Shiva Purana
विभवे तदभावे तु रक्तं सितमथापि वा ॥ पद्मं तस्याप्यभावे तु केवलं भावनामयम् ॥ २९ ॥
If it is not available, it may be red or white. The lotus, even in its absence, is merely a feeling.
english translation
vibhave tadabhAve tu raktaM sitamathApi vA ॥ padmaM tasyApyabhAve tu kevalaM bhAvanAmayam ॥ 29 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript