Victoria cruziana A. d'Orbigny 1840

Victoria cruziana A. d'Orbigny is a native of South America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), V. cruziana is characterized by bright green pads with tall rims, the exteriors of which are green sometimes suffused with red. Buds are somewhat pointed with no thorns on the medium pink sepals. The flowers are creamy white the first night with pointed petals becoming light pink the second night.