Nelumbo for a photo shoot

[ofe13999]

I have seen some wonderful photographs of flowering Nelumbo plants. I beleive they were Nelumbo lutea and Nelumbo komarovii.

I am based in the Cambridge area and I want to locate some for a photo shoot. However, I have been struggling to find anywhere that I can photograph them, or somewhere that will sell me mature plants (I have tried Cambridge Botanic Gardens).

I would be very grateful for any recommendations!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
There are some Nelumbo plants by the pool in the Tropical Biome of the Princess of Wales pavilion at RBG Kew, but I can't remember them flowering. Last summer I saw some stonking specimens outside, which would have been perfect, but they were at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart.

cheers Darrel