We made a quick stop at Chinaman's Lagoon as part of our Condamine Bell tour (previous post) but other people were reading the signage at that time, so we returned much later in the day. I read about the water lilies, though it seemed to me there were some blue ring-ins flowering with the rare pink variety!
In the summer and early autumn the lagoon puts on a spectacular display of rare pink water lilies (nymphaea gigantea), a variety of lily that usually only appears as blue or white. These pink lilies are so rare that they have been classified as rare and endangered.
The lagoon was named for Sam Ah Sun and his story is included on one of the large information boards. Although we were amused by some of the visual humour of the anecdotes shared there, the reference to opium use and charges was new information to us, so prompted further research afterwards - and we've learned some sad facts as a result of those investigations.
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