Horticulturalists at Britain's Royal Botanic Garden, Kew have saved the rare African water lily "nymphaea thermarum" from possible extinction. The lily — believed to be the world's smallest ...

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The smallest water lily in the world, Nymphaea thermarum, its flower about the size of a fingernail, had become one of Kew Gardens’ prized possessions. In 2014, it was stolen from the gardens .

Victoria water lilies are among the largest in the world, spanning up to 10 feet in the Amazon rainforest with sturdy leaf pads that can easily support a small child. It turns out the strongest ...

Advertising The pygmy lily was what helped bring Magdalena, 51, to broader attention. The smallest water lily in the world, Nymphaea thermarum, its flower about the size of a fingernail ...