Water Lily

The picture of these water lilies were taken from Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit, Ayutthaya, Thailand. It was about 800 metres walk from the entrance to the building which has a 16.95 metres high sitting Buddha. There are many flowers from Thailand which are similar to those in Malaysia. Probably because of the similar weather and climate.

Some Water Lily Facts
Nymphaeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. The family is also called the "water-lily family". The white water lily is the national flower of Bangladesh. It is also the birth flower for July.

Water-lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on the water surface. The leaves are round, with a radial notch in Nymphaea and Nuphar, but fully circular in Victoria.

Horticulturally, water-lilies are divided into two main categories: hardy and tropical. Hardy water lilies bloom only during the day, but tropical water lilies can bloom either day or night, and are the only group to contain blue-flowered plants.

The viability of water lily seeds is exceptionally long, around 2000 years.

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