A new species of giant water lily has been discovered - and it’s been hiding in plain sight for 177 years. The huge plant had been in the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and was ...

That Victorian epoch is summed up in the story of one plant - the giant water lily. First described in 1837, it was named Victoria regia after the new Queen. Seed had been brought back to Britain ...

The search for the giant water lilies in the Brazilian Pantanal brought many challenges The search for the giant water lilies in the Brazilian Pantanal brought many challenges to the Brazilian ...