Waterlily vs Lotus … please read the guide

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Lilies and Lotus are different. Beginning water gardeners may not know this. To those of us who grow its simple. The roots are different, the leaves, the planting, the tubers, the flowers. For beginners remember lotus stand high out of the water, the leaves and flowers can grow 6-8 feet above the water in proper conditions, some people I have talked to people like Warner from Auburn University in Alabama study lotus and have traveled the world and seen lotus bigger than that. Lilies are much more common than lotus in the united states. Lets take a look at both lotus and lilies in this video.