Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis recently reintroduced the Cape Water Lily, known as the Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, to the Rondevlei section of the False Bay Nature Reserve, which is a Ramsar site of wetland significance.This served as the culmination of the Earthshot Week in Cape Town, that occurred last week.
The lily was commonly observed in the lowland wetlands on the Cape Flats until the mid-1900s, where it has been currently been restored, according to
‘A site has been selected in False Bay Nature Reserve: Rondevlei section, which is managed by the Biodiversity Management Branch. Residents of Cape Town will be able to view the Cape Water Lily as they re-establish in our free-access nature reserve,’ Hill-Lewis added.
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