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Bookmark or Share- Water Lily: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Water Lilies - Planet NaturalThe leaves, better known as lily pads, form an impressive shield over the water surface, providing a natural sanctuary for the aquatic life underneath. Lily pads also function as a landing strip for bees that are lured by the fragrant flowers, facilitating a thriving pollination process.
- Facts About Lily Pads - HunkerThe lily pad you see floating on top of the water is only one part of a water lily (Nymphaeaceae spp.) plant. Characteristically round, flat and waxy, a lily pad is simply a leaf with the ability to repel moisture from its surface.
- Nymphaeaceae - WikipediaLily pads, also known as Seeblätter, are a charge in Northern European heraldry, often coloured red , and appear on the flag of Friesland and the coat of arms of Denmark (in the latter case often replaced by red hearts).
- Victoria amazonica - WikipediaVictoria amazonica has very large leaves (lamina) (and commonly called "pads" or "lily pads"), up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter, that float on the water's surface on a submerged stalk (petiole), 7–8 m (23–26 ft) in length, rivaling the length of the green anaconda, a snake local to its habitat.
- Water lily | Description, Flower, Characteristics, & Factswater lily, (family Nymphaeaceae), family of about 60 species in 4 genera of freshwater flowering plants (order Nymphaeales) native to the temperate and tropical parts of the world. Water lilies provide food for fish and wildlife but sometimes cause drainage problems because of their rapid growth.
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