What are the varieties of lotus?

There are many lotus cultivars, which can be categorized into three systems: lotus root, lotus seed and lotus flower according to different uses. According to the "Chinese lotus species atlas" classification standard *** divided into 3 series, 50 groups, 23 categories and 28 groups. That is:

●China Lotus System

I. Large and medium-sized flower groups:

a. Single-valve class: 1. Single-valve Red Lotus group 2. Single-valve Pink Lotus group 3. Single-valve White Lotus group

b. Compound-valve class: 4. Compound-valve Pink Lotus group

c. Heavy-valve class: 5. Heavy-valve Red Lotus group 6. Heavy-valve Pink Lotus group 7. Heavy-valve White Lotus group 8. Heavy-valve Sprinkle Brocade group

d. Heavy table class: 9. Red table lotus group

e. Thousand-petal class: 10. Thousand-petal lotus group

II. Small flower group:

f. Single-petal class: 11. Single-petal red bowl lotus group 12. Single-petal pink bowl lotus group 13. Single-petal white bowl lotus group

g. Compound petals: 14. Compound-petal red bowl lotus group 15. Compound-petal pink bowl lotus group 16. Compound-petal white bowl lotus group

h. Heavy Petals: 17. Heavy Petals Red Bowls 18. Heavy Petals Pink Bowls 19. Heavy Petals White Bowls.

●American lotus line

III.Large and medium-sized flower groups:

i.Single-petal class: 20.Single-petal yellow lotus group

C.Sino-American hybrid lotus line

IV.Large and medium-sized flower groups:

j.Single-petal class: 21.Hybrid single-petal red lotus group 22.Hybrid single-petal pink lotus group 23.Hybrid single-petal yellow lotus group 24.Hybrid single-petal Compound color lotus group

k. Compound petal class: 25. Bastard compound white lotus group 26. Bastard compound yellow lotus group

V. Small flower group:

l. Single petal class: 27. Bastard single petal yellow lotus group

m. Compound petal class: 28. Bastard compound white lotus group

There are a lot of lotus cultivars, according to the different uses can be divided into the lotus root lotus, lotus seed and flower lotus three systems.