In early June, Orange Friend @ Chenqu 16 reported that the first lotus flower bloomed in West Lake. In the following days, the old mages, little mages, and Hanfu ladies in the city began to rush for the lotus again.
There are so many varieties of lotus flowers, which one did you photograph? Come on, today, the editor specially compiled a popular science article on lotus types for you who love to appreciate lotuses, let's learn together.
@最爱杭州行不足
According to statistics, there are more than 200 types of lotus flowers, including 13 common varieties: Qingmaojie, Little Princess, Pink Xia, Hongtai, Longfei, Jade Bowl, Fairy Scattered Flower, Huang Wufei, Snow White, Ruby, Little Tricolor Lotus, Apricot Blossom, Jade Butterfly.
In the topic of Orange Circle Stories, the lotus flowers around the West Lake Scenic Area are the most shared and the types are relatively rich.
The editor will take this as an example to sort it out for you.
Quyuan wind lotus
@阿六头
For two consecutive years, the first West Lake lotus flowers bloomed first in Quyuan Wind Lotus, so it is well deserved to be regarded as the best place to enjoy the lotus in summer.
Quyuan Fenghe is located on the west side of West Lake, in front of Yue Wang Temple, and is a famous lotus appreciation place in Hangzhou. According to legend, during the Southern Song Dynasty, there was an official brewery by the Hongchun Bridge, and there were many lotus flowers in the pond around the workshop. Every summer, when the breeze rises, the fragrance of lotus flowers mixed with the aroma of wine is refreshing, hence the name "Quyuan Wind Lotus".
Quyuan Wind Lotus is also one of the largest lotus gardens in the mainland, not only can enjoy the magnificent lotus scenery of "receiving the infinite blue lotus leaves, reflecting the sun lotus flowers are different", but also has more than 50 lotus varieties. Especially in the Feng He area, there are concentrated lotus boutiques such as red lotus, Xuanlian, white lotus, heavy tail lotus, sprinkling golden lotus, and tilian.
If walking on the curved bridge on the lake, it is like walking in a lotus pond, which is intoxicatingly beautiful, and the Qingdianfang and the nearby Zhanbi Building are excellent opportunities.
Next, the 2023 Orange Persimmon Lotus Appreciation Map Flower Recognition Road starts with the most complete variety of Quyuan Wind Lotus.
Fairy scattered flowers
The fairy scattered flower is a very beautiful lotus flower, and when it is all spread out, it is like the lotus seat of the Buddha, showing a flying state. Fairy scattered flowers are double-petaled lotus flowers, pink petals have about 27, but the diameter of the flowers is 14~18 cm, the flower holder is a trumpet shape, and the lotus is an inverted cone.
@辰曲16
@阿乐头
Snow White
The color of this lotus flower is white as snow, and it is very pure. It is precisely because of this touching pure white that it gets its name Snow White, Snow White is a double-petaled lotus, its buds are mostly peach-shaped, the color is green, white, the flower diameter is between 12~15 cm, because there are few fruits, so basically only for ornamental role.
@辰曲16
Green Hair Festival
Qingmaojie lotus is a very common lotus variety, its color tends to be a light cyan, the cultivated lotus root yield is high, the flower color is also elegant and good-looking, and it is also a very popular affordable lotus variety. Its petals are single-petaled, mostly white with a hint of cyan, the flowers are cup-shaped, and the lotus leaves are dark green.
@心心依荷
Jade butterfly
The color of the jade butterfly is a very pink color, and the petals take on a gradient color, gradually deepening from the milky white color, and spreading a soft pink color from the straight path. It is a kind of double-petaled lotus flower, with about 29 petals, but it is wrapped inside, very full, and the diameter of the flower is between 9~22 cm. Although the flowers are dense, the flowers are not easy to open and are mostly globular.
@南山客
Pink glow
Pink Xia is a variety of bowl lotus among the lotus varieties, the lotus leaves are rounded like a shield pattern, the lotus petiole is relatively thick, and the broken spines are also very dense. The flower color is as tender as a colorful cloud, mostly rose-red, the diameter of the flower is 8~13 cm, and the petals are overlapping double petals.
@古色月影
Little Dancer
The little maiko is one of the main varieties of lotus, and the lotus leaves have a round, shield-like appearance. The flowers are very full, bulging, and white, but the tips are slightly pale pink. This lotus flower is single-petaled, the diameter of the flower is between 16~20 cm, and the number of flowers is large.
@137****7882
Dragon fly
Longfei is an ornamental lotus flower that is often planted in water tanks and basins. Its leaves are turquoise and it is a very plump single-petal lotus variety. The flowers are white, the tip is smudged with a large pink on top, the petals are about 26 in total, the diameter of the flowers is generally 15~17 cm, but the flower holder is funnel-shaped, and the lotus is cup-shaped.
@小何besos
Small tricolorant
The small trisy lotus is a tall bowl lotus variety lotus, which grows alone at the top of the peduncle, and the petal color is gradient, the tip of the petal is red, the middle is pinkish-white, and the bottom is yellow. The diameter of the flowers is 10~12 cm, and the flowering is early and dense.
@135****6008
At present, most of the lotus flowers of Quyuan Wind Lotus are concentrated in the above types, if you go to appreciate the lotus, you can slow down, take photos while carefully identifying, see which variety you are shooting.
In addition to the Quyuan wind lotus, other large and small lotus areas around West Lake have long been lotus leaf fields, and lotus flowers are competing to bloom.
The editor also sorted out other Dutch areas of West Lake that everyone has concentrated on checking in in recent years, and shared it with you——
●Hougushan Lotus District
Many old Hangzhous have a soft spot for the lotus flowers in Hougu Mountain, with a pool of West Lake water as the background, which is 360 degrees beautiful. The lotus variety here is the West Lake red lotus.
@雷十三
●Broken bridge lotus area
The Broken Bridge Lotus District has always been a popular place to enjoy lotus. Broken Bridge Lotus District focuses on West Lake red lotus, this variety of bright red flowers, flowers pavilion jade, is one of the main varieties of West Lake lotus, has a long history.
@古色月影
●North Hill Street Holly District
Starting from the shoreline of the lake south of Province Lu at No. 36 Beishan Street, it stretches 600 meters west to the end of Xinxin Hotel, which is regarded as the best lotus shooting location. The lotus area is large and the planting is concentrated, mainly Xuanwu Lake red lotus and Jiande red lotus.
@阿乐头
●Xiling Bridge Lotus District
Xiling Bridge Lotus District, after the transformation, the effect is very good, the color of the new West Lake red lotus is more gorgeous, and the flowering cycle is longer.
@小嘻
●Xiaochenzhuang Lotus District (Flower Harbor Fish Watching)
The lotus flowers in Huagang Park are mainly concentrated in the water near Cuiyu Hall, Jiangzhuang, Xiaonanhu and Xiaochenzhuang. Among them, Xiaochenzhuang He District, located in the southwest corner of Xili Lake, has a light yellow lotus flower, Huang Wufei, which is very special.
@大头狐狸
Looking at a circle of lotus pictures, it is necessary to count the types of red lotuses, which are the most complicated, and it is necessary to enlarge the picture to carefully identify the varieties to basically confirm the varieties.
Well, brain-burning popular science trivia is introduced here. Did everyone get it? It doesn't matter if you don't get it.
The key is that as long as you see the beautiful lotus, take a picture first and then say, and if you take a quick picture and share, you are a good baby!
2023 Westlake Hosai continues to call!
There is no threshold to participate in "Hesai", cameras and mobile phones are allowed, we welcome photography masters to participate, and photography "Xiaobai" to participate.
How to participate in the activity: log in to the Orange Persimmon Interactive App, post under the Orange Circle #Stories #Stories#topic, upload the lotus photos you took, with the tag #West Lake Hesai#, and indicate the shooting location (not limited to West Lake, all lotus flowers taken in Hangzhou can be shared), photos and videos are available, and the content must be original.
Welfare: During the event, there will be weekly prizes. We will select 3 high-quality sharing posts every week, and each person will be awarded a 50 yuan Orange Persimmon Mall no-threshold voucher.
Posting deadline: August 31.
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