BBC - Carol Klein's Plant Odysseys Series 1 (2015) Part 4 Waterlily

Carol Klein's Plant Odysseys

Four-part series in which Carol Klein explores the inner secrets and botanical history of four of our favourite garden plants the rose, the tulip, the iris and the water lily.

Part 4 Waterlily

Carol takes a look at history and development of the water lily, a plant of unlikely economic importance, spiritual significance and artistic inspiration. She meets a leading experts in water-lily breeding to find out about a plant-insect relationship that brings about a dramatic overnight colour and sex change, and learns about its unique prehistoric pollinating system. She also visits South Korea and takes part in a festival held in honour of the lotus, a close relative of the water lily that is revered by Buddhist monks.

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