PAD POUNDS
09/19/2025 |
The Friday File: Bok Tower Gardens of Florida won the 2025 Waterlily Weigh-Off, the third annual competition hosted by the Denver Botanic Gardens in August. Bok Tower Gardens’ lily pad supported a record-setting 183 pounds before it started to sink, edging out the Missouri Botanical Gardens pad by a single pound. The contest features the giant Victoria water lily, a tropical species whose platters can reach ten feet across.