This is a beautiful pink waterlily, native to India and South-east Asia. The toothed floating leaves vary from being elliptic-oval to almost circular, and are 15-26 cm across. The leaves are papery and have fine hair on them. The basal lobes of the leaves are nearly parallel. In a closely similar Red Water Lily the lobes are diverging. Pink flowers are 5-15 cm in diameter, with 12-14 shiny petals, and rise above the water. There are red and white varieties too. Flowering: August-October.