Victoria amazonica water lilies can reach 20 feet in circumference and support up to 300 pounds each
Victoria amazonica water lilies can reach 20 feet in circumference and support up to 300 pounds each. Perching children atop the massive leaves was all the rage in water gardens of the time. Salem, North Carolina, c. 1892. Photograph by Frank Hege, National Geographic -- source link
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