Sometime water lily is known as pond lily, is a member of a large family of plants that has representatives in every part of the world. They all have long perennial rootstocks. They send their flower and leaf stalks up to the surface of the water on which they float. The flowers and leaves of some tropical kinds rise above the water. Water lilies vary in size from pygmies, with 2-inch leaves and flowers no larger than cherry blossoms, to gorgeous tropical varieties with leaves 5 feet in diameter and flowers 12 inches across. There are occasional larger forms. A single leaf of the great royal water lily of the Amazon can support the weight of a man. The fruit matures and bursts under water and the seeds float off.
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