The Lotus symbolizes purity, beauty, majesty, grace, fertility,
wealth, richness, knowledge and serenity. They are found in white
and pink colors in general and they grow in shallow and murky
waters. The pink one is regarded as the National Flower of India.
Some blue colored flowers are also sighted. These flowers enjoy
a warm sunlight and intolerant to cold weather. This is why, they
are not seen blossoming in the winter. The floating leaves and
flowers have long stems, which contains air spaces to maintain
the buoyancy.
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