Plant
White Water-lily
Water & Wetland Plant
Britain's only native water-lily — big white flowers and round floating leaves, rooted in the mud but reaching all the way up to the surface of still, deep water.
💡 Fun Facts
- This is Britain's only wild water-lily, with big round leaves that float like green plates on the water.
- Its flowers are the biggest of any wild flower in Britain — up to the width of a side plate.
- It roots in the mud at the bottom and sends its leaves all the way up to the surface, through water that can be deeper than a grown-up is tall.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:June to September