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Nymphaeaceae
Amazon Water Lily
Victoria amazonica
Grandeur and transformation.
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Victoria
- Native to
- South America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- aquatic annual
- Height
- 0.5 ft above water
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich aquatic mud
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 11-12
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- The circular leaves can grow up to 10 feet across and support the weight of a small child due to their ribbed underside structure.
- The leaf's structural ribs inspired Joseph Paxton's design for the Crystal Palace at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London.
- Flowers open white on the first night and turn pink on the second night, trapping beetle pollinators inside overnight.
- The underside of each leaf is covered in sharp spines that protect it from herbivorous fish.
- The genus was named in honor of Queen Victoria when the plant first flowered in cultivation in England in 1849.
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natural engineering