An Egyptian white water-lily (Nymphaea lotus) growing in the rainforest at Playa Blanca, Costa Rica, Central America

An Egyptian white water-lily (Nymphaea lotus) growing in the rainforest at Playa Blanca, Costa Rica, Central America

Flower, Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea), Botanical Garden Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Flower, Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea), Botanical Garden Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Lotus blossom in a pool

Landscape on the island of South Uist (Uibhist a Deas) in the Outer Hebrides. Pond with Nymphaea alba, also known as the European White Waterlily, White Lotus, White Water Rose or Nenuphar. Europe, Scotland, June

Orange dragonfly (Anisoptera) alight on a pink water lily bud (Nymphaea pubescens) in Pink Lotus Lake, Udon Thani, Thailand