Sandra Bartocha / European White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba), on the lake Granziner See, Muritz National Park, Germany. August 2008

Sandra Bartocha / European White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba), Havel, Muritz National Park Germany, July

Solvin Zankl / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) Lake Stechlin, Germany

Andy Rouse / Australian Water Lilly (Nymphaea violacea) reflected in water, Bamarru, North West Territories, Australia

Matthias Breiter / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) flowering, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Pete Oxford / Day Waterlily (Nymphaea nouchali) in flower. Kruger National Park, South Africa, December.

Pete Oxford / Day Waterlily (Nymphaea nouchali) in flower. Kruger National Park, South Africa, December.

Michel Roggo / White water lilies (Nymphaea alba) in Lake Morat, Switzerland, September

Michel Roggo / White water lilies (Nymphaea alba) in Lake Morat, Switzerland, September

Michel Roggo / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) stems in Lake Morat, Switzerland, September

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) in Swedish lake, Bohuslän, Sweden, August 2007

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) colour variation rosea, reflected in water surface, Bohuslän, Sweden, August 2008