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When does the lotus flower open?

The flowering period of lotus is from June to September.

Lotus (Latin scientific name: Lotus), also known as lotus, is a perennial herbal flower, which was called hibiscus, lotus and lotus in ancient times. Lotus is native to China, mainly distributed in subtropical and temperate regions, and is usually planted in ponds. Flowers usually bloom in summer, from June to September, and are solitary at the top of pedicels. Most petals are embedded in the receptacle hole, including red, pink, white and purple. Petals are water drops and seeds are oval. [2] Shallow water, lakes, swamps, wetlands and ponds with relatively stable sexual preference. , like light, extremely intolerant of yin.

Underground stems are long and thick, with long nodes and round leaves. Ancient Chinese literati thought the lotus was holy and elegant, so ancient poems and songs often praised the lotus, such as: "It's a pleasure to get out of the mud without being stained" (Zhou Dunyi's Love Lotus). Lotus language: naive, noble, modest (virtuous), indicating the quality of firmness, purity, innocence and integrity. Lotus, Hibiscus, Fantuo Pear, Shuizhi, Yunshui, Shui Mu, Zezhi, Huashui and Handan were called Handan by the ancients, namely, bud, hydrangea, hibiscus, Yuhuan, June Spring, China Lotus, June Flower God and so on.