The Beauty in a Dark Pink Lotus - blurred background
by Diana Mary Sharpton
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Title
The Beauty in a Dark Pink Lotus - blurred background
Artist
Diana Mary Sharpton
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Photograph - Digital Photography/textured Background
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I captured this beautiful mauve/pink lotus in the Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, Texas early summer with a Nikon camera and lens. A textured background and painterly overlay have been added.
The difference between a lotus and water lily. The biggest difference is that water lilies (Nymphaea species) leaves and flowers both float on the water’s surface while lotus (Nelumbo species) leaves and flowers are emergent, or rise above the water’s surface. There is one exception: tropical water lilies leaves float on the surface just like hardy lilies but their flowers rise above the surface of the water about 6-8 inches.
Both water lilies and lotus have dwarf varieties which are perfect for container patio ponds, and in some cases small enough for patio tabletop bowls.
Most varieties of water lily have to variegation or coloration besides green on their foliage but some do. Most ‘variegated’ varieties have green leaves mottled with a dark purple or are completely dark purple. Most are the tropical types of water lilies.
When it comes to lotus on the other hand, I don’t believe there are any variegated varieties, at least that I know of. So when it comes to color, it’s all in the flowers when growing lotus.
“Lotus flowers lead harrowing journeys. Their seeds sprout in murky swamp water, thick with dirt and debris and snarls of roots. For a lotus to bloom, she must forge her way through this terrible darkness, avoid being eaten by fish and insects, and keep pressing onward, innately knowing, or at least hoping, that there is sunlight somewhere above the water's surface, if she can only summon the strength to get there. And when she does, she emerges unscathed by her journey and blooms triumphantly.”
― Sarah Jio
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August 2nd, 2023
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