By Sjw
gloucestershire,
United Kingdom 
Water lilies
We recently went to Alton towers, near the entrance in a man made pond were some really large water Lillies, the pads had a rim around them, I haven't been able to find them in the Internet. Does anybody know whether you can buy them here and how hardy they are likely to be and what they are called.
27 Sep, 2012
Answers
is it the 'queen victoria lily' they grow in an enclosed glass-house at Kew. Found by livingston I think in africa.
they are supposed to be able to take the weight of a person!
27 Sep, 2012
Sbg is talking about victoria amazonica (which is not hardy)
27 Sep, 2012
From your description it sounds as though you need to contact Pedro's Garden Center in Manaus, Brazil.
Alternatively you could drop an e-mail to Alton Towers.
27 Sep, 2012