The British have found the largest water lily on the planet.

Its diameter is three meters. Scientists have discovered a third species of giant water lilies from the genus Victoria. Its seeds were misidentified and brought to Britain from Bolivia 177 years ago. For almost two centuries, the water lily Victoria boliviana grew in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and no one knew about its uniqueness. Before that, it was believed that only two species of giant water lilies of this genus grow on the planet - Victoria amazonica and Victoria cruziana.