Giant lily pads carry weight of delighted visitors

Children sat happily on giant lily pads in a pond at the Wuhan Botanical Garden, recently. The scene, which could have been taken from a kung fu movie, attracted many tourists.

Amazon water lilies (Victoria amazonica) originated in the Amazon basin in South America. They have the largest leaves of all water plants — up to 3 meters in diameter. A full-grown lily pad can carry an adult weighing 60 to 70 kilograms.

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