- Andy Stuart
- View Portfolio
- Image 42 of 92
- Added 19 Jul 2008
- 247 Views
- 10 Comments
- 2 Favorites
- Share This Image On...
The largest flower native to Britain, which flowers June to August. The water lily has fleshy underwater stems that can reach upto 6ft below the surface. The flowers don't open until mid morning and start to close (like this one) in early evening partly sinking beneath the surface of the water. The flower, which has around twenty petals, and the large almost circular leaves float on the surface of the water. The flower is also thought of as a symbol of purity.
5 of 10 Comments Show All 10 Comments
M Smith 22 Jun 2011
Beautiful flower & story!Michael Easter 17 Dec 2008
AWESOME shot man!!!!gerry logan 26 Jul 2008
fantastic story line I did not know all that about the water lily flower what a fantastic shot of this beautyv blair 21 Jul 2008
Such a lovely shot Andrew...the flowers are so beautiful!Tammy Heywood 21 Jul 2008
Stunning shot Stuart, I love it. My mother once tried in a pond to pluck one...lol. She did not accomplish it as you are right the roots go down quite deep. Needless to say she got very wet.