Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred lotus, is native to Asia and Australia. In India, Buddha is said to have risen, deep from the mud, on its leaf. "They're perfectly hardy," Woods said.

The near-mythic lotus is easy to grow here in the subtropics. And you don’t really even need a proper pond. When I was a kid up north, I didn’t think the Everglades was a real place. It seemed ...

SCIENCE AND mysticism converge around the sacred lotus plant, Nelumbo nucifera. The beautiful flower afloat on ponds throughout Asia (not to be confused with waterlilies) has been cultivated in ...

The sacred lotus is a symbol of spiritual purity and longevity. Its seeds can survive up to 1,300 years, its petals and leaves repel grime and water, and its flowers generate heat to attract ...

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From the lotus flower in the East, to basil in the West, here are seven of our most sacred plants, past and present, what they symbolise to who, and why. 1. Lotus Flower ...

The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a symbol of spiritual purity and longevity. Its seeds can survive up to 1,300 years, its petals and leaves repel grime and water, and its flowers generate ...

I fell under the spell of the water lotus this summer, on a visit to Chanticleer, a lavish public garden in Wayne, Pa. I could see them from the top of a hill, their great blue-green leaves held ...