"G Wolmershäuser" wrote

Bob Hobden wrote:
Yes, we have visited it again and this time the tropical lilies and
Lotus were flowering too....

Just to saisfy my curiosity. Do you say "Lotus" for Nelumbo not "Lotos"?
I know Lotus as a different genus e.g. Lotus corniculatus.

Yes, Nelumbo (nucifera) is known as the Lotus flower.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK