The roots are buried in the mud, and the stalks of the leaves and flowers are strongly attached to the root, resisting the tug of human hands to pull them out without cutting them. The flowers appear very delicate in relation to the rest of the plant.
When the petals drop, the central pod enlarges and ripens, also expressing the same shape as the flower. The fully opened blossom falls downward, away from the central cupule. As the flower bud begins to mature, it gets more relaxed, pinking up, but still maintaining the tight symmetry of the upward pointing bud. The pointy buds are all green, multi-layered, and tightly outlined, with no color initially. The flower buds express the same tight, pointy quality as the leaves, and later also unfurl into a chalice-like multi-petaled blossom with a central head or urn-like pod. The leaf reminded me of a textile, very fibrous and tightly woven, one that would hold its shape for any number of purposes. On closer examination, I saw that the entire leaf was “woven” with very subtle veins throughout the whole. It appeared that these veins were singular and straight until very close to the edges, where they split off into usually only one or two additional branches. The leaves also have interesting veining, radiating out from the center to the margins. Dew/water droplets also collect around the edges of the leaves and pods. This central, circular marking shows in the flower as well. The cup-like leaves have a central “dot” which collects drops of water. The leaves are like tips of an arrowhead shooting up and unfurling into large, rounded, very broad cups. Initially, the leaves and flower buds are very pointy. The leaves and flowers are borne high above the water’s surface, unlike those of the water lily, which float directly on the surface of the water. The stems are hollow but extremely tough on the outside, with small, rather pointed “dots” along the entire length of the stem. Each individual stem of leaf and flower rises separately from the root/muck (group consciousness?). The tuberous roots were not visible beneath the mud, but I could see the shoots emerging from the mud and out of the water.
They send the cylindrical stalks of both the leaves and flowers from the muddy bottom of the water high into the air. The plants were large overall, both in how much space they took and the size of leaves.
The Lotuses I closely observed were in various life stages many were well-established (at Terra Flora and the Chicago Botanic Garden), and one was a young plant (in the water garden at my home). The seen and unseen world of the Lotus plant
#Lotus flower openin windows#
Twelve windows through which to view the Lotus: The four elements as they appear in the Lotus Living with other beings in an aquatic environment The seen and the unseen world of the Lotus plant
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