Lotus (scientific name: lotus? Species; English name: Lotus flower): It belongs to Ranunculaceae and is the general name of two kinds of lotus flowers. Also known as lotus, water hibiscus and so on. It is a perennial aquatic herb flower of lotus. Underground stems are long and thick, with long nodes and round leaves. Flowering from June to September, it is solitary at the top of the pedicel, and there are many petals embedded in the base of the receptacle, which are red, pink, white, purple and other colors, or colored lines and edges. Nuts are oval and seeds are oval.
There are many kinds of lotus flowers, which are divided into ornamental and edible categories. China is native to tropical and temperate Asia and was planted as early as the Zhou Dynasty. Lotus is precious all over the body, lotus root and lotus seed are edible, and the germ of lotus seed, rhizome, water lily, lotus leaf, flower and seed can be used as medicine. Its character of emerging from the mud without staining has always been praised by the world. "The next day, the lotus leaves are infinitely colorful, and the lotus flowers reflect different colors in the sun" is a true portrayal of the beauty of lotus flowers. The noble character of lotus flower "straight through, not crawling, not stained with mud, clear but not demon" has always been one of the themes of poets' singing and painting.