The World Is Watching This Year's 'Water Lily Weigh-Off' As 40+ Global Botanic Gardens Compete For Glory
The World Is Watching This Year's 'Water Lily Weigh-Off' As 40+ Global Botanic Gardens Compete For Glory
The World Is Watching This Year's 'Water Lily Weigh-Off' As 40+ Global Botanic Gardens Compete For Glory For years, the Denver Botanic Gardens marketing team has entertained fans with lily pad-weighing content, showing off the impressive nature of the Victoria Longwood Hybrid Water Lily in the ponds of the garden. But in 2023, they invited other botanic gardens to join them and show off how much their water lilies could hold. The New York Botanic Gardens took the bait and posted a video, which went viral. A year later, they decided to make an even bigger splash, with 13 other gardens participating in the now-official Water Lily Weigh-Off in 2024. Denver Botanic Gardens horticulturists add bags of weight to their giant lily pad. Photo courtesy of Denver Botanic Gardens This year, at least 40 gardens across the globe have joined in on the fun. The Victoria Longwood Hybrid Water Lily is a unique species, capable of holding many pounds of weight due to its complex criss-crossing vei…