# Lotus Queen

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## Why Lotus Blooms in Winter?

All because of **Optimization**—and everything you'll see here is about **optimization**!

* 🌱 [Hyperparameter Optimization](https://lady-h-s-applied-data-science-wo.gitbook.io/applied-data-science-in-my-garden/lotus-queen/hyperparameter-optimization-hpo)
* 🌱 [Prompt Optimization](https://lady-h-s-applied-data-science-wo.gitbook.io/applied-data-science-in-my-garden/lotus-queen/prompt-optimization)

## By the way, an outlier! 😉

Have you already noticed that Lotus Queen is a typical outlier?

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Normal lotus blooms in summer and opens petals every morning. One the opposite, Lotus Queen opens her buds at every winter night.

Figure 1.1 shows the difference.

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Meanwhile, do you know Python allows you to plot whatever icon in a visualization, such as this lotus icon?

🌻 [Click to see how to plot figure 1.1 in python >>](https://github.com/lady-h-world/My_Garden/blob/main/code/queen_lotus/lotus_queen.ipynb)
