial aquatic plants, there are specially designed for use in Hualien to enjoy, but also specifically for Picking a child of the child with the lotus. Can be divided into two broad categories: the water lily and lotus charge.

The same as the water lily and lotus Nymphaea Nymphaeaceae, but for many years in different kinds of aquatic herbs. Water lily, lotus and neutrons can be divided into two categories lotus noon. Lotus blossom is usually at night, at midnight during the day and closed;; noon lotus bloom is usually in the daytime, night closed noon-lian species common about Buddha lotus, Alocasia, picture-lotus, lotus fragrance as much as about 50 species.

Drymaria can be divided into three systems: Hualien, lotus lotus lotus, and the child. Hualien is roughly about 250 kinds of ornamental; lotus lotus lotus root as long as the use in mining, about 16 species, mainly in the Department of Sub-lotus Picking son for more than 10 kinds of varieties each function. Son of the underground stem can also be supplied lotus lotus root use and system of lotus root starch.