09 September 2010

Lotus or called the water lily is a quite popular aquatic plant growing wildly in lakes or swamps. This plant, which flowers throughout the year, is included in the family of Nymphaceae. The flowers appear on the surface of water, blossoming at 18:00 to 19:00 and closing the next day before noon. The flower produces a round fruit of 4-12 centimeters in diameter. The flower seeds are blackish brown, stored in its fruit and have a hard outer skin.