Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily)
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) pale pink flower emerging near a thick green leaf.
Botanical name: Victoria cruziana
Common name: Santa Cruz Water Lily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Origin: South America
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Victoria cruziana can be grown in cooler waters than its sister within the genus, the more familiar giant waterlily Victoria amazonica.
Similar plants: Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily)
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) flower resting near thick green pads on the water
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) flower emerging among giant floating green lily leaves
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) white flower sits near massive green pads in the water.
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) floating pink flower surrounded by massive upturned round leaves.
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) circular leaves floating in water with yellow petals above
Photo taken in Botanical Garden of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) white flower resting on dark water near thorny leaves.
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) leaves and a single flower bud emerge from water.
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