White tropical waterlily
This week, I got up close and personal with our waterlilies and lotus. Short of donning your own set of hip waders, allow these photos to give you a closer look at the gems in our water gardens.
The Gardens, including the water gardens, are fabulous if not spectacular in September.
Victoria…grandest waterlily of all!
Whereas the hardy waterlilies are slowing down a bit in September (many have been flowering since late May), the tropical waterlilies including the Giant Water Platter are coming into their own. On warm sunny days they will delight all with their handsome leaves and
eye-popping colorful flowers.
Visitors are astonished by one of the most amazing of all plants. The awesome Victoria leaves approach ten feet in diameter
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The water gardens at Denver Botanic Gardens, despite their slow start this spring on account of hail and cooler weather could not be more spectacular than it is right now. Artistically choreographed by Joe Tomocik, Curator of Aquatic Collections, our aquatic displays are one of the best in the country. Assisting Joe every year with installation and dismantling of the displays are volunteers from the Colorado Water Garden Society.
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