One African lotus draws crowds ... beloved in Asia and has long been valued by Chinese as its beautiful flowers emerge from the mud murky water, symbolizing purity and overcoming adversity.

The black lotus flower is more than just an enigma of nature—it’s a powerful symbol steeped in cultural, spiritual, and ...

The lotus flowers and leaves are dotted with dew after a rainfall on Wednesday at Central Park in Guangping county, Handan, Hebei province. [Photo by Cheng Xuehu/For chinadaily.com.cn] At a park ...

The lotus flower is special to the Chinese. Thanks to Song Dynasty mandarin scholar, Zhou Dunyi, this particular species of the water lily has been revered by generations of Chinese as a symbol of ...

If you grew up in the '80s or '90s, you may remember cookie-sized, woody lotus flower seed pods intermingled with potpourri ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology’s most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals covering ...