The blue lotus, a captivating water lily entwined with Egyptian mythology, has long dazzled archaeologists and historians.

F ew plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology's most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals ...

The significance of the blue lotus was confirmed in 1922 when Howard Carter found blue lotus petals covering the body of Tutankhamun. How ancient Egyptians used the blue lotus in the ‘Journey of ...

McEvoy believes it’s the only university botanical garden in the country with a living Egyptian blue lotus. Courtesy of Liam McEvoy He also ordered dried petals of the supposed ... “a rare example of ...