ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Botanical Garden has been cultivating giant Victoria water lilies for well over a century, with the first bloom recorded in 1894. These aquatic marvels are a perennial summer ...

"It took me some time to understand my water lilies…," wrote Claude Monet. "I cultivated them with no thought of painting them… One does not fully appreciate a landscape in one day… And then, suddenly ...

The scales show the strongest lily pad around grows at a public garden in Florida. The water lilies at Bok Tower Gardens hold 183 pounds, earning the 2025 Waterlily Weigh-Off award, announced Thursday ...

The Atlanta Botanical Garden put its strongest water lilies to the test during a TikTok challenge against botanical gardens across the United States and the United Kingdom. The Denver Botanical Garden ...

A Missouri Botanical Gardens Victoria lily held up under 142 pounds, besting competitors from gardens and zoos around the world. The St. Louis institution has been growing water lilies since 1894. A ...