Nymphaea caerulea Flower Petals

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Nymphaea caerulea botanical info and general description.

Botanical Name: Nymphaea caerulea (Nymphaeaceae)

Common Names: Blue Lotus, Lilly of the Nile, Egyptian Lotus, Sacred Lilly

Active Constituents: Apomorphine (6a-beta-aporphine-10,11-diol); Nuciferine (1,2-dimethoxy-aporphine).

Botanical description: Nymphaea caerulea, nouchali var. caerulea

Nymphaea caerulea is a clump forming perennial with thick, black, spongy, tuberous rhizomes anchored in a pond mud by spreading roots. Blue Lotus does not have true stems; the leaves are on long petioles (leaf stalks) that arise directly from the rhizome.

Blue Lotus leaves are large and flat, rounded or oval in shape with notched margins, up to 40 cm in diameter, and cleft almost to the centre where the petiole is attached. They are relatively short lived and are replaced regularly throughout the growing season. One plant can spread over an area of about 1 m.

The large, elegant blue flowers are held well above the water at the tip of a sturdy green stalk and appear almost constantly from spring until the end of summer (September to February).

Nymphaea flowers open in early to mid-morning and close completely in late afternoon and stay closed all night. A fully open flower measures 15-20 cm across and each flower lasts for about four days.

Nymphaea caerulea Historical and Shamanic use.

Blue Lotus was shown throughout Egypt in tombs and temples to symbolize the union of Upper and Lower Egypt, it was of great significance to the Egyptian people.

The god of the blue water lily was Nefertem, a god not just linked to the sun but to beautification and healing. It was he who brought a water lily to the sun god Ra, to help ease the suffering of his aging body. The perfume of this flower was not only pleasing to the Egyptians, but they saw it as healing as well. Symbolic Egyptian art show women holding the water lily and people being offered the flower at parties, smelling its divine fragrance. Some people today believe that the Egyptians used this plant as a narcotic both for its healing qualities and as a recreational drug when soaked in wine.

Blue Lotus was found scattered over Tutankhamen’s body when the Pharaoh’s tomb was opened in 1922. Many historians thought it was a purely symbolic flower, but there may be some reason to believe that ancient Egyptians used it to induce an ecstatic state, stimulation, and/or hallucinations, as well as being widely used as a general remedy against illness, and to this day is used as a tonic for good health,

Nymphaea caerulea ++ Grade Flower Petals