荷花,又名莲花、芙蓉、水芙蓉、水芝、芙蕖、菡萏等,是百花中名称最多的一种,属睡莲科多年生草本植物。生在浅水中,地下根茎叫藕,有节,节向下生须根,向上抽叶和花梗。夏季长叶开花,叶盾状或圆形,花大,淡红、淡紫或白色。荷花的品种很多,有千叶荷、四面荷、并头荷、重头荷,还有极为奇特的四季荷和夜舒 Lotus, also known as lotus, hibiscus, water hibiscus, Shuizhi, Fulan, Chinese wolfberry, etc., is one of the most famous names in flowers, and is a perennial herb of Nymphaeaceae. Born in shallow water, the underground rhizomes are called cicadas, knotted, sectioned to the roots of fibrous roots, and upwardly leafed and pedicellate. Leaves blossom in summer, leaf-shaped or round, large, pink, pale purple, or white. There are many types of lotus flowers, including Chiba lotus, lotus roots, lotus roots, lotus roots, and heavy lotus roots.