Water lilies
Water lilies are plants with most significance in mythology, symbolizing: the creative power, immortality, health, glory and peace of mind. For Egyptian water lilies were the most beautiful flowers. Their legends say that the sun came the first time a water lily flower.
Today, water lily known as the lotus is the plant that gives a special charm lake, creating a garment of flowers in a wide variety of colors from white to blue pink or red, covering the water surface. Some species of water lily changes its color even in time.
Lily white and yellow are the two species are found in our country, being found in lakes or water line of the plains but also in specially designed spaces such as parks, ponds, ponds. If the root is one that is fixed in the bottom side of leaves and flowers are floating on the surface. Besides the fact that most times, especially in dedicated facilities is considered an ornamental plant lily in order to beautify the environment around us, in certain areas of the globe, it is used for other purposes. For example, white water lily seeds roasted are used as substitute for coffee, the leaves are used in the leather and licorice roots were obtained from used to treat various diseases of the kidneys or throat to relieve pain even though the taste is quite bitter. Leaf and flower is sweet but in other areas.
If white lily grows in water 1-2 m deep, yellow water lily can be found in waters up to 3 m thick leaves quite take the form of hearts or circles with a diameter up to 40-60 cm depending on species. Unlike the white lily, the yellow increases in shady areas. From one species to another varies and when the flowers are open (or only at night or just day or permanently). If some have a delicate fragrance, others smell of alcohol. No blooming period is different for the two species differ in duration, although both begin to bloom in June.