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Nelumbo nucifera-------Wong Man Sing
Also known as: Aka Lotus , WaterLotus , Fuqu , lotus flower
English name : Nelumbo nucifera
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Country of Origin: China
Leaves : In the internode growth , floating leaves in the water, leaves abovethe water stand , shield -shaped round, margin entire or undulate . Smooth iswaxy , can hold water droplets .
Flower: flowers onthe water. Petals about twenty , basin shape. Red, white , purple, or color .June to September is flowering .
Fruit : lotus grows in the inverted conical receptacle , there are holes,containing nuts ( ie seeds ), edible.
Characteristics : Perennial aquatic plants. Underground stems , that was lotus, multi-section mast , long cylindrical, many hollow tube . Summer flowering ,night together , can open three to ten days , was born in the sludge , such asponds . Reminiscence poem can also tell from Lotus feature - " I do like lotus that is clean even growing in the muddy pond. It is so pure, delicate andbright. The lotus is consistent, continuous and coherent deep inside. It appears to be straight, proper and honest. It gives a fantastically good smell and people could even sense its excellent smell far away. It has no unnecessary branches. It can be only appreciated distantly but not touched blasphemously. " Reminiscence of Zhou .
Cultivation : hisunshine, water , organic matter containing fertile clayey Tong Nai . Optimumtemperature of 22℃ -32 ℃.
Reproduction: General ramets .