Back of a Leaf

A long time ago, I wrote here about the Victoria Water Platter, a very cool plant. It looks like this:


The largest leaf is close to three feet wide. It's all one plant (and it's about to bloom: check out that bud in the center).

Recently, I got to see what the underside of the leaves looks like:


When I first approached the pond, I thought for a split-second there was a dead animal lying in that spot (maybe a deflated armadillo?) but quickly realized it was an overturned leaf.

Nature is definitely weird.