It can grow to be 6 to 12 inches in diameter
With water & the sun...........
Water lilies grow in shallow water
They grow until they reach the surface of the water.
Water lilies, sea weed.
Turtles and koi will eat water lilies. Dogs and raccoons will break the pots that water lilies grow in and cause damage. Aphids and snails also cause damage to water lilies.
Yes you can grow Asiatic lilies in Tennessee. Daylilies grow well too.
Lilies are often the focal point of most ponds. They are very hardy. The larger varieties are planted so that there is 12" to 24" of water over the top of the pot and the smaller varieties under 6" to 18" of water. The uniqueness of lilies is their ability for the pads to grow to the top of the water surface no matter the depth.
A lotus plant cannot grow in desert because a lotus plant grow in water and in desert there is no water.
Limiting factor
Lilies grow from bulbs. The bulbs have overlapping scales. You can break off scales and grow new lilies asexually.
They grow In ponds and lakes In slow moving or still fresh water.
Is it not obvious? He had this big pond made and saw to it that the water-lilies grew there in abundance just so he could paint this, his favorite subject.