Green leaves drift atop the glittering water, while vibrant petals blossom within them. Their graceful blooms, reaching toward the sky, exude a kind of gentle elegance unlike anything else.

Let your worries float away with this collection of illustrations featuring water lilies and lotuses.

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Known as pond-blooming flowers, water lilies and lotuses have long been celebrated for their beauty and symbolism. While the two may appear similar at a glance, some key differences exist, such as the thickness of their leaves and the shape of their petals. Both have a lovely quietude about them, and their jewel-like beauty makes for ethereal and captivating illustrations.

Did any of the illustrations below make your day a “lily” brighter?

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Water lilies and lotus flowers are delicately beautiful flowers that bloom on surfaces of stagnant water. To the untrained eye, they may appear to be one and the same, but there are slight differences. The main difference between the two is that water lilies bloom and spend their lives on the water’s surface, while lotus flowers have longer stems that give them a different perspective, so to speak.

Kanao Tsuyuri (from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a vision of loveliness surrounded by not only her signature butterflies, but also stalks of hauntingly beautiful lotus flowers.

Have any of the illustrations below grown on you?

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