Lotuses and Lilies
4 of 6 of the New York Botanical Gardens. I like the sculptural form of the lily seed pods. Each one is slightly different. I replaced most of the backgrounds and enhanced my photographs in Photoshop.
I just learned the difference between a lotus and a lily:
- Lotuses belong to the family Nelumbonaceae. The leaves and flowers of a lotus rise above the water’s surface.
- Water lilies belong to the family Nymphaeaceae. The leaves and flowers of a water lily float on the water surface. The leaves of a tropical water lily float on the water surface, but its flowers are about 6-8 inches above the water surface.
Lotus seed pod, NYBG 8/18/2021 
Lotus seed pod , NYBG 8/18/2021 
Lotus seed pod , NYBG 8/18/2021 
Lotus seed pod , NYBG 8/18/2021 
Lotus NYBG 8/18/2021 
Water Lily, NYBG 8/18/2021 
Water Lily, NYBG 8/18/2021 
Water Lily, NYBG 8/18/2021 
Lotus, NYBG 8/18/2021 
Lotus, NYBG 8/18/2021 
Lotus, NYBG 8/18/2021
Beautiful and wonderfully diverse!
Thanks you. I spent almost a day working on these.
I wouldn’t have known this had I not encountered lotuses in the wild for the first time last year — water lilies belong to the Nymphaeaceae family, while the lotus belongs to the Nelumbonaceae family. The cone-like seedheads of the lotus really appeal to me. I’ve never seen any lotus except our native, which is yellow. I wasn’t aware that cultivated varieties also exist; there are some real beauties here.
Thanks for pointing out the difference between a lotus and a lily. I love learning new things. I’ll fix my labels.
There’s so much I don’t know, it’s always fun to find something I am familiar with!
All excellent shots but the third and eighth are stunning!!!
Thank you. I did it well if you can’t tell they are not shots. They are digital or photographic art because the backgrounds and coloring was done in Photoshop. I’ll add that information. 🙂
Haha and they used to say that the camera never lies 😉 But no, I could not tell. I thought the water an unusual colour but put it down to a trick of the light! Really well created!!!
Gorgeous images.
Glad you like my edits.
Very artistic shots Sherry.
Have a lovely sunday.
Thank you. We went to the park yesterday. Today it is rest day.