Water Hibiscus, Lotus Root Flower, Infinite Lotus, Shui Zhi, Shui Hua, Ze Zhi, Chinese Lotus.

In May 1985 the lotus was named one of the ten most famous flowers in China. The lotus is the national flower of India and Vietnam.

The lotus is an aquatic plant that prefers relatively stable calm shallow water, lakes, marshes, swamps and ponds. Lotus water requirements by its species, large varieties such as ancient lotus, red lotus relative to the water level deeper, but not more than 1.7 meters. Small and medium-sized plant shape is only suitable for 20-60 centimeters of water depth.

At the same time, the lotus is very sensitive to water loss, as long as 3 hours in summer without irrigation, water tank planted lotus leaves will wither, if the water stops for a day, the lotus leaves edge scorched, buds back to wither. Lotus is also very light-loving, fertility needs full light environment. Lotus is extremely intolerant of shade, growing in the half-shade will show a strong tendency to light.

Extended information

Lotus value:

1, in the landscape garden as the theme of water plants.

2, as a summer flower in the four seasons can be appreciated.

3, as a multi-level configuration of the foreground, in the landscape, the main landscape; Chinese gardens in the configuration of plants pay close attention to the level of change, in order to form a near and far, different heights of the rich landscape.

4, as industrial waste water pollution in the waters of the "filter": because the lotus root underground stems can absorb aerobic microbial decomposition of pollutants in the water after the product, so the lotus can help polluted waters to restore the structure of the food chain, and contribute to the gradual realization of the benign cycle of the water ecosystem.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Lotus

Baidu Encyclopedia - Lotus genus