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Walking through the lotus pond, I often smell a fragrance. What is the fragrance of lotus?

The fragrance of lotus is faint, and the fragrance is far away and clear. The flower is solitary at the top of the pedicel, above the water, with a diameter of 10-20 cm, beautiful and fragrant. There are single petal, compound petal, double petal and double terrace patterns; Colors are white, pink, crimson, lavender, yellow or intermediate colors;

Lotus is an aquatic plant, which likes relatively stable and calm shallow water, lakes, swamps and ponds, and is its suitable habitat. The water demand of lotus depends on the variety. The relative water level of large plant-shaped varieties such as Gulian and Chiba is deep, but it cannot exceed 1.7 meters.

Lotus is distributed in subtropical and temperate regions such as Central Asia, West Asia, North America, India, China and Japan. Lotus starts from Hainan Island in the south of China in the east, reaches Fujin City in Heilongjiang Province in the north, borders Shanghai and Taiwan Province Province in the east, and reaches the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain in the west. Except Xizang Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, it is distributed in most parts of the country.

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To be a summer flower with flowers in four seasons and different scenery in four seasons is the gardening rule that China gardeners abide by. Plum blossoms resist winter, wicker welcomes spring, green lotus eliminates summer, and tung leaves shock autumn.

The green viewing period of lotus is as long as 8 months, and the flowering period is about 2-3 months. In summer and autumn, there are few cicadas, peaches and plums are silent, and the graceful lotus flowers exude a refreshing fragrance in a clear water, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

It is very common in gardens in China. There are many famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are buildings enjoying the lotus scenery. There is a "lianhua bridge" on the bank of the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou. The jade pavilions on the bridge are patchwork, simple and elegant in shape, exquisite and chic, and set each other off with the lotus flowers in the lake.