With a little time and care, you'll have a gorgeous collection of water lilies year after year.
Each flower on the water lily lasts three to five days. Nymphaeaceae (including the former family Barclayaceae), or the water lily family, has 6 genera and 58 species.
With striking flowers and leaves that float serenely, water lilies are enchanting plants.
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