As it opens with the sun and closes at nightfall, this flower is often thought to be a symbol of life’s ebbs and flows, ...

This month has a primary and a secondary birth flower, and between the two of them, they symbolize happiness, new beginnings, ...

These seeds are edible and are called lotus nuts or commonly known as makhana. They are eaten raw, roasted, popped like ...

Narrator: Each thread of lotus silk starts with the stem of the lotus flower. The lotus is Vietnam's national flower and a plant that's grown across the country. While this fabric has been made ...

For Hindus, the beautiful and arresting lotus flower represents life, fertility and (as with Buddhists) purity – standing aloof above the mud and murk from which it grows. Though its roots are ...

Egyptians revered the lotus as a symbol of purity and rebirth ... In the 1960s, the term “Flower Power” emerged as a peaceful rallying cry against the Vietnam War. It was first introduced ...

The blue lotus was also very symbolic of fertility in Ancient Egypt. It’s now known that a chemical commonly used to treat male sexual dysfunction, apomorphine, is found in the flower.