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Nymphaeaceae
Royal Water Lily
Victoria amazonica
Magnificence and transformation.
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Genus
- Victoria
- Native to
- South America, Amazon Basin
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- aquatic perennial
- Height
- 6-12 in above water
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich aquatic mud
- Water
- aquatic
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its circular leaves can grow up to 10 feet in diameter and are strong enough to support the weight of a small child.
- Each flower blooms for only two nights, opening white the first night and turning pink the second night.
- The leaf's underside has a ribbed structure that inspired Joseph Paxton's design for the Crystal Palace in London in 1851.
- It was named after Queen Victoria when it was first described by European botanists in 1837.
- The flower generates heat and a strong pineapple-like scent on its first night to trap pollinating beetles inside.
Color meanings
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magnificence
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transformation
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purity from adversity