Fascinating macro look at Victoria regea, the spectacular Giant Amazon Lily, with David Attenborough.

Join the ever-curious host of The Private Lives of Plants as he looks at the weaponized lily pads and highly evolved blossoms of this amazing aquatic plant. Includes excellent time-lapse photography sequences.

Credit: BBC Worldwide

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