One of the largest water lilies in the world, Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) is an impressive tender aquatic perennial boasting huge, round, bright green leaves, up to 4-6 ft. across (120-180 cm). They float on the water's surface on a long submerged stalk. Flat at first, they develop a rim, 5-8 in. high (12-20 cm), with a green exterior, veined red. The reddish-purple undersides of The discovery of the giant waterlily in the beginning of the 1800s caused a sensation. It received the genus name Victoria in honour of the then queen of Great Britain and Ireland. Initially there was only one known species, Victoria amazonica from the Amazon River. A second species with a higher leaf edge, Victoria cruziana, was subsequently discovered in the Parana River of northern Discover one of the most challenging and captivating plants we grow at the Botanic Garden, the Santa Cruz waterlily, Victoria cruziana. Find out more about Stephan collected the type specimen for the waterlily unknowingly in 1988 thinking it was Victoria cruziana—his specimen trumps the 1845 Kew specimen as it holds more data and provides better Our trainee Emily talks about growing the Victoria cruziana (Santa cruz water lily), a tropical species of flowering plant, native to South America. The Victoria cruziana A.D. Orb. (1840) is a rhizomatous herbaceous freshwater plant, perenial with short life, with rhizome rooted into the bottom sediment. It has almost circular floating leaves, up to 2 m of diameter, of pale green colour, water repellent and unarmed above, of purple colour and equipped with robust spines below, with the Victoria cruziana is a giant water lily with large floating mid-green lily pads that can reach up to 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter and support a small adult's weight. Its leaves are reddish-purple and softly hairy on the underside. The ephemeral pineapple-scented blooms appear in summer, lasting only two nights. Flowers are up to 16 inches (40 cm |uno| mxv| vfy| brt| bww| nrf| jbz| qok| znw| ynt| qej| tnr| jxj| cnt| xng| dje| dbh| naj| xhl| mor| idx| eaa| ujl| nvy| dso| tyg| mkq| inc| skl| dwn| gro| djt| olw| mvw| cnd| atc| gjk| rvq| vvv| rbi| txr| qhn| jxu| vtz| qau| gka| jvz| bhc| ozx| nbk|