Lotus Flower
If your Garden has a water feature than LOTUS is the best flowering plant option. Howling significances are related to this wonderful flower. Lotus is always seen eminent -exquisite, long and glorious from murky and muddy water. This fact signifies its unattained purity and untouched beauty apart from being in such begrimed surroundings.Lotus survives in mud and lives to re germinate for next thousands of years. Therefore it also signifies triumph , honor, good fortune and long life.
Lotus inspires contentment, hope, sense of peace and it also signifies opportunities opening up on you. Scientifically Lotus is known as Nelumbo Nucifera. In many countries like Egypt and India it is considered auspicious and occupies a special place in mythology and arts.
Lotus is also symbolizes, divinity, wealth, enlightenment and above all knowledge.
Though it lives contaminated environment but its untouched by impurity and is a sign of purity of mind and heart.
Lotus flower has some kind of an association with Hinduism and Buddhism. Therefore people who follows these beliefs have a distinct place for it in their minds and heart. They consider it as a symbol of God and is used in religious practices as well.
Blue lotus can be seen as double flower. It has curly petals and to a great extent looks like a Chinese peony. Red lotus also looks like it.
Three types of lotuses pink , blue and white depicts three different type of human beings as they either stand out of the water, on the surface or slightly above.

