As an added bonus, lotus flower seed pods have tons of uses, from decorative to culinary. Read more: Plants You Shouldn't Grow Right Next To Your House Since most of today's lotus plants are ...

For Hindus, the beautiful and arresting lotus flower represents life ... from the oak tree with a golden sickle. The special plant and its berries would then be used for rituals or medicine.

Perhaps, then, it's not surprising that a plant resembling the blue lotus is now marketed online as a soothing flower, one that can be smoked in a vape or infused in tea. There's just one problem ...