The word to describe lilies' proximity to the water is "floating," whereas lotuses are "emergent." Both are fragrant flowers with generally pleasant aromas. Lotus flowers also tend to be larger ...

or just lotus. Part of the reason for confusion about water lilies and lotuses is that the flowers, especially at a distance, look very similar. They both spread open with many petals and ...

July is when the aquatic gardens shine. And this weekend, the park will kick off the Lotus and Water Lily Festival, a weeklong event featuring hands-on activities for the kids, gardening ...

It’s the garden’s annual Lotus & Water Lily Festival, which celebrates the colorful arrival of the park’s many varieties of aquatic flowers each July. While many of Kenilworth’s exotic lotus flowers ...

One of D.C.'s favorite summer flower traditions, the Lotus and Water Lily Festival, is returning to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. The festival celebrates the peak blooming period of the lotus and ...

They embrace the season like no other public garden in the metropolis, and their fame rests with two plants, the water lily and the lotus. They bloom by the thousands in June and July. Fame might ...

Blooming lotus flowers and water lilies are drawing crowds of visitors to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Northeast Washington, D.C. The annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival runs through Saturday ...

One highlight to these hot, swampy days of summer: The Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens’ lotus flowers and water lilies are in full bloom, adding vibrant splashes of pink, yellow, purple, and white to the ...