Wanvisa lily has a flower bud

[addy1]

Beautiful! so glad it bloomed while you were home

 

[MK3]

 

[Lisak1]

That's what I love about waterliles - if you watch closely, you can practically see the blooms opening. That's a beauty!

 

[MK3]

That's what I love about waterliles - if you watch closely, you can practically see the blooms opening. That's a beauty!

Yeah I love that. This is the first lily ever so it's all very new to me and and exciting. Who'd have thought watching flowers open could be this exciting....

 

[C-Note]

Beautiful!!!

 

[MK3]

Well it's noon and it has been cloudy all day, so I think this is the biggest it will get.

 

[Nepen]

beautiful! Wanwisa is tropical, isnt it? Its name is Thai.

 

[MK3]

beautiful! Wanwisa is tropical, isnt it? Its name is Thai.

Hm I don't think so. It's a hardy lily. I hope so at least.

Eta: looks like it was hybridized by a doctor in Thailand, so you're right about that!

 

[Nepen]

Hm I don't think so. It's a hardy lily. I hope so at least.

Eta: looks like it was hybridized by a doctor in Thailand, so you're right about that!

Wanwisa - The meaning of the word Wan is Day, Visa is short for Visakha bucha (Vesākha), which is a significant day in Buddhism when Buddha was born, enlightenment, and died. Thai people refer to this day in short as wanvisa. Lotus represent purity in Buddhism so we use lotus in religious ceremonies.

I dont know if this is the Thai doctor intention

And I hope it's a hardy water lily.. May be I'll get one...

 

[MK3]

Wanwisa - The meaning of the word Wan is Day, Visa is short for Visakha bucha (Vesākha), which is a significant day in Buddhism when Buddha was born, enlightenment, and died. Thai people refer to this day in short as wanvisa. Lotus represent purity in Buddhism so we use lotus in religious ceremonies.

I dont know if this is the Thai doctor intention

And I hope it's a hardy water lily.. May be I'll get one...

That's really interesting. How do you know all of this?

 

[addy1]

beautiful! Wanwisa is tropical, isnt it? Its name is Thai.

It is a hardy. Survived 12-18 inches of ice on my pond this last winter.

That's really interesting. How do you know all of this?

They have it on the net, I read that a while back about how it came around.
a lot of links talking about the lily
http://www.internationalwaterlilycollection.com/The Plants/Hardies/wanvisa.html

 

[CountryEscape]

Yeah I love that. This is the first lily ever so it's all very new to me and and exciting. Who'd have thought watching flowers open could be this exciting....

Who? All of us on this GPF site, that's who. Love the photos, stunning lily!!!

 

[Nepen]

That's really interesting. How do you know all of this?

because i'm Thai?

 

[Nepen]

It is a hardy. Survived 12-18 inches of ice on my pond this last winter.

That's great!!! wow, not I want one!

 

[MK3]

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