Handmade lotus video tutorial

The manual lotus tutorial is as follows:

1. Prepare three square pieces of paper, fold them like folding fans, and close the three folding fans to form a circle. Cut two petals out of pink paper, and one petal is cut into an independent petal.

2. Cut a hole in the middle of another petal and stick it on the lotus leaf to form a three-dimensional effect. Stick petals on the lotus leaf and cut it into small disks with yellow paper to make a stamen. Stick the stamens in the center of the lotus leaves and petals, and the lotus will be ready.

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Lotus, a perennial herb of the genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbo, has thick and knobby roots and is often found in underwater silt. The leaves are shield-shaped, with dark green surface, waxy white powder and gray-green back; Flowers are solitary at the top of the pedicel, exposed to the water, with white, crimson, lavender or intermediate colors, and bear fruit after flowering; The fruit is oval.

The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruiting period is from September to June, 65438+ 10. During the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, more than 900 BC, people called lotus "Fuyao", and its name came from the state-owned "Jingtian system".

Lotus originated in northern and southern provinces of China and distributed in Russia, Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, South Asia and Oceania. Native to or cultivated in ponds or paddy fields, they like warm and humid climate, abundant sunshine, fertilizer and relatively stable still water, and don't like fluctuating running water. The main breeding methods are sowing and lotus breeding.

Lotus is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. It is not only colorful and fragrant, but also adaptable. Not only can it be widely planted in lakes, but it can also be potted and bottled, which is meaningless. Since ancient times, it has been a precious aquatic flower in palace gardens and private gardens. There are many varieties, so it is best to establish a special garden to watch it.

Compendium of Materia Medica contains flowers that can "brighten the heart and keep fit". Cao Zhi, a litterateur in the Three Kingdoms period, wrote in Fu on Furong that "flowers have no unique spirit" and compared lotus to Ganoderma lucidum in water.

In ancient Jiangnan customs, the birthday of lotus is June 24th in the lunar calendar, so it is nicknamed "June Flower God". Both Ke and Jing Ke emphasized the growing environment and elegant realm of lotus.