25 Lotus Flowers Puzzle

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25 Lotus Flowers is a rotating-piece puzzle I recently invented (at least I'm ignorant of any earlier versions). The object is to turn the 25 lotus Flowers to form a given pattern. The challenge is that each Flower prevents one of its neighbors from turning, so you usually have to turn several Flowers before you can turn the one you want to turn. I call the puzzle "25 Lotus Flowers" because the 25 puzzle pieces look to me like ancient Egyptian images of lotus flowers, and the addictive nature of the puzzle reminds me of the Lotus Eaters in The Odyssey. By the way, I originally called the puzzle "25 Lotus Leaves" until I found I was thinking of lotus flowers rather than leaves. I've [posted detailed instructions](https://needhamia.com/how-to/how-to-play-25-lotus-leaves/) how to play the puzzle, including few challenges for you. Since it's a new puzzle, there are plenty of questions nobody yet knows the answer to - you could be the first to find an answer! Let me know, in the Comments section here, what you think of the puzzle, and what solutions you've found - let the games begin!