Imagine paddling among American lotus blossoms almost as big as your head with huge lily pads floating on the surface, repelling beads of water. Sometimes you’ll see bugs scurrying across them ...

The biggest difference is that water lilies' pads and flowers ... or purple. Lotus leaves, on the other hand, appear more uniformly green, with color limited to the flower. Lily leaves have ...

Chances are you could use some time in a quiet corner of DC where aquatic flowers bloom, frogs ribbit among lily pads ... Let the lotus flowers and water lilies be your inspiration at one of the ...

One of D.C.'s favorite summer flower traditions, the Lotus and Water Lily Festival ... This year’s theme, “The Art of Lotus and Water Lilies,” highlights how these stunning flowers inspire ...