Named Waterlilies

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Named Waterlilies

All belong to Nymphaea L. (Sp. pl. 1.510. 1753)

Bold plain print = Accepted cultivar, Plain print = Synonym for cultivar or not found in publication, Bold italic print = Accepted species, Italic print = synonym for species

TD = Tropical Day Blooming, TDV = Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous, TN = Tropical Night Blooming, TNV = Tropical Night Blooming Viviparous, H = Hardy, HV = Hardy Viviparous, TDI = Tropical Day Blooming Intersubgeneric, HT = Hardy Tropical Intersubgeneric

Im = Link to Image or ImG = Link to Image Gallery or ImGN = Link to Image Gallery with Cultivation Notes, De = Description, Registration = Link to WGI registration page, Pa = Parentage, O = Originator, DO = Date of Origin, OA = Originally As, AP = Author of Publication, P = Publication, VNP = Volume, Number, Page, PD = Publication Date, SCN = Synonym, Correction, Notes, Addendum = Link to additional information

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'A. Siebert' TD Im O Henkel DO 1902 De Rose Pa gracilis x Leyd. OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 88 PD 1907 SCN 'A.O. Seibert' Swindells, correctly ‘August Siebert’

‘Abisso’ TD ImG O Bergamo, Water Plants Italy DO 2005 De Medium blue, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

abbreviata Guill.& Perr. O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.Seneg.tent. VNP 16 PD 1831 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

‘Acuta’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP 9 PD 1912 SCN odorata gigantea

acutidens Peter O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP ser. 2,13(2).60,78 PD 1928 SCN Correctly lotus L.

acutiloba DC. O DO De Pa OA AP P Prodr. VNP 1.116 PD 1824 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm. f.

'Ad Ada' H ImG O Bechthold DO 2003 De Small pale pink Pa 'Liliput' x tetragona OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

'Ade' H ImG O Bechthold DO 2005 De Pale pink, maroon pads splashed with white, pink, green Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Adele' TN O Bouché DO 1852-3 De Purple, orange filaments Pa rubra x lotus OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN 'Ortgiesiana Adele'

'Adriana Nanelli' TD O DO De Soft blue star Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 70 PD 1983 SCN

aegyptiaca Opiz O DO De Pa OA AP P Naturalientausch VNP 10.216 PD 1825 SCN Correctly lotus L.

'Aflame' H O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 390 PD 1974 SCN Correctly 'Escarboucle'

'African Gold' TD Im O Pring DO 1941 De Yellow, light green pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 29.3.57-76 PD 1941 SCN

'Afterglow' TD ImG O Randig DO 1946 De Autumn, green pads Pa OA AP Uber P Horticulture VNP 92 PD Feb.1958 SCN

'Afterglow Yellow' TD Im O Winch DO 1965 De Wide "afterglow" yellow, lightly blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Agape' H ImG De Pink cup then star green pads Pa 'Perry's Fire Opal' x 'Wow' O Bechthold DO 2003 OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Alaska' H O Beldt DO De Pa OA AP P Beldt's Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD c.1964 SCN

alba L. (Nymphaea) H ImG O DO De White, green pads Pa OA AP P Sp. pl. VNP 1.510 PD 1753 SCN "European White Waterlily" SPN

'Alba Albida' H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 94 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Marliacea Albida'

'Alba Candidissima' H ImG O DO De White Pa candida x alba? OA alba candidissima AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 223 PD 1905 SCN Correctly 'Candidissima'

alba ‘Castalia’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 6.1.34 PD Mar. 1990 SCN

alba f. csepelensis Soo O DO De Pa OA AP P Acta Bot.Acad.Sci.Hung VNP 18(1-2).172 1973 SCN Correctly N. alba L.

'Alba Delicata' H O Henkel DO 1899 De White flushed with rose, pea green pads Pa candida x OA alba delicata AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 94 PD 1907 SCN 'Delicata'

alba depressa O DO De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 178 PD 1905 SCN

'Alba Froebeli' H O DO De Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 41 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Froebelii'

'Alba Gladstoniana' H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 94 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Gladstoniana'

alba var. intermedia Gave O DO 1892 De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 176 PD 1905 SCN

alba var. kashmiriana Hook. f. & Thomson O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.Brit.India VNP 1.114 PD 1872 SCN Correctly candida C.Presl

alba f. limosa Soo O DO De Pa OA AP P Acta Bot.Acad.Sci.Hung. VNP 11:251 PD 1965 SCN Correctly alba L.

alba 'Maxima' H O DO De Pa Form of alba OA alba maxima AP Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP PD 1891 SCN

alba var. melocarpa Casp. O DO 1855 De Pa OA AP P Ind.sem.hort.bot.berol.app. VNP 26 PD 1855 SCN Correctly alba L.

alba milletii Boreau O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 94 PD 1907 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl.

alba var. minor DC. Im O DO De Pa OA AP P Syst,Nat.(Candolle) VNP 2.56 PD 1821 SCN Undetermined identity

alba subsp. occidentalis (Ostenf.) Hyl. Im O DO De Pa OA AP P Unknown VNP PD SCN Correctly alba L.

alba var. oocarpa Casp. O DO De Pa OA AP P Ind.sem.hort.bot.berol.app. VNP 26 PD 1855 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

alba oviformis O DO De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 178 PD 1905 SCN Correctly alba L.

'Alba Plena' H O DO De Pa OA alba plena AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 94 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Tuberora Richardsoni'

alba 'Plenissima' H ImG O DO De Double white cup, green pads Pa Form of alba OA alba plenissima AP Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP PD 1891 SCN 'Plenissima'

alba polystigma Casp. O DO 1863 De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 175 PD 1905 SCN Correctly alba L.

alba var. purpurea Fries MS. O DO De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 179 PD 1905 SCN Correctly alba L.

alba var. rosea Hartm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Handb.Skand.fl.ed. VNP 10.86 PD 1870 SCN Correctly alba var. rubra Lonn.

alba var. rubra Lonnr. (Nymphaea) H ImG O DO De Pale pink then rose red, green pads Pa OA AP P Bot.Not. VNP 1856.124 PD 1857 SCN

'Alba Rubra Froebelii' H O Froebel DO 1898 De Pa OA alba rubra frobelii AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 230 PD 1905 SCN Correctly 'Froebelii'

alba sphaerocarpa platystigma erythrocarpa rosea Casp. O DO 1879 De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 179 PD 1905 SCN Correctly alba var. rubra Lonnr.

alba sphaerocarpa rubra Casp. O DO 1871 De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 179 PD 1905 SCN Correctly alba var. rubra Lonnr.

alba splendens H O DO De Pa OA AP Hen(t)z P Bot.Zeitung VNP PD 1848 SCN

alba suaveolens H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 94 PD 1907 SCN

'Albatros' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1910 De White star, deep green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN

'Albert d'Argencé' TN O DO De Magenta red Pa dentata x OA AP P Lagrange Catalogue VNP PD 1914 SCN

'Albert Greenberg' TD ImG O Birdsey DO 1967 De Autumn cup, flecked pads Pa Chance seedling OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 450 PD 1974 SCN

'Albida' H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Marliacea Albida'

'Albina' H O Duff DO De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 13.2-3.55 PD SCN

alborosea Teijsm. ex Regel O DO De Pa OA AP P Index sem.hort.petrop. VNP 1866.101 PD 1866 "albo-rosea" SCN Nymphaea sp.

alboviridis St.-Hil. O DO De Pa OA AP P Voy. distr. diam. VNP 2.426 PD 1833 SCN Correctly amazonum subsp. amazonum

alexii Jacobs & Hellquist (Anecphya) TD ImG O DO De Small white Pa OA AP P Telopea VNP PD 2005 SCN

‘Alexis’ TD ImG O Schuck DO 2001 De Light purple with whitish stamenoids, olive green pads Pa Seedling of ‘Pink Pearl’ OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 103 PD 2005 SCN

'Alibaba' H ImG O Bechthold DO 1999 De Pink deeper at base Registration Pa 'Fritz Junge' x 'William Falconer' OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 1 PD 2003 SCN

'Alice Tricker' TD O Tricker DO 1937 De White star, green pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 66 PD 1938 SCN

'Allene' TD ImG O Presnell DO 2004 De Peach, streaked pads Pa OA AP P Luster Aquatic Nursery Price List VNP PD 2005 SCN

'Allotria' H ImG O Bechthold DO 2004 De Very small pink cup Pa tetragona x ‘Maurice Laydeker’ OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 2 PD 2005 SCN

'Almost Black' H ImG O Slocum DO 1993 De Very deep red, dark green pads Pa 'Perry's Fire Opal' x 'Blue Beauty' OA AP Nash P Aquatic Plants and Their Cultivation VNP 100 PD 1998 SCN

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