The Tiniest Waterlily
Many posts ago I wrote about the world’s largest waterlilies, the Victorias https://troybmarden.blogspot.com/2008/03/aquatic-giants.html, whose giant floating leaves may reach 8 feet in diameter in a well grown plant and whose night-time flowers approach nearly a foot in diameter. At the far opposite end of the spectrum is the diminutive Nymphaea ‘Helvola’ or ‘Pygmaea Helvola’ which,…