In an ode to love, the 19th-century German poet Heinrich Heine described the "nocturnal habits" of the water lily. "With head hung down, she awaits the approach of the cool of evening.
十九世紀德國詩人海涅在一首歌頌愛情的詩中形容「過夜生活」的睡蓮，說她「垂下頭，期待著涼夜的降臨。