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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 Registry, 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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‘Black & Blue' TD ImG O Sacher DO 2002 De Ice blue, heavily mottled pads Registration Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Black Prince' TD Im O DO 1987 De Deep purplish blue star, green pads Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 190 PD 1996 SCN Not named by Winch

'Black Princess' H ImG O Slocum DO 1998 De Very deep red Pa 'Perry's Fire Opal' x 'Pamela' OA AP Nash P Aquatic Plants and Their Cultivation VNP 100 PD 1998 SCN US Plant Patent 09,662

blanda G.Meyer, nom illeg. O DO De Pa OA AP P Prim.Fl.Esseq VNP 201 PD 1818 SCN Correctly glandulifera Rodschied

blanda f. amazonum (Mart.& Zucc.) Planch. O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.Serres Jard.Eur. VNP 11.21 PD 1856 SCN Correctly amazonum subsp. amazonum

blanda var. fenzliana (Lehm.) Casp. O DO De Pa OA AP C.F.P.Martius P Fl. bras. VNP 4(2).173 PD 1878 SCN Correctly glandulifera Rodschied

'Bleeding Heart' H ImG O Slocum DO 1995 De Pa OA AP P Perry's Water Gardens (Wholesale List) VNP PD 1999 SCN

‘Blink’ TDV ImG O Meeks DO 2003 De Pale blue inner petals, pale pink outer petals, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'BluBop' TD Im O Presnell DO 2005 De Cobalt blue, pads reddish green, oxblood speckles Pa ampla x unknown Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2008 Supplement VNP 7 PD 2008 SCN

'Blue Ampla' TD O Landon DO 1978 De Deep sky blue star, green pads Pa ampla x capensis var. zanzibariensis 'Rosea' OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 190 PD 1996 SCN

'Blue Anemone' TD ImG O Connelly DO De Double bright blue Pa colorata x 'Midnight' OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine VNP PD 1998 SCN

'Blue Aster' TD ImGN ImG O Winch DO 1991 De Blue aster type, blotched pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN IWGS Best New Waterlily 2005

'Blue Beauty' TD ImG O Tricker/Conrad DO 1897 De Light blue star, lightly flecked pads Pa caerulea x zanzibariensis OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly 'Pennsylvania' or 'Pulcherrima' Addendum

'Blue Bird' TDV ImG O Sawyer DO 1927 De Deep blue cup then flat, olive green pads Pa OA AP P The Independence Nurseries Co. Catalog VNP 9 PD 1927 SCN

'Blue Cactus' TD O Winch DO 1996 De Blue narrow petals, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Blue Capensis' TD O DO De Pa OA AP Uber P Water Gardening Basics VNP 67 PD 1988 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

'Blue Daisy' TD ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 1998 De Long petaled blue, mottled and flecked pads Registration Pa Unknown x unknown OA AP P Pond Keeper VNP Mar/Apr.10 PD 2002 SCN

'Blue Delight' TD O Harder DO De Blue Pa OA AP P Arcadia Lily Ponds Catalog VNP PD 1999 SCN

'Blue Horizon' TD O Dorset DO 1998 De Pa 'St. Louis Gold' x unknown blue OA AP P Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (The Garden) VNP 123.10.690 PD 1998 SCN

'Blue Independence' TD O DO De Blue Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 71 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Independence Blue'

'Blue Mist' TD ImG O Belloisy DO 2001 De Violet blue star, heavily mottled pads Pa 'Star of Siam' x 'Jack Wood' OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Blue Moon' TD O Winch DO 1993 De Light purple pointed, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Blue Ribbon' TD O Winch DO 1988 De Purple, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Blue Satin' TD Im O Huang Guozhen DO 2009 De Violet-blue, green pads Pa Seedling of capensis x ‘Nangkwaug Deng’ Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 5 PD 2009 SCN

'Blue Sensation' TD O Winch DO 1998 De Blue aster type, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Blue Smoke' TD Im O Wood DO De Grey blue, green pads Pa Seedling of 'Green Smoke' OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 71 PD 1983 SCN

'Blue Spider' TD ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO De Medium blue star, heavily flecked pads Registration Pa Unknown x unknown OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Blue Star' TD O Sturtevant or Bisset DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 458 PD 1974 SCN Correctly 'Gracilis Purpurea'

'Blue Star' TD O DO 1987 De Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 191 PD 1996 SCN Incorrect synonym for 'William Stone'

'Blue Surprise' TD O Harder DO De Blue Pa OA AP P Arcadia Lily Ponds Catalog VNP PD 1999 SCN

'Blue Triumph' TD Im O Johnson DO De Deep blue, flecked pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 67 PD 1938 SCN

'Bluet' TD O Frase DO De Very small blue, dark green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Blushing Bride’ H Im O Perry’s Water Gardens DO 1997 De Yellow flushed with pink Pa possibly ‘Texas Dawn’ x ‘Perry’s Red Beauty’ OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 155 PD 2005 SCN

'Boa Phoun' TD O DO De Pa OA AP Wasuwat P Waterlilies, Ornamental Flowering Plants VNP 142 PD 1994 SCN Correctly stellata Willd.

'Bob Trickett' TD Im O Pring DO 1947 De Campanula blue cup, green pads Pa stellata var. caerulea x 'Mrs. Edwards Whitaker' OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 36.155 PD 1948 SCN

‘Bobby Dazzler' Roger Bagley TD O Winch DO 2002 De Yellow Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Bola' H ImG O Bechthold DO 2004 De Pink cup Registration Pa 'Rotkäppchen' x 'Perry's Fire Opal' OA AP Bechthold, Hieronimus P Seerosen VNP 99 PD 2006 SCN

'Bory de Saint Vincent' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1936 De Red to pink star, deep green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1938 SCN

boucheana Planch. O Bouche DO 1853 De Pa OA x boucheana AP P Fl. des Serres, x. VNP t. 1033-1034 PD 1854-55 SCN Correctly lotus L.

'Boucheana' Planch. TN Im O Bouché DO 1852-3 De Pale pink, white inner petals, green pads Pa rubra x lotus OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN Addendum

'Brakeleyi Rosea' H ImG O Brakeley DO 1896 De Dusky rose pink star, green pads Pa tuberosa x odorata rosea? OA brakleyi rosea AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 231 PD 1905 SCN 'Hermosa'

'Bravo' H ImG O Bechthold DO 2005 De Pale pink, maroon pads splashed with white, pink, green Registration Pa 'Fritz Junge' x unknown OA AP Bechthold, Hieronimus P Seerosen VNP 99 PD 2006 SCN

'Brazo's White' TN O Strawn DO 1997 De White, green pads Pa OA AP P Strawn Catalog VNP 3 PD 1997 SCN

'Brokeleyi' H O DO De Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 396 PD 1908 SCN Probably 'Brackleyi Rosea'

'Bruce's White' TD O DO De White, mottled pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN Tropical Pond & Garden Web Site 2002

'Brydonacea elegans' H O DO De Pa OA Brydonacea elegans AP P Dreer's Retail Catalog VNP 1.05 PD 1901 SCN Correctly 'James Brydon'

brownii F.M. Bailey O DO De Pa OA AP P Queensl. fl. VNP 1.39 PD 1899 SCN Correctly violacea Lehm.

'Buggele' H O DO De Rose Pa odorata x OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 382 PD 1974 SCN Correctly 'Roswitha'

'Bull’s Eye' TD ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 2007 De Burgundy, green pads Registration Pa 'King of Blues' x unnamed hybrid OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2008 Supplement VNP 8 PD 2008 SCN

'Burgundy Princess' H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1993 De Deep red, dark green pads Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP X.1.14 PD 1994 SCN

burttii Pring & Woodson O DO De Pa OA AP P Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. VNP 20.1 PD 1933 SCN Correctly stuhlmannii (Engl.) Schweinf. & Gilg

'Buttermilk' TD O Winch DO 1974 De Light yellow curved, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

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