Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lilly Of The Nile, Blue Lotus)

Our Egyptian Blue Water Lilly boasts robust colors with a strong, fresh, floral aroma.  Much of the Blue Lotus products on the market is wildcrafted and smells fishy or like the pond water from which it is harvested. 

 This Blue Water Lilly is cultivated at a private farm under controlled conditions to ensure clean, high quality specimens.

Although Nympaea Caerulea is not a true lotus flower like Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) it is commonly reffered to as Blue Lotus.  Much like Nelumbo nucifera, the Egyptians worshipped Nymphaea Caerulea because it was viewed as a visionary plant and it was a symbol for the origins of life. The Egyptians believed that our world was originally covered by water and darkness. A Blue Lotus sprang up from the water and opened its petals to reveal a young god, a Divine Child. Light streamed from the Divine Child to banish universal darkness. This child god was the Creator, the Sun God, and the source of all life. When the Pharao known as King Tut was entombed, his body was covered in Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lotus) flowers.

Nymphaea Caerulea is related to Nymphaea capensis (also known as cape Blue Water Lily) and  Nymphaea alba (also known as White Water Lilly). All of these flowers hold similar properties.