Besides being stunningly beautiful, the blue water lily has some surprising medicinal qualities, ranging from being an aphrodisiac to alleviating pain, depression, and even upset stomachs.

F ew plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

blue water lily, and sacred blue lily. It’s been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years as a natural aphrodisiac, sleep aid, and anxiety reliever. However, due to its psychoactive ...

A new study published in Nature reports the 409-megabase genome sequence of the blue-petal water lily (Nymphaea colorata).The conclusion of the 47 coauthors is that although a rose is a rose, most ...

Longwood’s renowned collection of more than 130 varieties of water lilies return to the public eye in the newly-reopened ...

HYDERABAD: The blue water lily, long considered as an ornamental plant, could emerge as the new panacea for diabetics, obese and elderly with memory problems. Scientists at the city-based Indian ...

Scholars have suggested they held sacred water, milk, wine, beer, kohl, perfume, or medicinal potions, but few have been tested for traces of organic compounds. One 2004 study looked for residues ...

A cold-hardy purple water lily is something that plant hybridizers previously thought was impossible. There are a number of purple and blue water lilies on the market, but they are tropical ...

Aside from the huge water lily display, Blue Lotus Water Garden also features a colourful selection of perennial flowers, a highly 'grammable bridge walk over the largest lake, plenty of native ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology’s most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals covering ...