American lotus, or Nelumbo lutea, is an aquatic plant found growing in still to slow-moving freshwater habitats across much ...

This time-lapse takes on how a lotus/nelumbo nucifera seed sprouting, rooting, and growing into plants. A small hole was scored on the chosen lotus seed to help with boosting germination. It was then ...

Have you considered bringing a water feature into your garden? Strange as it may seem, a water pond uses less water than a lawn of comparable size. Roughly speaking, there are two kinds of water ...

Dear Master Gardener: I would like to collect lotus seed pods for flower arrangements. I heard now is a good time to walk along lakeshores and find the ones that have washed up on shore. Where can I ...

Watery adaptation: The structure and shape of lotus leaves growing on water (left) and above it (right) is influenced by mechanical forces. (Courtesy: F Xu/Fudan University) When the leaves of the ...

Cherry blossoms aren’t the only flower flex that D.C. has to offer visitors. Saturday starts a weeklong celebration of the lotus plants and water lilies that bloom in acres of ponds across the ...

Whether your interest in growing plants centers on food, beauty, or fragrance, you can bring all of them into your life by using water as your growing medium. At the outset, I must express ...

Weaving a Rare Fabric From the Lotus Plant Most of us think of the lotus plant as a beautiful water flower. But in Myanmar for centuries, villagers have used lotus fibers to weave a rare fabric. WSJ's ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — There are two bodies of water in New England that have sacred lotus, and one of them is Meshanticut Pond in Cranston. The problem? It’s an invasive aquatic plant. Rhode ...