Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sacred Lotus


Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens has a series of ponds with a variety of waterlilies. This pond, close to the entrance of the park, doesn't contain any lilies.


The "sacred lotus" may not actually be a water lily. It is indigenous to Asia and is the national flower of India.  When the blossoms newly open, they are a lovely pink color and the seed pod in the center is a beautiful yellow.


As the blossom ages, it turns a light pink and yellow while the seed pod slowly dries out.


The petals fall leaving the seed pods which eventually turn brown. I have seen them used decoratively.  They are kind of cool and look like a salt shaker.


The lotus leaves are huge.  If you could turn them down, they would probably make a pretty good umbrella.  More on this park tomorrow.

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