Nymphaea lotus Coptic flag. Claire Waight Keller included the flower to represent Malawi in Meghan Markle's wedding veil, which included the distinctive flora of each Commonwealth country. In some parts of Africa the rhizomes and tubers are eaten for the starch they contain either boiled, roasted or ground to a flour after drying. The young fruits are sometimes consumed as a salad. The seeds are turned into a meal. The tubers or the seeds are used as a famine food in India. The ancient Egyptians cultivated the white lotus in ponds and marshes. This flower often appears in ancient Egyptian decorations. They
Bingdi lotus Bingdi lotus Bingdi lotuses (Chinese: ; pīnyīn:), (also known as bingtou lotuses (Chinese: ; pīnyīn:)) are lotuses that carry a pair of flowers on each flower stalk, whereas it is only a single flower in most lotuses. Bingdi lotuses belong to a special type named Qianban lotus (Chinese: ; pīnyīn:) and is a treasure among flowers because it has all the essential parts of both the leaves and lotus. The ancients considered bingdi lotuses as something lucky and joyous and as an embodiment of kindness and beauty. Actually, this kind of lotus is variation of lotus. It has two flowers