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Big news for this tiny plant -- a London horticulturalist saves the centimeter-long flower.
A person's a person, no matter how small -- and the same goes for lilies. After 25 years of botanists' attempts to get a seedling of the Nymphaea thermarum (the official name for those freaking adorable water lilies) to flower, horticulturalist Carlos Magdalena unlocked the secret in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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It's especially welcome news considering that the last wild Nymphaea thermarum in Rwanda fell victim to dry conditions in 2008. Since then it hasn't reappeared until November of last year, when Magdalena's first flower bloomed. "Now we have over 30 healthy baby plants growing here at Kew and some are producing seeds," he announced. And the flowers made their public debut on May 22, where water lily enthusiasts gathered at Kew to get a peek.
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I'm glad Http://www.gardeninginfoguide.info they were able to save this beautiful little flower from extinction.
ReplyIt's especially welcome news considering that the last wild Nymphaea thermarum in Rwanda fell victim to dry conditions in 2008. Since then it hasn't reappeared until November of last year, when Magdalena's first flower bloomed. "Now we have over 30 healthy baby plants growing here at Kew and some are producing seeds," he announced. And the flowers made their public debut on May 22, where water lily enthusiasts gathered at Kew to get a peek.I am an Air Force and single at present .I need a woman who can love me back ..I also uploaded my hot photos on Uniformedmingle .c om under the name of Military2..It's the largest and best club for seeking Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Police Force, and the admirers of those who wear the uniform.I just hope you don't mind me being a soldier ...Please Check it out!I'm serious.
Bravo!! One little plant saved from extinction!!
ReplyNot sure if that was sarcasm but it sure came across that way. Remember one small thing, the longest journey starts with but a single step. This IS that first step towards stopping some of the extinctions man hath wrought upon this planet!
PM Butch, you say that like man has caused the extinct ion of all things. What about dinosaurs? All plantlife before man exsisted?
MS. LILLY IS such a SWEET little BEAUTY ;0) .
ReplyI love when people save plants and animals from extinction.
Don't know if the "Bravo" comment from Laura is sarcastic but I, for one, am delighted that this exquisite creation has been rescued. This world could use more beauty and serenity. Man's efforts should be fiercely focused on protecting, preserving and propagating all things good, true, lovely, honest. We need hope. We need a vision of what this world could be. I'm not much of a gardner and I'm not a "tree hugger" but I see great value in the work of this horticulturist. He is an inspiration!
ReplyWe need to work on saving more than destroying. Thanks for saving that beautiful water lily.
Replynow lets eliminate ABORTION( LITTLE HUMAN BEINGS!!!!
Is that a Lilly or a Pansy ?
ReplyNature WAS in balance until humans became the dominant species and mucked it all up. One so called 'little' plant does mean a lot. It might be the means (who knows) to cure diseases, clean the air or water in this case.
ReplyYESSSSSSS one little plant does matter and those who scoff at this are not seeing the bigger picture.