It is quite obvious why showerhead was once called “lotus head” in Chinese. 
When lotus wilts and the petals fall off, all that remains is the cone shaped head. When it ripens, the seeds can be taken out (see the holes?). Lotus seeds can be eaten fresh, dried to be used in dishes, or even made into paste form for desserts. I took this photo this afternoon at the lotus pond at the university.
Links: closeup image of the lotus head and seeds here, the wiki page on lotus seed here.
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This entry was posted by Lisi on Thursday, July 27th, 2006, at 7:08 pm, and was filed in A bit of nature.
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beautiful composition you created here.
July 27th, 2006, at 7:45 pm #Oh I didn’t know this. Thanks for sharing…and great photo by the way!
July 27th, 2006, at 9:24 pm #the paste is great in chinese pancakes! and soups, and just about anything
July 27th, 2006, at 11:35 pm #lovely lotus picture…thank you lisi.
I really enjoy your pics, I see some urban similar to others, but your nature is totally different, your essence is difficult to find.
Thanx for wonderful images.
Gretings from Perú.
July 28th, 2006, at 1:35 am #Wooaa that is just cute. I’ve never seen those flowers before! For sure it looks like a shower head. Cool
July 28th, 2006, at 4:15 am #Pritty photo
July 28th, 2006, at 5:21 am #It looks like a cartoon:) great pic.
July 28th, 2006, at 6:23 am #I’d go with Chantal on this one. great composition, lisi!
July 28th, 2006, at 10:11 am #Loevly shot, Lisi! as usual, I can only relate to food - pastry with lotus paste .mmm..yummy!
July 28th, 2006, at 2:40 pm #Hi all, thanks for your footprints. Fresh lotus seeds taste quite refreshing and do try when you have the chance, though I should say even in HK the fresh ones are not easily found and mostly sold is the dried ones.
July 28th, 2006, at 6:10 pm #this is such a wonderful closeup - never seen this showerheads before - they look so kewl - interesting facts you added =)
July 29th, 2006, at 5:28 pm #