It seems to be just a creative product of human imagination, not real in real life, but snow lotus is a real flower in nature. It is known that snow lotus (snow lotus ) can survive in mountains covered with white snow all year round. This flower has yellow-white petals and purple-red pistils that grow on white snow and belong to the chrysanthemum family, but are as big as a lotus .

Snow lotus can survive in the mountains covered with white snow all year round. 

The reason this flower is called snow lotus is because this plant can grow, develop and flower even in extremely cold weather on high rocky mountains. They grow in snow-covered rocky mountains 2,500m-4,000m high in Xinjiang or Tibet ( China ) , and only bloom once every 7 years, so they are very rare.

When blooming, the snow lotus is shaped exactly like a lotus flower. The Chinese have passed down the saying for many generations that snow lotus has such a lovely shape because it is crystallized from wind, clouds and snow.

Snow lotus grows at altitudes of 2,500m-4,000m in Xinjiang or Tibet. 

Crystallized from nature, snow lotus has a very graceful shape. 

Snow lotus grows in ravines and rocky outcrops. It is a very slow growing organism, it takes 5-7 years from germination to blooming and only 5% of the seeds can germinate. Snow lotus seeds germinate at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius, grow in conditions of 3 – 5 degrees Celsius and can withstand cold -21 degrees Celsius. Growing in harsh conditions makes snow lotus a rare and valuable food. Extremely miraculous medicinal properties.

Only 5% of snow lotus seeds can germinate, this flower grows very slowly. 

For a long time, Chinese people have been talking about this flower. In 2018, this flower was recorded at the top of Tianshan, China. By 2020, this species of fairy flower was recorded in the Dzungarian Gobi, Baitag Bogd mountain, Mongolia – 250km from the first discovery point.

Snow lotus grows on the top of Xinjiang mountain , Northern China. 

Snow lotus can live in very harsh environments.

The medical community calls snow lotus a fairy medicine, some outstanding uses include: detoxification, strengthening vitality, rheumatism, etc. This flower has high heat properties, it is said that after eating In, people can walk naked in the snow without catching a cold.

In Vietnam, this snow lotus species is extremely rare, often sought after by the rich at high prices. To own a snow lotus, buyers have to spend 4-5 million VND/flower, and buying by weight is more than 100-120 million VND/kg. However, the sad thing is that snow lotus is in a rare condition. According to IUCN since 2020, snow lotus is at risk of extinction due to overexploitation for traditional medicine.

The medical community calls snow lotus an elixir that can treat many diseases. 

Snow lotus is bought by rich people at very high prices, sometimes more than 100 million VND/kg. 

It can be seen that the snow lotus is one of the extremely rare flowers, it can mature through many stages, it takes nearly 7 years for the snow lotus to take shape. However, because of its preciousness, snow lotus is often sought after and overexploited for traditional medicine. This beautiful flower is now on the endangered list. Hopefully, one of these flowers that are imagined in the imagination but are real will be able to survive forever the way it survives in harsh environments.