Unlike lilies, which feature large, leafy pads that float on the ... According to the International Water Lily and Water ...

Blue lotus flower (Nymphaea caerulea) is a psychoactive plant, also known as blue Egyptian lotus, blue water lily, and sacred blue lily. It’s been used in traditional medicine for thousands of ...

Blooming lotus flowers and water lilies are drawing crowds of visitors to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Northeast Washington, D.C. The annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival runs through Saturday ...

Lotus flowers live in murky ponds and other muddy bodies of water (not to be confused with the similar-looking water lily). Revered across many cultures and cherished for millennia, the lotus ...

Its six pools, located outside the new West Conservatory, include nearly 100 varieties of tropical and hardy waterlilies, lotus plants and water platters – lily pads that can stretch as wide as ...

As usual, the 700-acre park—often called a “hidden gem” of DC—is celebrating the flowers’ colorful arrival with its annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival, starting this Saturday, July 15, and ...

Washingtonian talked to US National Park Service Public Information Officer Sean McGinty to see how you can get the most out of the last two weekends of the Lotus and Water Lily Festival. When is the ...