Closed for the Day

To give you a sense of how small the pygmy water lily blooms are, here is another shot of the same that opened yesterday. It is about 5pm in Miami, and they are now closed (but they will open again tomorrow.) An American quarter (25 cents) coin is placed on the leaf between the two closed flowers. The quarter is 7/8 of an inch (23 millimeter for you metric people.) The water in the large ceramic container is warm to the touch. It's amazing what a tropical sun can do with its intense heat all day.