~ Aerenchyma cells allow for gas exchange throughout the lotus plant. These cells help the lotus and other aquatic plants survive in low oxygen environments underwater. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our Water Gardener, Holly, captured a slo-mo video of these oxygen bubbles escaping into a drop of water on the leaf surface. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lotuslandgarden #lotusland #aerenchyma #transpiration #nelumbo #lotus #gardens #gardenlife #botanical #plantlove