Just how much weight can one of those giant water lily pads hold? Bok Tower Gardens found out, and won an international ...

The waterlily: massive. The stakes: high. The man for the job: Taylor Walker, horticulture manager at Bok Tower Gardens. On a ...

The Atlanta Botanical Garden put its strongest water lilies to the test during a TikTok challenge against botanical gardens across the United States and the United Kingdom. The Denver Botanical Garden ...

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, ...

This year's Water Lily Weigh Off was tougher (and more creative) than ever, with contestants holding up cheesecakes, ceramic frogs, and much more. The most wholesome sporting event of the year doesn’t ...

ST. LOUIS — A worldwide botanical garden contest officially crowned Missouri as the winner on Tuesday. The results of the international "water lily weigh-off" found the Missouri Botanical Garden's ...

It took seven years to grow, and the bloom lasted only a few days. For botanist Edward Read, it was worth it. Cultivating a massive Amazonian water lily in a modest concrete basin has been his labor ...