It is the height of summer, and the "King of water" wang lotus in the National Botanical Garden blooms proudly. Although it carries a "lotus" in its name, it is less feminine and more

It is the height of summer, and the "King of water" wang lotus in the National Botanical Garden blooms proudly. Although it carries a "lotus" in its name, it is less feminine and more domineering. Wang Lian is the largest leaf plant among aquatic plants, the back of the leaf is covered with radial leaf veins from the center to the surroundings, and the well-developed ventilation tissue inside stores a large amount of air, making the leaves float on the surface. Although the leaves are only two or three millimeters thick, the sickle-shaped horizontal grid between the leaf veins connects the entire leaf veins, and after placing a plate on the leaf surface, the force can be evenly distributed on the leaves, which can carry tens of kilograms of weight. "A leaf of Wang Lian makes a light boat" is really not a fiction. Each lotus flowering time is only three days, the color is different, and it blooms every morning and at sunset. It is white at first and has a strong aroma, but when it blooms again, it is reddish and gradually deepens, and the floral fragrance is gradually lost. On the third day, it is dark red, and then withers and sinks into the water for the next year.