We are talking big flowers here, up to 8" across when fully expanded. Is there any larger, single flower on any plant in North America? Maybe magnolia, but it's a close contest. Yellow lotus, yonkapin ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — There are two bodies of water in New England that have sacred lotus, and one of them is Meshanticut Pond in Cranston. The problem? It’s an invasive aquatic plant. Rhode ...

As you enter the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, a sign says, "No Ice Skating." Don’t laugh; even in high summer, you can see the winter allure of the gardens’ 44 ponds, large and small. But these water ...

The lotus and water lilies first started to bloom earlier this month at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, but the best is apparently yet to come. According to a US National Park Service officer, the most ...

We carried the kayak 75 yards to the Goose Lake landing, less than an hour from Rochester. I really don't consider this area a lake, as it is connected directly to the largest river in America. But ...

In Buddhism the lotus represents purity of body, speech and mind, floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire — pretty heady stuff for a plant that prefers to grow in the thick mud of ...

Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special. It’s been almost two years since the lush ...

Ghanshyam Rajkarnikar still has fond memories of the wide pond near his house in Kathmandu. As a child, he played along the edge of Kamal Pokhari, named after the lotus that once grew profusely on it.