A corpse flower on a giant water lily pad

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Octavia at her heaviest of 119 lbs. would've still been able to stand on one of our Giant Victoria Water Lilies which can officially hold 186 lbs. after this year's #waterlilyweighoff. 🤯

Lily Pad Heavyweights: Winner Of The 2025 Waterlily Weigh-Off Announced Organised by the Denver Botanic Gardens, the wonderful Waterlily Weigh-Off', challenges botanical gardens and zoos around the world to see how much weight

Lily Pad Heavyweights: Winner of the 2025 Waterlily Weigh-Off announced… read more on thedirt.news #waterlily #waterlilyweighoff thedirt.news/lily-pad-hea...

How Much Can a Giant Waterlily Hold? See One Carry 183 Pounds Before Sinking, Winning a Social Media Contest Now in its third year, the Waterlily Weigh-Off invites public gardens and zoos to show off the strength of their aquatic plants

How Much Can a Giant Waterlily Hold? See One Carry 183 Pounds Before Sinking, Winning a Social Media Contest: Now in its third year, the Waterlily Weigh-Off invites public gardens and zoos to show off the… @SmithsonianMag #GiantWaterlily #WaterlilyWeighOff #AquaticPlants #PublicGardens #Zoos

Huntsville Botanical Garden’s Giant Lily Pad takes 3rd in National Competition How much weight do you think a lily pad can hold? It’s probably more than you’d imagine. The Huntsville Botanical Garden competed in a nationwide "Waterlily Weigh-off," and its star entry, a Victoria Waterlily nicknamed “Tory,” made quite the impression.

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