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Water Lily vs Lotus: The Differences, Meanings, and Growing Tips for Beginners
A few summers ago, I visited a botanical garden with no particular goal in mind. I simply wanted a quiet afternoon surrounded by nature. As I wandered through the garden, I found myself spending far more time around the ponds than I expected. The water was covered with beautiful flowers. Some floated gently on the surface, while others stood proudly above the water. To me, they were all lotus flowers. In fact, I had been calling every aquatic flower a lotus for as long as I could remember. Later that day, I overheard a gardener explaining the difference between water lilies and lotus flowers to another visitor. I was surprised to learn that the plants I had assumed were the