2006 39c American Lotus, Largest Flower
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U.S. #4046
American Lotus
Wonders of America
American Lotus
Wonders of America
Issue Date: May 27, 2006
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
America’s largest flower, the American lotus, may reach ten inches across. It grows in ponds, lakes, bays, and streams up to eight feet deep.
The American lotus, also known as the yellow water lily, is a perennial plant. The leaves are round, bluish-green in color, up to two feet in diameter, and attached to the stem in the center. The flowers and leaves stand above the water’s surface as high as three feet on rigid stems. The center of the flower, the seed pod, is cone-shaped and is sold for dried flower arrangements.
The flowers last two days and are pollinated by insects. Lotus can form large colonies that spread through seeds and large, fleshy rhizomes. There is a large lotus bed in Grass Lake, northwest of Chicago, where the plants cover about 600 acres.
The large acorn-like seeds of lotus are eaten by some ducks and other wildlife. Beavers and muskrats will consume the rhizomes (rootlike stems).
The American lotus may have been spread throughout its present range by Native Americans. They used the tubers as a starchy food and put the roasted nuts in soups or ground them into meal. The American lotus is considered sacred by several American cultures and even said to have mystic powers.
U.S. #4046
American Lotus
Wonders of America
American Lotus
Wonders of America
Issue Date: May 27, 2006
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
America’s largest flower, the American lotus, may reach ten inches across. It grows in ponds, lakes, bays, and streams up to eight feet deep.
The American lotus, also known as the yellow water lily, is a perennial plant. The leaves are round, bluish-green in color, up to two feet in diameter, and attached to the stem in the center. The flowers and leaves stand above the water’s surface as high as three feet on rigid stems. The center of the flower, the seed pod, is cone-shaped and is sold for dried flower arrangements.
The flowers last two days and are pollinated by insects. Lotus can form large colonies that spread through seeds and large, fleshy rhizomes. There is a large lotus bed in Grass Lake, northwest of Chicago, where the plants cover about 600 acres.
The large acorn-like seeds of lotus are eaten by some ducks and other wildlife. Beavers and muskrats will consume the rhizomes (rootlike stems).
The American lotus may have been spread throughout its present range by Native Americans. They used the tubers as a starchy food and put the roasted nuts in soups or ground them into meal. The American lotus is considered sacred by several American cultures and even said to have mystic powers.