Lotus Flower is a thing of beauty. Along with the flower, different parts like the lotus pod, lotus seed, stem etc. can be used for floral arrangements, consumed and used for a lot of different purposes. The lotus pod might be the weirdest flower among all the existing flowers in front of us. Let's figure out a number of uses for this weirdest or fascinating flower.

In the ancient temples of Egypt, hardly a monument can be found that doesn't prominently display the Blue Lotus flower. When they opened Tutankhamun's tomb, his mummy was covered in Blue Lotus.

June 25th, there was the first Handol Tearoom tea trial day. It was opened for everyone, and future tea days will be opened for everyone as well. I really appreciate for everybody who enjoy th…

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Beautiful, tropical looking, it’s actually easy to grow a lotus plant. Cold hardy to zone 5, you can grow and leave a lotus outdoors in Chicago! How To Grow Lotus Lotus flower colors include white, red, pink, yellow, lavender and blue. Blooming from early to late summer, they are one of the most majestic aquatic […]

This is a fine art print on high quality Canon Pro Matte paper of my original, surreal oil painting, "From the Mud". I have always loved the concept of the lotus flower growing from the bottom of the pond, through the mud, and with little light until it finally completes its journey to the surface of the water. During the time of creating this painting, I felt completely submerged in mud mentally and emotionally. I wanted to use those emotions as fuel to inspire my way out of that dark place. The woman is in a fetal-like position with body language displaying surrender. Her energy is going towards creating something beautiful - towards making it above the water. And with time, she gradually does. PLEASE READ: Prints 8.5" x 11" have an even 1/4" white border around all edges. Prints this size with be placed in a protective plastic sleeve, and mailed in a sturdy, cardboard mailer for safe delivery. ALL prints LARGER than 8.5" x 11" will also have a 1/4" white border around all of the edges as shown above. These large format prints are carefully rolled by me, wrapped in special tissue, and placed in a protective mailing tube for delivery. Each print is done by me from my home with a professional Canon printer on Canon's Pro Matte Photo Paper. Creating these prints from home allows me to examine each print to ensure high quality resolution and accurate color replication before they go to their new home. Frame NOT included. (Note: Colors may vary depending on your display settings on your at home device). © 2021 All Rights belong to Marissa Strickland This shop page is my original work and is not for copying, reproducing, or selling by others

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Beautiful, tropical looking, it’s actually easy to grow a lotus plant. Cold hardy to zone 5, you can grow and leave a lotus outdoors in Chicago! How To Grow Lotus Lotus flower colors include white, red, pink, yellow, lavender and blue. Blooming from early to late summer, they are one of the most majestic aquatic […]

The Panyaden International School is an education center located in Chiang Mai, Thailand built entirely from natural materials. Architecture firm Chiangmai Life recently designed a covered recreation hall for the school’s sports teams, creating a 2,500-square-foot bamboo terrace that echos the Buddhist values found in the school’s curriculum. The lotus-inspired structure was built without any steel reinforcements or other manmade materials, and stays naturally cool in the city’s humid climate while also withstanding high-speed winds and earthquakes. More

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Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is a beautiful, water-dwelling flower with mild psychoactive properties. Sacred to the Ancient Egyptians, depictions of Blue Lotus flower are ubiquitous in Egyptian art. Though alluring to our modern imaginations and worth further investigation, Blue Lotus is rarely used in Western herbalism as it is not currently a well-understood plant, nor

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Since I posted lotus painting today, I too would like to share my experience of growing the lotus seeds. I have been drawing lotus for years so naturally I am a bit curious of how t…

Blooming Lotus Flower Crisps (5 Ingredients): A friend happened to first introduce me to these beautiful Blooming Lotus Flower Crisps last year on Christmas. These were so pretty and unique to look at that there was no chance I could leave without their recipe being shared here. Apart from bei…

Seedpod of Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae) which is often said to resemble a shower head, with two caterpillars, Anderson Park, Townsville, Australia Thanks to beachhut (John), for reminding me about the lotus' at Anderson Park. This is now my second most viewed photo after I posted it on r/BotanicalPorn on reddit and it made the front page, receiving about 2400 views as a result.

Bowl lotus is a term given to the smallest growing lotus. The bowl lotus produce small leaves, small flowers and rhizomes. The leaves may grow 6 inches (15 cm) to 10 inches (25.5 cm) high. Today’s cultivars the flowers will rise above leaves and may be as large as 5…

How to Germinate Lotus Seeds : I really don't know California agricultural law against purchasing growing and selling water lotus but I bought these from ebay and was shipped to me from China hopefully I'm not breaking any laws ?

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All of the ponds in Sukhothai were full of neon pink flowers. This photo looks oversaturated on my monitor. Believe it or not, I turned down the saturation. The flowers really were just an outwordly pink.

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These Lotus Flower Onions are a delicious dish to make as edible centerpieces for your New Year's Eve party.

Lotus flower wall art is the perfect way to create a relaxing refuge in your own home. In fact the lotus flower has always been a symbol of purity

Venice Lotus Flowers by Robert Jahns - Open Edition. Various sizes. Photography print, mounted or framed. Order now!

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM, 200mm - f/2.8 - 1/1600 - ISO-100 ==================== Water lilies are a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. These are water lilies and working bees in a artificial pond in front of the ArtScience Museum of Singapore at Bayfront. ==================== watch my "2013 Southeast - Asia"-Set: www.fluidr.com/photos/he-ro/sets/72157632734619674

Fantasy Garden Lotus pond, Shanghai, China