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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