See D.C.'s Other Famous Blossoms — Water Lilies And Lotus Flowers
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It’s a rare double heron day at the only national park dedicated to preserving aquatic plants. A Yellow-crowned Night Heron is stalking crustaceans in a water lily pond straight out of a Claude Monet painting. A Green Heron clutching a lotus stalk stands surrounded by pink and white flowers, huge, cup-shaped leaves and bright green pods that look like shower heads.
- By Jennifer Bain - July 21st, 2024 4:15am