where, in singapore, can you find the lotus plant growing?

the lotus flowers have colours from red, pink, pale yellow to creamy white. each flower has 15 or more oval petals and a flat seedcase at its centre.

seeded in muddy water, the lotus rises above the mud and produces beautiful and fragrant flowers. the big showy bloom may be 20 - 30cm in diameter. the flowers open for just three days. then each petal falls silently into the water, one by one, during a short period.

the lotus grows in muddy waters, emerging from them unblemished and untouched by pollution.
"the white lotus, born in the water and grown in the water, rises above the water and remained unsoiled by the water."

so, where in singapore, can you go to appreciate these beautiful flowers. the best time to view them is in the morning.

there are some in one of the ponds at the botanic gardens. one of the biggest ponds where you find lotuses is at halifax road, just outside the kandang kerbau hospital. the pond at bishan park i, the smaller of the two parks in bishan, are growing very well. lotuses are also found in the pond at the entrance to the sungei buloh wetlands. at the mandai orchid garden, the lotus plants can be found growing in the pond.

the only place where lotus grows in the wild is this secluded spot in kranji.

(the two pictures show the lotus plants at bishan park i)