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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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'Fabiola' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1908 De Rich pink flushed with white, deep green pads Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 462 PD 1908 SCN Not the same as 'Mrs.Richmond' or 'Pink Beauty' Addendum

'Fairy' H O Beldt DO De Pa OA AP P Bee Fork Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD 1973 SCN

'Fairy Skirt' H Im O Giles DO 2004 De Shell pink, green pads Pa Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 10 PD 2009 SCN

'Fanfare' TD O Winch DO 1992 De Deep pink pointed, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Fantastic Pink' H O Slocum DO 1987 De Shell pink star, olive green pads Pa Seedling or mutation of 'Pink Sensation' OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 230 PD 1996 SCN

'Fatima' H Im O Bechthold DO 2000 De Pink Registration Pa candida x 'Rose Arey' OA AP Bechthold, Hieronimus P Seerosen VNP 116 PD 2006 SCN

'Fenna Harder' H O Harder DO De Apricot to bronze Pa OA AP P Arcadia Lily Ponds Retail Catalogue VNP PD 1999 SCN

fennica Mela O DO De Pa OA AP P Acta Soc.Fauna Fl.Fenn. VNP 14(3).1 PD 1897 SCN Correctly tetragona Georgi

fenzliana Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung VNP 9.205,217 PD 1853 SCN Correctly glandulifera Rodschied

'Fiesta' H O DO De Pa OA AP P Wychwood Waterlily & Carp Farm VNP PD 1990 SCN

'Fire Crest' H ImG O DO c. 1930 De Deep pink star, green pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 46 PD 1938 SCN 'Firecrest'

'Fire Glow' TD O Winch DO 1992 De "Afterglow" pink, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Fire Marliac' H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly 'Marliacea Ignea'

'Fireball' H Im O Slocum DO De Double rose red Pa Possibly ‘Splendida’ x ‘Atropurpurea’ OA AP P Lilypons Catalog VNP 3 PD 1999 SCN

'Fisher's Pink' H Im O Water Lily World DO 1999 De Pink Pa OA AP P Crystal Palace Perennials Catalog VNP PD 1993-4 SCN

'Flame Marliac' H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly 'Marliacea Flammea'

'Flammea' H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 96 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Marliacea Flammea'

flava Leitn. ex A.Gray O DO De Pa OA AP Audubon P Birds Amer. VNP 4.411 PD 1838 SCN Correctly mexicana Zucc.

flavovirens Lehmann O DO De Pa OA AP P Ind.sem.hort.bot.hamburg VNP 9 PD 1852 (Ann.Sci.Nat.Bot.ser.3,19.361;Hamburger Garten-Blumenzeitung 9.210.1853 SCN Correctly gracilis Zucc.,"Frog Waterlily" SPN

'Flavovirens Astraea' TD O DO De Pa OA flavo-virens Astraea AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 60 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Astraea'

'Flavovirens Carnea' TD O DO De Pa OA flavo-virens Carnea AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 61 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Carnea'

'Flavovirens Pink Star' TD O DO De Pa OA flavovirens 'Pink Star' AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 460 PD 1974 SCN Correctly 'Stella Gurney'

'Flavovirens Purpurea' TD O DO De Pa OA flavo-virens Purpurea AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 61 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Gracilis Purpurea'

'Flavovirens Rubra' TD O DO De Pa OA flavo-virens Rubra AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 61 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Gracilis Rubra'

'Flavovirens Stella Gurney' TD O DO De Pa OA flavo-virens Stella Gurney AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 61 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Stella Gurney'

'Flavovirens William Stone' TD O DO De Pa OA flavo-virens William Stone AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 61 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Wm. Stone'

'Flesh Marliac' H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly 'Marliacea Carnea'

'Flora de Blanca' H O DO De White Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 39 PD 1983 SCN

'Florida Star' TDV Im O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO De White Registration Pa ‘Crystal’ x ‘Trail Blazer’ OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 25 PD 1999 SCN

'Florida Sunset' H ImG O Slocum DO 1995 De Double amber, flecked pads Pa ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ x mexicana f. canaveralensis OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine April VNP 22 PD 1996 SCN

‘Flourishing' TD Im O Huang Guozhen DO 2009 De Medium red-purple, green pads Pa Seedling of capensis x unknown Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 11 PD 2009 SCN

'Floyd Wohlfarth' TD ImG O Frase DO 1984 De Pale blue darker tips star, green pads Pa ampla x caerulea OA AP Dunn P Horticulture VNP PD 1993 SCN

'Fong Shompoo' TD Im O Chaiyaphon Thamasuwan DO De White at base merging to pinkish purple, flecked pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

formosa anon. O DO De Pa OA AP Hort. P ex Gard.Chron. VNP Ser.III.1ii.55 PD 1912 SCN Correctly N. spp.

'Formosa' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO <1900 De Light pink cup, pale green pads Pa OA hybrida formosa AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN

‘Fortunate Goddess' TD Im O Kuo Chang Wei DO 2009 De Bright yellow, green pads Pa Unnamed hybrid x ‘Green Smoke’ Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 12 PD 2009 SCN

'Fountain Blue' TD Im O Presnell DO 2008 De Icy blue, lavender petaloid stamens, drab green pads Pa capensis x ‘White Colorata’ Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2008 Supplement VNP 11 PD 2008 SCN

'Foxfire' TD ImG O Presnell DO 2003 De Double purple pink center, heavily mottled pads Registration Pa Unnamed seedling x ampla OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 19.2.9 PD 2004 SCN IWGS Best New Waterlily 2005

fragrantissima Welw. ex Casp., nom. inval. O DO De Pa OA AP P J.Sci.Math.Phys.Nat. VNP no.16,reimpr.118 PD 1873 SCN Correctly Nymphaea spp.

'France' H O Latour-Marliac DO c. 1940 De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1952 SCN

'Francis Griffith' TDV O Koch DO De Purple to red purple, flecked pads Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 461 PD 1974 SCN

'François Treyve' TD O Lagrange DO 1910 De Indigo blue Pa OA AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP 19 PD 1912 SCN

'Frank Trelease' TN O Gurney DO 1900 De Dark crimson, dark bronze pads Pa 'Devoniensis' x omarana OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN 'Crimson Devoniensis'

‘Franz Berthold' H De Raspberry red Pa ‘Fritz Junge’ x unknown O Berthold DO OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 165 PD 2005 SCN

'Franziska von Sieglmühle' H O Oldehoff DO 1999 De Pink Pa OA AP Oldehoff P Seerosen-Farm List of New introductions VNP PD 1999 SCN

'Franzisca Weiss' H ImG O Wallner DO De White Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2008 SCN Addendum

'Fred Rossiter' TD O Randig DO 1937 De Blue white base Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII,3,5 PD 1992 SCN

'Fredi von Oldehoff' H O Oldehoff DO De Red streaked with white Pa OA AP P Seerosen-Farm VNP PD SCN

'Fridolfing' H Im O Berthold DO De White, pinkish at base, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Fried Egg' H ImG O German Two (Bechthold & Meyer) DO 2005 De White, gold stamens and petaloids Registration Pa 'Arc-en-ciel' x ’Rotkäppchen’ OA AP Bechthold, Hieronimus P Seerosen VNP 41 PD 2006 SCN

'Friedericke' TN De Brownish rose, filaments ochre Pa hybrid x lotus O Bouché DO 1852-3 OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

'Fritz Junge' H ImG O Junge DO 1975 De Red washed over white star, green pads Pa OA AP P Identification of Hardy Nymphaea VNP PD 1993 SCN

'Froebel' H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly 'Froebelii'

'Froebeli' H ImG O Froebel DO 1898 De Blood red cup then star, marbled pads Pa Variant of alba rubra? OA froebelii AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN

'Fruchtriese' H Im De Pink Pa O Bechthold DO 2001 OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 2 PD 2005 SCN

'Fulgens' H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 96 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Laydekeri Fulgens'

'Fulva' H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1894 De Red yellow blend cup, mottled pads Pa alba rubra x mexicana OA fulva, x fulva AP P Revue Horticole VNP 67-570 PD 1895 SCN 'Laydekeri Fulva' Tricker

'Furio Ersetti' H ImG O Calvisi DO c.1985 De White, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

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R-Ri | Ro-Rz | S-So | Sp-Sz | T | U-V | W-X | Y-Z

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