Lotus Victoria: a new tourist attraction for Yunnan
By Li Yingqing in Kunming |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2019-08-14 19:59
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It has the largest leaf of any aquatic plant, with a diameter up to two meters, and is able to hold objects as heavy as 70 kilograms.
Its leaf features thorns that face toward the water, which provide the plant a means of protection, and the Lotus Victoria's flower changes color from white to pink and then to purplish pink for each of its three days in blossom.
