Queen of the Water Lilies
by Ben Prepelka
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Queen of the Water Lilies
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Ben Prepelka
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Queen of the water lilies, Victoria amazonica is one of the most amazing waterlilies known. It's giant leaves may grow to six feet, first appearing as spiny heads and rapidly growing over a square foot a day. Air trapped in the spaces between the ribs enables the leaves to float and are often shown supporting the weight of a small child,
First discovered in South America, the spectacular flowers are relatively short-lived, lasting only 48 hours. The first stage the flower is female, and is open to receiving pollen picked up by the beetles on other plants. During the following day the plant changes from female to male when it has changed color to purplish red. The beetles, dusted with new pollen, fly off to find another white flower on a different plant (each plant only has one white flower at a time), where the process is repeated.
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December 9th, 2017
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