Characteristics of lotus

The roots of lotus are whisker-like adventitious roots, and the main roots are degenerated. Adventitious roots are arranged in bundles around underground stems, about 8-20 cm long. There are fewer roots in seedling stage and more roots in growing stage. In the growing period, the root is white or brown, and when the lotus root is mature, the root is dark brown, which plays the role of absorbing water and inorganic salts and fixing and supporting plants.

Extended data:

Lotus is unisexual, bisexual and has vertical leaves. Due to different varieties, there are single petals, semi-double petals, double petals, double petals and thousand petals. Colors are red, pink, claw pink, white and sprinkled with gold.

The single flowering period is usually only 4-6 days, but some varieties can reach 10 days, opening in the morning and closing in the afternoon. The flowering period of lotus community is very long. Three months at most.

References:

Lotus (Lotus) _ Baidu Encyclopedia