A ONE-DAY BLOOM
One of the strangest plants in the world is the Victoria Kegia lily, which blooms only one day in the year. It conges from, South America, and its leaves are so strong they can support the weight of a child. The plant's ;leaves grow to a diameter of five or six feet, and two inches around the edges they turn up, forming a shallow saucer. The flowers are over a foot in diameter. "CORDELIA" (16). . ■■ Christchurch. * * #
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 49, 26 August 1933, Page 7
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79A ONE-DAY BLOOM Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 49, 26 August 1933, Page 7
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