Giant water lilies have floated atop the west ponds in the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens since the 1980s. In 2016, the garden set the world record for one of its lilies, known as the Victorian cruziana.

The giant Amazonian water lily has long fascinated scientists, architects, and artists for its beauty and sheer size. Yet how the lily’s leaves are able to grow as large as 10 feet across, strong ...

For years, the Denver Botanic Gardens marketing team has entertained fans with lily pad-weighing content, showing off the impressive nature of the Victoria Longwood Hybrid Water Lily in the ponds of ...

A newly identified species of water lily is also the largest of its kind, with lily pads up to 3.2 metres wide and flowers that are each larger than a human head. “The lily pads could definitely take ...