In fact, there is no difference between the two, but the name is different, in fact, it is the same plant. At first, most people would call it lotus. The reason why some people call it lotus is that in India, it is the national flower, and here is the birthplace of Buddhism, so it is connected with Buddhism. The local people call it lotus.
Its rhizome grows crosswise and its internode is swollen. The leaves grow on the nodes, the nodes are relatively long, and the leaves will come out of the water. The shape is round, the surface color is dark green and covered with white powder, and the back is gray green. Its flowers grow on the top of the pedicel, far above the water. There are many kinds of colors, such as crimson, pink, white, etc.
Usually we compare the water lily with the lotus. The biggest difference between the water lily and the lotus is that the leaves and flowers are floating on the water, and there is a big gap in the leaves, while the leaves and flowers of the lotus are far higher than the water. In addition, the flower color of water lily should be more, besides the color of lotus, there are yellow, purple red, blue, purple and so on
