This giant waterlily can grow fast as big as 3 meters diameter under full sun, and it's leaf can carry a load spread evenly up to 45kg! I tried placing my heavy bag on a small leaf and it stayed unmoved.
The beauty of a lily pad is not just its size but also the veins beneath that are designed to support the weight on the leaf.
But of course, nothing beats the beauty of what this bud has to unfold.
"Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are."
Luke 12:27
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And here we are leaving autumn behind and walking straight into spring. Marvellous!
ReplyDeleteFantastic captures, beautiful flowers, amazing size and lovely reflections! And very interesting to learn more about the Waterlily! Great post for the day! Hope you have a lovely weekend!
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What a peaceful scene! I feel relaxed just watching the waterlily bud and the leaves reflecting on the still water.
ReplyDeleteThese leaves are so perfect as they were man made.
We only have some of them in our Botanical Gardens.
It's the first time I see all those details on the bud, amazing macro.
They look like pie plates on water! I didn't see your bag on the leaf but my PC is slow. Not all images appear!
ReplyDeleteThey look like platters! How fun - and the flower is absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, that last shot with the reflections and details is amazing.
ReplyDeleteWe have a small artificial pond in our city's green house. The lily pads look incredible.
ReplyDeletewow! they are amazing, I don't think I have seen any giant ones like that before.t hanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThese are really beautiful, especially the last picture ! Bravo !
ReplyDeleteVery impressive those giant waterlilies... This is a great way to share some reflections... And thanks for the detailled comment too : we all learnt something interesting today... Great job.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMy Entry, have a spooky Halloween!
Incredible!!! I've never seen ones like that before...love the little edge, kinda like a fence to keep the frogs from falling off (or something like that ;D). What a beautifully fun post!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is simply stunning! I love these photos!
ReplyDeleteThat is one gigantic lily pad.
ReplyDeleteWow! That is a lot of weight that the leaves can carry! The last photo is my favourite, with the bud just emerging, and all the veins in the edge of the leaf!
ReplyDeleteWow...these are terrific photos. I love waterlilies!
ReplyDeleteJust Beautiful. The giant lily pads are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThese giant waterlilies are amazing and those are lovely reflections in the water. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAn English Girl Rambles
Wow! I've never seen them that large before! Stunning. From pad to flower, gorgeous and for me, unusual. Thank you!
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they're gorgeous! water lilies are amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow, they are so beautiful. I had no idea they could carry that kind of weight!
ReplyDeleteErika B
That's a great close-up! :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! Those are gigantic and so neat!
ReplyDeletelily pads
ReplyDeletebig as dinner plates
heaped with sun
Sensational Watery Grace!
Wow, fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those look gi-normous! And those lilies are kind of hairy looking. :-D
ReplyDeleteJust saw some like this, last weekend in Balboa Park, CA (of course, I forgot to take a pic of it:) ) Yes, they are enormous, and my first impression was that they weren't real, till I saw the roots in the water!
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