In a crime that will shock the green-fingered, a thief has made off with the tiny water lily Nymphaea thermarum – one of the rarest plants in the world – from a botanical gardens in London. The plant, ...

Water garden enthusiasts have something to be excited about: A purple-blooming water lily that can survive the winter right here in Lawrence. The new lily, Nymphaea “Purple Fantasy,” has been growing ...

The genomic sequence of the water lily, Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed and has provided new insight into how flooring plants evolved. Researchers analyzed the plant's genome and transcriptome, ...

Once Clair Russell Ossian becomes interested in a subject, he is compelled by some inner drive to become an expert. A geologist often invited on archaeology digs in Egypt, Ossian noticed repeated ...

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The world's tiniest and rarest water lily, nymphaea thermarum, in the Missouri Botanical Garden's greenhouse. Photo by Kayla Steinberg, Post-Dispatch The world’s tiniest, rarest water lily can fit in ...