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@BPDSurvivor  South Coast excellent.

I am not familiar with the area.

Everyone needs a happy place.

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Victoria LillyHey @Shaz51 @PinkFlamingo @Oaktree This is the Victoria Lilly.

I have seen it in Botanical Gardens (Greenhouse). No, I don't have one at home.

It's probably too big to grow in a suburban garden pond, anyway.

Yes, the flowers are spectacular.

The reason I'm showing you what it looks like, is it's amazing leaves!

Each leaf is up to 3 metres (300 cm) in Diameter, across.

The leaves are Huge...

Even large Wader Birds can walk across the leaves, & they don't sink into the water - They keep floating on top...

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Oh wow - that’s amazing @Adge ! 😀🪷

that’s surely one of the biggest water lillies if not the biggest? 
the flower is just beautiful - next to those leaves, it must be quite large in itself, I’m thinking 🙂🌺

I want to share this with you.. it’s from Mayfield Garden in Oberon NSW, I went there one summer a few years ago, and took this pic of the beautiful Lilly pond..I hope you like it 🙂

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Hi @PinkFlamingo Thanks for your picture of Water Lillies at Oberon.

That's gorgeous.

I'm not sure that I've ever been to Oberon.

I do remember seeing the Sign Posts to Oberon, near Jenolan Caves.

Jenolan Caves was one of my favourite places, when I grew up & lived in NSW.

My Dad was once a Caves Guide there, either before I was born, or when I was very young.

The Victoria Lilly is apparently the 2nd largest Water Lilly in the World - It's from the Amazon Basin, in South America.

I'm not sure what Water Lilly is the largest....

Yes, the flowers are huge, about the size of a person's head.

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I’m glad you liked it @Adge 🙂

it’s a beautiful garden, well worth the visit if you get an opportunity one day🌺

That’s amazing your dad was a caves guide - did you enjoy visiting the caves also?
I used to love visiting as often as I could, frequently going in the Christmas holidays. 
The Victoria water Lilly is huge - it’s not surprising it’s number 2 on the enormous Lilly list ☺️

I hope your evening is going well 🌺🙂

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@Healandlove , @Glisten , @Adge , @BPDSurvivor , @PinkFlamingo 

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Those are lovely Photos you posted of the River @Shaz51 Thank you.

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@PinkFlamingo@Shaz51 When I was quite young, we used to go to Jenolan Caves several times a year.

The seclusion & the beauty of that whole Valley was what I loved, not just the Caves.

Dad was a Geologist, so he used to love talking about what type of Rocks were there.

Then at some point, decades ago, when it became very Touristy, & extremely busy there - That spoilt it for me.

The Wildlife (including hundreds of parrots) never came around the Caves House anymore, because there were hundreds of people there.

There were about 6 huge tourist Buses, all lined up next to each other.

Oh & the Cave Ticket Prices went up to $40 or $50, just to go in one Cave.

Sadly, that's not affordable for many people (including myself).

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WOW amazing photos @Shaz51 

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Hey there @Adge 🌺🙂

yes it’s such a beautiful place in its entirety, in addition to the caves. 
That sounds very interesting, your dad talking about all the different geology there - he would be a fountain of knowledge! 
I haven’t been for many years - it was the extreme tourism and the prices that have kept me away too. 
still, such a beautiful place, and when I get the chance I try to drive through, as I love the roads 🙂

I hope you have a nice day, and you got some rest over the Easter weekend 🌺🙂