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How do lotus flowers and water-lily flowers differ?

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It might be easy at first to get these two aquatic flowers mixed up, but they have definite distinctions. In fact, though these are both flowers found in water, they actually belong to two separate families of flowers. It is also easy to tell them apart at a glance once you know what to look for. read more

Other bouquet styles — for example, the Round bouquet — requires very specifically shaped flowers to pull off the effect; what makes cascading bouquets so wonderful is the ability to use virtually any flower or greenery to achieve the desired look and feel for the wedding. read more

The biggest difference is that water lilies (Nymphaea species) leaves and flowers both float on the water’s surface while lotus (Nelumbo species) leaves and flowers are emergent, or rise above the water’s surface. read more

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