The giant water lily is VICIOUS! 😱 The Green Planet 🌱BBC

it's a monster it's well armed he clears space for itself by wielding one of its buds like a club [Applause] and now it dominates the surface [Music] [Music] this is a leaf of the giant water lily it expands by over 20 centimeters a day and eventually measures more than two meters across as each one reaches the surface and expands more and more light is taken from those plants that are trying to grow beneath competitors are pushed aside some are crushed or secured [Music] eventually its immense leaves press their margins against one another totally cutting off the light from the plants beneath them [Music] the battle is over and victory is totally [Music] you

Channel: BBC

Views: 2,607,165

Keywords: BBC iPlayer, United Kingdom, British TV, British TV Shows, Watch UK TV Online, Watch British TV Online, Watch British TV Shows Online, Water lily, Plants, Nature, Green Planet, The Green Planet, David Attenborough

Id: TWSF3df6jUs

Length: 3min 31sec (211 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 28 2022

Reddit Comments

[u/dontknowhowtoprogram]

David Attenborough can make anything amazing.

[u/mynameismynamehtx]

Everything reminds me of her

[u/Fair_Fly8928]

DA is something else!

[u/B0nezee]

I forget that plants can be pretty crazy too.