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Meet Vickie, Hershey Gardens' giant water‑platter plant

Hershey Gardens is growing a South American floating aquatic — nicknamed Vickie — that could produce lily pads large enough to float a child this summer.

Published Jun 25, 2026, 5:59 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

If all goes well this summer, Hershey Gardens’ newest plant — a South American floating aquatic specimen nicknamed Vickie — will grow lily pads big enough to float a child.