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A tiny little spider perched on top of the giant lily "Victoria Amazonica" just starting to flower at the moment in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. It looks truly alien and fantastic!
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Eucharis amazonica is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru. It is cultivated as an ornamental in many countries and naturalized in Venezuela, Mexico, the West Indies, Ascension Island, Sri Lanka, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and the Society Islands. The English name Amazon lily is used for this species, but is also used for the genus Eucharis as a whole (and for other genera).
Victoria Amazonica is a species of flowering plant, the largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of Water Lilies. It is the National Flower of Guyana. They are commonly called Amazon Lily, Royal Water Lily or Amazon Water Platter. I saw this one at the Florida Zoo.
Tropicario; Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis; Bogotá; 2600 meters above sea level.
"Victoria amazonica" also called "Victoria regia" is a species of flowering plant, the second largest in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. Its native region is tropical South America, specifically Guyana and the Amazon Basin.
The first published description of the genus was by John Lindley in October 1837, based on specimens of this plant returned from British Guiana by Robert Schomburgk. Lindley named the genus after the newly ascended Queen Victoria, and the species "Victoria regia".
In the summer in the greenhouses in the Oude Hortus you can admire the Victoria Longwood.
Victoria Longwood belongs to the largest water lily in the world. This lily has huge leaves that may have a diameter of about 1.5 meters. The leaves are so strong that they can easily carry a small child.
☛ This is what we saw in the Botanic Gardens in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Picture taken at Botanic Garden, Pamplemousses, Mauritius
Victoria Amazonica:
Victoria amazonica ist eine krautige Pflanze, deren Laubblätter einen Durchmesser von bis zu 3 Meter und einen Stängel von bis 8 Metern haben. Die Blüten sind in ihrer ersten Nacht, in der sie sich öffnen, weiß und wechseln ihre Farbe in der zweiten Nacht zu rosafarben.
Victoria amazonica has a leaf that is up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter, on a stalk up to 8 metres (26 ft) in length. The flowers are white the first night they are open and become pink the second night.
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Common Names | Amazon Lily
Botanical Name | Eucharis amazonica
Family | Amaryllidaceae
Basal leaves are long-elliptic, wavy and dark green. In late summer, smooth stems bear fragrant, white flowers, arranged in umbels of up to eight, with stamens protruding. Each daffodil-like flower has six spreading sepals arranged in two rows, with the outer being longer and narrower than in inner ones, and six stamens that are fused into a cup.
Taken at Allan Gardens Conservatory
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Victoria amazonica is the world’s largest water lily and among the largest in the Nymphaeaceae family. The first discovery was in 1801 in Bolivia and it is indigenous to the Amazon River basin’s shallow waters. This species is the national flower of the Republic of Guyana and appears on the country’s coat of arms. The flower is famous for its enormous circular leaves. The common names for the water lily include Amazon water-lily, Victoria-lily, or Giant water lily.
Lotus and Victoria amazonica or Victoria Regia leaves in Waterlily Pond. Princess of Wales Conservatory. Kew Gardens
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Leaves of the giant water lily Victoria amazonica.
Blätter der Riesenseerose Victoria amazonica.
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A beautiful open Amazon Waterlily fllower sitting on its mirror-still pond within its exquisite glass pavilion at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
Nombre común: La amazona alinaranja, loro guaro, lora amazónica, amazona guaro, cotorra alianaranjada
Nombre científico: Amazona amazónica.
Nombre en ingles: Orange winged Parrot
Nombre en alemán: Venezuelaamazone
Nombre en francés: Amazone aourou
Lugar de la foto: Santagueda, Palestina, Caldas, Colombia
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Victoria amazonica, floating leaves, two freshly emerged leaves & buds (study)
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Victoria Riesenseerose, Schwimmblätter, zwei frisch aufgetauchte Jungblätter & Knospen (Studie)
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Light display of Amazonica lilies in front of the Paln House at Kew Gardens. One of the installations in the Christmas at Kew 2025 light trail.
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Flower, leaves and flower bud of the Victoria amazonica.
Flowers bloom white on the first night they open and turn pink on the second night.
When the petals turn from white to a reddish pink colour, it is a sign that the flower has been pollinated.
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This is a water lily (victoria amazonica) at the botanical garden in Pamplemousses, Mauritius. It is also called the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden and because this rolls of the tongue people refer to it as the "SSRBG". The leaves can grow up to 3 meter in diameter, the flowers can grow up to 40 cm.
The greenhouse for the Victoria Amazonica is the warmest greenhouse in the Hortus. Victoria Amazonica is the largest species in the water lily family. Older leaves can reach three meters in diameter and carry 40kg. What is special is that the flower only opens at the end of the afternoon, and only blooms for two nights: white the first night with a delicious pineapple scent, the second night pink and odorless. The giant water lily in the Hortus is sown in January every year and planted in February-March: a huge annual
These are the amazing leaves of the water lily , Victoria amazonica ...some were a metre across. Taken in the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical garden , Pamplemousses , Mauritius, So many pads there ,that If one were light enough it would be possible to walk across the lake !!
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Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Lora Cariamarilla
Familia (Family): Psittacidae
Taxonomía (Taxonomy): SACC
Lugar (Taken in): Medellín, Colombia
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Heavy winds yesterday flipped over the unfolding Amazonica Lily pads. Check out its detailed construction. This is what makes it possible for them to hold a person afloat on the surface!
The Amazonica is the largest member of the water lily family. The lily pads are up to 8 feet across and the large fragrant white to pink blooms have a sweet pineapple-like scent on the first day of its two day lifecycle. The flowers will open at night on the first day being white, then turn pink after being fertilized.
The lily pads are up to 8 feet across and are supported by a ribbed underside and anchored to a submerged stalk allowing the leaf to float on the surface. These stalks can be up to 26 feet long and they embed themselves in the lake or river bottom. This rapid growing plant can expand by up to 20 inches per day. While the upper surface has water repellent properties, the underside is protected from herbivorous fish by its sharp spines. Air becomes trapped between the ribs on the underside, which keeps it afloat.
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Victoria Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Miami FL
The Victoria amazonica has very large leaves, up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter, that float on the water's surface on a submerged stalk, 7–8 m (23–26 ft) in length. It is the largest waterlily in the world.
Look at the folds, ribs and spines of this huge water lily pad!
It is the largest member of the water lily family. Its pads are up to 8 feet across and the large white blooms have a sweet pineapple-like scent on the first day. And turn pink/purple the second day after being fertilized. It is pollinated by beetles that are attracted to its scent when it opens the first night. Closing up the next day, beetles are trapped inside when the plant changes from female to male and produces pollen. When the red-purple flower opens the second night, the beetle, coated in pollen, is released and flies to pollinate the next white flower.
A submerged stalk up to 26 feet long embeds itself in the lake or river bottom. Air trapped between the ribs keeps it afloat. Sharp spines on the underside protect it from herbivorous fish. This plant can grow up to 20 inches a day!
The Giant Amazonica grows best in the quiet backwaters of large rivers. In tropical zones where water temperatures remain above 75 degrees, it can remain a perennial. Suitable for large water gardens only, it can be grown as an annual with no winter protection.
Seeds can be started indoors in containers and placed outside in water when temperatures rise above 80 degrees. Outdoor planting can be done when the water temperatures have reached a minimum of 70 degrees. Plants grown in containers can be placed in still waters. In areas that experience cooler winters, containers can be removed and stored in a greenhouse.
plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/victoria-amazonica/
Victoria Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Two species of giant waterlily (Victoria cruziana, with green-edged pads and Victoria amazonica, with pink-edged pads) in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens.