Giant lily pads carry weight of delighted visitors

Updated: Aug 14, 2023 By Liu Kun in Wuhan and Chen Meiling chinadaily.com.cn Print

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A child sits on a giant lily pad at a pond at the Wuhan Botanical Garden in early August. [Photo by Jiang Wen/For chinadaily.com.cn]

The leaf veins also contain highly developed respiratory tissues, which store large amounts of air. This allows each leaf to float on the water, making it capable of bearing several tens of kilograms, experts said.

The flowers of the Amazon water lily are unique too, with colors ranging from white to pink and red. The blooming period is from June to October. Most lilies in the garden are blooming now.

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