The
Official Checklist of |
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
'G. Uber' TD O
Randig
DO 1970 De
White Pa OA
AP Masters P
Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 466 PD 1974
SCN
'Galatee' H Im O Latour-Marliac DO
1909 De Soft rose white markings, variegated
pads Pa OA
AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP
PD 1910 SCN
gardneriana Planchon (Hydrocallis) TN ImG O DO De
Creamy white greenish tips, green pads
Pa OA AP
P Fl.Serres
Jard.Eur. VNP 8-120 PD 1852 SCN
'Geheimer Kommerzienrath Borsig' TN De
Light rose Pa hybrid x lotus O
Bouché DO 1852-3
OA AP K.Koch P
Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP
35 PD 1857
SCN
‘Geisha Girl’ H O
Dorset Water Lily Company DO De
White, pink blush Pa Sport of 'Ellisiana' OA
AP P RHS The Garden VNP
PD 2005 SCN
'Gemstone' TD
O Frase DO
1965 De Mid-violet star, marbled pads Pa
'Albert Greenberg' x 'Purple Zanzibar'
OA AP Dunn P Horticulture
VNP PD 1993
SCN
'Gen. Dir. Lenné' T De Pa O
Bouché DO 1858 OA AP
F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907
SCN Correctly 'Generaldirektor Lenné'
'Gene Joyner' TD Im O Connelly
DO De Violet blue to silver blue Pa
ampla x unnamed OA
AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP
18 PD 1997
SCN
'Generaldirektor Lenné' TN De
Delicate pink, yellow filaments Pa hybrid x lotus O
Bouché DO 1852-3
OA AP K.Koch P
Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP
35 PD 1857
SCN
'General Macarthur' TD O
Randig
DO 1938 De
Yellow suffused with pink, mottled pads
Pa OA AP
Uber P Horticulture
VNP 92 PD Feb.
1958 SCN
'General Pershing' TD ImG O Pring DO
1917 De Pink cup then flat, flecked pads Pa
'Castali Flora' x 'Mrs.Whitaker' OA
AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP
22.2.47-90 PD 1934
SCN
'George Huster' TN O
Dreer DO 1899 De Dark red, bronzy green pads Pa
omarana x
OA AP Conard P
The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905
SCN
'George L. Thomas' H ImG O Strawn DO c.1995
De Red Pa
OA AP P
Lilypons Catalog VNP
PD 2002 SCN
Addendum
'Georgia Peach' HV ImGN ImG O Strawn
DO 1998 De
Peach Pa OA
AP Nash P
Aquatic Plants and Their Cultivation
VNP 126 PD 1998 SCN
georginae Jacobs
& Hellquist
(Anecphya) TD O DO
De Pa OA
AP P Telopea VNP
PD 2005 SCN
'Giant
gibertii (Morong) Conard O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Waterlilies VNP
210 PD 1905 (Publ.Carnegie
Inst.Wash.4) SCN Correctly jamesoniana
Planch.
gigantea Hooker
(Anecphya) TD ImG O DO De
White, pink, blue and purple globular, pads light green Pa
OA AP P
Bot. Mag. VNP 78.t.4647 PD 1852 SCN
"Australian W." Standardized Plant Names
gigantea var. alba K.C.Landon, nom. nud. O DO
gigantea 'Alba' TD O
DO De White peony, green pads Pa
Selection of gigantea OA AP
P Missouri Botanical Garden
Bulletin VNP 37.81 PD 1949
SCN
gigantea 'Albert de Lestang' Pring TD ImG O DO
1946 De White peony flushed with blue (first day),
green pads Pa Selection of gigantea OA
gigantea 'Albert-de-Lestang' AP
P Missouri Botanical
Garden Bulletin VNP 37.81 PD 1947
SCN
gigantea 'Hudson's
Var.' TD O Hudson
DO De Blue Pa Selection of gigantea OA
AP Hudson P
Flora & Sylva VNP III.303-304
PD .(1905) SCN
Correctly gigantea 'Hudsoni'
gigantea f. hudsonii K.C.Landon O DO De
Pa OA AP
Landon P Phytologia VNP
40.439 PD 1978
SCN Incorrect description for
gigantea 'Hudsoni'
gigantea 'Hudsoni' TD O
Hudson DO 1903 De Blue Pa Selection of gigantea OA
gigantea Hudsoni AP Hudson
P Journ.
RHS VNP XXVII, Part 1
PD 1903 SCN
gigantea 'Hudsonii' anon.
TD O Hudson DO
De Blue Pa
Selection of gigantea OA gigantea var. hudsonii AP
P Gard.
World VNP 20.756
PD 1903 SCN
Correctly gigantea 'Hudsoni'
gigantea 'Hudsoniana' F.Henkel et al TD O
Hudson DO 1900 De Sky-blue
Pa Selection of
gigantea OA gigantea var. hudsoniana AP
F.Henkel et al
P Das Buch
der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
65 PD 1907
SCN Correctly gigantea 'Hudsoni'
gigantea var. media F.Henkel et al O DO De
Pa OA AP
F.Henkel et al
P Das Buch
der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
65 PD 1907
SCN Correctly gigantea
Hook.
gigantea var. neorosea K.C.Landon O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Phytologia VNP
40.441 PD 1978
SCN Correctly gigantea
Hook.
gigantea
'Neorosea'
K.C.Landon ImG O DO De
Pink Pa Selection of gigantea OA
gigantea var. neorosea AP P
Phytologia VNP 40.441
PD 1978 SCN
gigantea var. serrata Domin O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Biblioth. Bot. VNP
89.658 PD 1926
SCN Correctly macrosperma
Merr.& L.M. Perry
gigantea var. violacea (Lehm.) Conard O DO De
Pa OA AP
Conard P Waterlilies
VNP 130 PD 1905
(Publ.Carnegie Inst.Wash. 4) SCN Correctly violacea Lehm.
'Giverny Red' H
O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Lilypons Catalog VNP
8 PD 1999
SCN Correctly 'Laydekeri
Fulgens'
'
'Gladstoniana' H ImG O Richardson
DO 1897 De
White star, dark green pads Pa Variant of alba? OA gladstoniana AP
Jekyll P Wall, Water and
glandulifera Rodschied (Hydrocallis) TN O
DO De Creamy white, green pads Pa
OA AP P
Med.Bem.Kol.Rio Essequibo VNP
76 PD 1794
SCN
'Gloire du Temple sur Lot' H
ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1913 De Double pink then white chrysanthemum, green
pads Pa OA
AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP
PD 1913 SCN
'Gloriosa' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1896 De Carmine rose, bronze green pads Pa
alba rubra x OA AP
P The Garden VNP
PD 1899 SCN
‘Glory'
H O
DO
'Goddess' TD
O Winch DO
1996 De White pointed, flecked pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'Gold Medal' H ImG O
Slocum DO 1991 De Yellow round, mottled pads Pa Seedling of 'Texas Dawn' OA
AP P Water Garden Journal VNP
VIII.3 PD 1992
SCN
'Golden Cup' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP Slocum
P Slocum Water Garden
Catalog VNP 5-8 PD c. 1944
SCN Correctly 'Marliacea Chromatella'
'Golden Fascinator' TD ImG O Randig DO
1946 De Yellow gold-pink tipped cup and star, green
pads Pa OA
AP P Horticulture
VNP Feb.-69 PD 1958 SCN
'Golden Glow' TD O
Winch DO 1972 De Yellow, green pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'Golden West' TD ImG O Randig DO
1936 De Peach pink to apricot flat, speckled
pads Pa 'St. Louis' seedling OA
AP Innes P
Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens
VNP 288 PD 1947 SCN
'Goliath' H
Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De White with pink tulip Pa
OA AP P
Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD
1912 SCN
'Gonnère' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1914 De Double white ball-shaped, light green
pads Pa Seedling of 'Tuberosa
Richardsoni' x
OA AP P
Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD
1914 SCN 'Snowball', 'Crystal White'
goudotiana Planch. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Fl.Serres Jard.Eur. VNP 8.12 PD 1852
SCN Correctly amazonum subsp. amazonum
'Governor Luis Emerson' TD O
Koch DO De
Light blue, spotted pads Pa OA
AP Perry P
Water Gardening VNP 68 PD 1938
SCN ‘Governor Emerson’
Innes, 'Governor Louis Emerson' Swindells,
'Graciella' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 96 PD 1907
SCN Correctly 'Graziella'
gracilis Zucc. (Brachyceras)
TD ImG O DO De
White star with long stalks, green pads
Pa OA AP
P Abh.Math.-Phys.Cl.Konigl.Bayer.Akad.Wiss. VNP 1.362
PD 1832 SCN
"White Mexican W." Standardized Plant Names
'Gracilis Azurea' TD O Sturtevant
DO De Blue Pa flavovirens x zanzibariensis OA gracilis azurea AP Conard P
The Waterlilies VNP 228 PD 1905
SCN
'Gracilis Purpurea' TD
O Sturtevant or Bisset DO De
Purple Pa gracilis x zanzibariensis OA gracilis purpurea AP Conard P
The Waterlilies VNP 227 PD 1905
SCN 'Purpurea',
'Flavovirens purpurea'
'Gracilis Rosea' TD O Sturtevant
DO De Pink Pa gracilis x zanzibariensis rosea
OA gracilis
rosea AP Sturtevant
P Garden and Forest VNP
498 PD 12-9-1896
SCN
'Gracilis Rosea Perfecta' TD
O Sturtevant DO
De Deep pink Pa
gracilis x zanzibariensis
rosea OA gracilis rosea perfecta AP Masters
P Encyclopedia of the
Water-Lily VNP 351 PD 1974
SCN 'Perfecta', 'Rosea
Perfecta'
'Gracilis Rubra' TD O Sturtevant
DO De Deep rosy crimson Pa
gracilis x zanzibariensis
rosea OA gracilis rubra AP P
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
VNP 9.325-329 PD 1922 SCN
'Flavovirens rubra'
'Gracilis Violacea' TD
O Sturtevant DO
De Bright violet blue Pa
gracilis x zanzibariensis OA
gracilis violacea AP
Sturtevant P Garden and Forest VNP
498 PD 12-9-1896
SCN
'Gracillima' H O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Revue Horticole VNP
396 PD 1908
SCN
'Gracillima
Alba' H
O Latour-Marliac DO
<1900 De White, mottled pads Pa
odorata gigantea x OA hybrida gracillima alba AP
Andre P Revue horticole VNP
476 PD 1900
SCN Lost since 1904
'Granat' H ImG O DO De
Pa OA AP
P RHS Plant Finder VNP
PD SCN
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grandiflora Peter
O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP
ser.2,13(2)59,74,t.18,fig.12 PD 1928
SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.
'Gray Smoke' TD Im O Chaiyapon Tamasuwan DO De
Grayed blue, yellow at base, green pads
Pa OA AP
Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP
PD 2007 SCN
'Grayae
Azurea' T
O DO De
Pa OA AP F.Henkel et
al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
90 PD 1907
SCN
‘Grazia’ TD ImG O Bergamo, Water Plants Italy DO
2005 De Light blue, green pads Pa
OA AP
P WGI Checklist of
Nymphaea Names VNP PD
2006 SCN
'Graziella' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1904 De Reddish yellow small, variegated pads Pa
OA AP P
Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD
1904 SCN 'Odorata Graciella',
not the same as 'Chrysantha'
'Green Smoke' TD ImG O Randig DO
1965 De Chartreuse to purple cup, flecked pads Pa
OA AP Masters
P Encyclopedia of the
Water-Lily VNP 462 PD 1974
SCN
'Gregg’s Orange Beauty' H ImG O Perry’s Water Gardens DO
1996 De Pink outer petals, yellow inner petals Pa
Possibly ‘Texas Dawn’ and ‘Perry’s Red Beauty’ OA
AP Slocum P
Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 168 PD 2005 SCN
'Grésilias' H O Latour-Marliac DO
c. 1940
'Gresille' H O Latour-Marliac DO
'Gretchen' H Im O Schimana DO
'Greyae' TD O
Grey DO 1893 De Blue shaded to white Pa
flavovirens x zanzibariensis OA
AP Conard P
The Waterlilies VNP 227 PD 1905
SCN 'Gracilis
Greyae', 'Grayae'
'Grossherzog Ernst
Ludwig' TD O DO
De Pa flavovirens
x Zanzib. coelestina OA
AP F.Henkel
et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
90 PD 1907
SCN 'Ernst Ludwig'
'Gruß an Potsdam' H ImG O
Wachter
DO De Pa
OA AP P
Gartenteich
VNP 4-6 PD 2001 SCN
"Greetings to Potsdam"
guineensis Schumach.&Thonn. (Brachyceras)
TD O
DO De White, green pads Pa
OA AP P
Beskr.Guin.
VNP pl.
248 PD 1827
SCN
'Gulyanee' TD Im O Wasuwat DO
De
Yellow Pa OA
AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP
PD 2006 SCN
'Gustav Fintelmann' T O
Bouché
DO 1852-3 De
Dark rose brown filaments Pa rubra x lotus OA
AP K.Koch P
Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP
35 PD 1857
SCN
'Gypsy' H ImGN ImG O Strawn
DO 1997 De
Rose then white pink mauve Pa OA
AP P Strawn Catalog VNP
1 PD 1997
SCN
'Gzetta Jewel' TD O
DO De Pink Pa OA
AP Perry P
Water Gardening VNP 68 PD 1938
SCN Same as ‘Izetta Jewel’?
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