Question

Why does the water trickle on lotus leaves?

Answer 1

Lotus is the national flower of India and it is the national flower of Vietnam .Its scientific name is different from nelumbo nucifera. And Lotus can only grow itself in muddy water and shines with pure beauty ,have fragile lovely petals and leaves are so round and large .it almost looks like other normal leaves but have a special feature to clean themselves

Complete answer:
Some plant leaves just can’t get dirty or wet and lotus leaves are one of them. The leaves of lotus are superhydrophobic in nature. It means it is very difficult to wet or dirt the object due to the water repellent surface.

The lotus effect refers to the very high repellency exhibited by the leaves of the lotus plant. It allows self- cleaning, where dirt particles are picked up by passing water droplets due to the architecture of leaf surface which minimizes adhesion. And the main purpose is for protection against pathogens (fungi/algae). The water trucks off of the leaves of lotus because their leaves have a waxy coating. When water drops fall on this surface, they roll down, carrying dirt particles with them. The wax is also capable of self-regeneration.

The leaves of lotus plants are superhydrophobic in nature. It means the surface is very difficult to wet due to the contact angle of the water droplets with the surface. That’s a reason water droplets trickle on the lotus leaves.

Note: Lotus flower grows in muddy water but with perfect beauty not a spot of dirt can be found on its leaf. Lotus completely symbolizes the purity of mind and heart. It is regarded as auspicious in Egypt because it is treated as the symbol of sun god. The self cleaning superhydrophobic products being engineered today are destined to become more important and novel products in our everyday lives.