Australian Giant Waterlily

Description:

The leaves are smaller than the Victoria that shows behind the flowers in some of the pics. This waterlily has large (to 25 cm) blue-white flowers that emerge from the water. The plant is a perennial and grows from small tubers. The large circular leaves grow up to 75 cm in diameter and have toothed margins.

Habitat:

The Giant Waterlily is found in permanent water with deep mud in tropical and subtropical Australia. It occurs on the northern coast of NSW and up through Queensland.

Notes:

National Botanical garden, Belgium. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bi...