Scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera English name: Hindu Lotus Alias: lotus, lotus root, water awn, water hibiscus, lotus family name: Nymphaea Morphological characteristics: perennial aquatic plants. Rhizomes are mostly grown in water sediments. Leaf-shaped shield round, dark green surface, waxy white powder, gray-green back, full and wavy. Petiole cylindrical, dense barbed. Flowers are solitary at the top of the calyx, high above the water surface, with single, double, double and heavy flower patterns; colors are white, pink, dark red, lavender or inter-color.