Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Beautiful Water Lily


Do you know what is water lily?The Water Lily, also known as Nymphaeaceae or "water lily family", is a family of flowering plants and can be found throughout the world. The white water lily is the national flower of Bangladesh.All water lily are beautiful,and what fun facts can we find from Water Lily?

The water lily is a big balanced plant that floats above the water. Usually the lily has white female flowers and also pink male flowers. The flowers are the size of soccer balls.The plants come from seeds that come from water that rises 10 cm. a day. Soon it will produce 5-10 leaves a month. The large lilies provide food for fish and wildlife.

The Yellow Lily's roots are sometimes consumed. White Lily's roots are useful to treat sore mouths. The smoke from a few lilies burning roots has been used to repel bugs.

The lotus is a plant that is just like the water lily. The lotus has leaves that float above the surface and is held above the water on long stalks. The lotus is a plant group made up of mainly herbs and subshrubs.

Besides being the birth flower for July, the Blue Water Lily is also the celebrated national flower of Sri Lanka, a country off the southeastern shoreline of India.

Water Lilies are famouse around the world,and it is different in different countries.If I can collect all different kinds of Water Lilies.I think I will very happy!

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