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Blue Lotus -Blue Lily Flowers
Lily of the Nile
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FAMILY : Nymphaea
GENUS:
Nymphaea
SPECIES caerulea
COMMON
NAMES : Blue Lily Flower, Blue Lotus, Egyptian Lotus,
Blue Water Lily, Sacred Narcotic Lily of the Nile
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"lotus" depicted in the tomb paintings of ancient Egypt
and found scattered upon the corpse of Tutankhamen when the tomb
was opened in 1922 is also known as the 'Lily of the Nile', and
it is not a true lotus, but a blue water lily Nymphaea caerulea.
It is rumoured to contain apomorphine a drug that is said to have
divinatory properties. It is this flower which lent its name to
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's (fl. 1850) poem, Song of the Lotos-eaters
in which it symbolizes that which urges us to seek new experiences.
The poem refers to an episode in The Odyssey of Homer.
The
common water lily (Nymphaeae) of North America, usually white in
colour and bearing a distinctive scent, resembles the larger lotus
but belongs to a different species. Its split disc leaves or pads
tend to lie on the surface of calm ponds and lakes.
Soaking
the flowers in wine is the common traditional method of ingestion.
Shipping
information
CRUSHED
BLUE LOTUS FLOWERS
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| 25
grams |
Crushed
Blue Lotus Flowers |
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| 50
grams |
Crushed
Blue Lotus Flowers |
$35 |
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| 250
grams |
Crushed
Blue Lotus Flowers |
$150 |
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