Victoria boliviana is the world’s biggest known water lily species, with leaves growing to nearly 10 feet wide in the wild, according to a news release from the gardens in Kew, west London.

Victoria water lily leaves stretch up to eight feet wide, big enough to be seen from space. But how much can these thin leaves hold? Denver Botanic Gardens asked that with its water lily weigh-off ...

The giant Amazonian water lily has long fascinated scientists, architects, and artists for its beauty and sheer size. Yet how the lily’s leaves are able to grow as large as 10 feet across ...

Waterlily Court, the outdoor water garden display at Longwood Gardens, reopens Friday, May 9, after being closed for three years for renovations. It returns with new plants and infrastructure ...

Those spikes "could be used to out-compete other plants" for territory, said Przelomska, who also called water lilies a "charismatic species." Natalia Przelomska said the flowers of the water lily ...

The water lily (Nymphaea ampla) is especially prevalent, prompting many Maya archaeologists to conclude that these plants were crucial for maintaining clean water by uptaking nutrients like ...

Inspired Life Missouri water lily holds 142 pounds of sandbags, wins worldwide contest “They really look like they’re from an alien planet,” said Greta Berg, a horticulturist at the Missouri ...