A very noble kind of  `kissed` lotus. In Asia there is a clutch of red margined white lotus varieties and most of them share the same story: originaly it was a pure white lotus, but one day it was kissed by a princess and received the red margins by the kiss. It seems that Asian princesses differ pretty much in their kissing behaviours. Some kiss just the tips, some plant real big kisses, not a single one uses kiss-proof lipstick.  In this case it seems the princess just gave a peck to the lotus - probably she was in a hurry and had to kiss a lot of other lotuses on that day. As a result the lotus is almost complete white with just a hint of rose-red on the tips. On its last day each flower is pure white.