Rare lotuses bloom in 5A scenic spot

Big versicolor lotuses, a rare flowering species in red and white, are blooming and swaying these day in Puzhehei, a 5A scenic area in east Yunnan’s Wenshan prefecture.

Also named as “Dasajin” in Chinese, the big versicolor lotus each has around 70 petals. Botanists say the lotus species of Dasajin and Xiaosajin in Puzhehei are almost extincted in the rest of world.

Source: Kunming Times; Trans-editing by Wang Qing