Red Water Lily
Water lilies grow only in stand still freshwaters, like large lush ponds and lakes, with both leaves and flowers floating on the water surface.
The Red Water Lily is sometimes called the queen of aquatic plants.
Hundreds of years ago, the roots of water lilies were crushed and mixed with wine by monks and nuns as……. contra-aphrodisiac.
Did it work ? No idea (and I’m not gonna try it to find out !)
Dutch name : Rode Waterlelie
German name : Rote Seerose
Latin name : Nymphaea atropurpurea
A big thanks to ? for the kindly nomination of this picture.
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RoyHenry Photography 16/02/2015 15:22
Wonderful image, Mark, excellent light and AofV.Karin Wilkerling 12/09/2012 15:52
you were closer to paradise than I was :-)... great MarkTeresaM 30/06/2012 19:14
Excellente présentation !Une vision qui me plait beaucoup.
Bonne soirée & amitiés,
Linda Herbert 15/09/2011 2:44
Beautiful!! Water Lilies is one of my favorite flowers. I just did a whole series of them. Thanks for sharing this one for us to see. Big Hugs~ LindaJalili 18/06/2011 17:43
Beautiful work . +++Mark Billiau. 16/06/2011 8:43
@ everybody who voted pro : thanks very much and of course an extra thanks to ? for the nomination of this picture.Mark
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