American Lotus

It was July 16, 2009 when I had a lotus and water lily plant from Mrs. Akagi.  Water lily was easy to grow.  In a few months, I started to see the blooming flower.  But I knew lotus was growing slowly.  

 Lotus had some nice leaves after one year but there was no sign of flower. 

I waited, waited and waited the flower to come out.  

In April 2011, I saw lotus was expanding root systems and divided them into some pots.  At the same time, I bought a plastic water pond for the lotus.

 I decided to place a water pond near the ramp.

Since then, I started to forget the existence of the lotus.

And it was August 22, 2014 when I noticed the big change.

It was a lotus bud!   I truly enjoyed watching this growing bud.  It's so beautiful.  Is it pink sacred flower? White?  I enjoyed guessing the color, too. 

Finally, it has bloomed.  It was a yellow lotus, so called "American Lotus."