In biology, the lotus has a clear-cut identity. Following the display of Monet paintings at the National Palace Museum and National Museum of History, the European white water lily, which stands up well to cold, has become a new favorite in Taiwan's flower markets. For flower growers, it is safer to cultivate water lilies than lotus plants.
生物學上，荷花有了清楚身分；隨著印象派畫家莫內的畫在故宮、史博館展出，耐寒型的歐洲白睡蓮，也成為台灣花卉市場新寵；對花農，種睡蓮更是比荷花「安全」，「睡蓮不怕颱風！」