Victoria amazonica - Queen Victoria or Amazon Water Lily
By Delonix1
21 Sep, 2010
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If you look closely you can see the white flower in the middle of the water lily. Photo taken in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. on Sept. 18, 2010.
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Sandra:
It will die back in Dec or early Jan depending on the weather...then re-grow in spring again. This water lily can only stay evergreen in the tropics.
22 Sep, 2010
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great pic...i suppose these stay outside all year? we only have then at underoer heated botanic gardens oer here...i think they are amazing...:-)
22 Sep, 2010