November 7, 2011

A friend to mesmerise ...

Scientific name: Nymphaea pubescens
The pink water lily is native to India and South east Asia. This beautiful water plant is seen in shallow water ponds and many home gardens in small ponds or in large containers. The pink flower is a wonderful sight to be on the surface of water. The leaves of the plants are elliptic oval to circular in shape. The flowers are 5-15 cm in diameter with more than a dozen petals. This has flowered near the main gate of CSRTI, Mysore and i shot it in the morning of 3rd September, 2011 which has mesmerised me tooo much .....
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