Nelumbo nucifera

I visited tog yesterday and could not resist to show a photo I took at his pond. The impressive lotus that he grows so well has this beauty that must have been in bloom quite a while to nurture the seed pod seen here. Lotus seeds or lotus nuts are the seeds of plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera. I got a few seeds from tog and hope they will grow for me.