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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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Kalyanee'      TD    O  (Thailand)   DO    De  Creamy white, striped pads  Pa    OA    AP    P  Island Exotics Price List  VNP    PD  2003  SCN   

'Karin von Wehrberg'      H    O  Oldehoff   DO    De  Pink  Pa    OA    AP    P  Seerosen-Farm  VNP    PD  2002  SCN   

'Karl Epple'      H   ImG  O  Epple   DO    De    Pa    OA    AP    P  Wassergarten-Journal  VNP  No. 15  PD  1999  SCN   

'Karleen Harder'      H   ImG    O  Harder   DO    De  Apricot to bronze  Pa    OA    AP    P  Arcadia Lily Ponds Retail Catalogue  VNP    PD  1984  SCN   

‘Karolina Scheufele      TD  ImG  O  Walner   DO  2002  De  Pink with yellow at base, green pads  Pa  Chance seedling  OA    AP    P  WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names  VNP    PD  2006   SCN   

'Kathy McLane'     TD   ImG     O  Florida Aquatic Nurseries   DO  2000  De  Medium pink, mottled pads  Registration  Pa  Unknown x unknown  OA    AP  Slocum  P  Waterlilies and Lotuses  VNP  117  PD  2005  SCN  

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

'Kew’s Blue Pixie'      TDI   Im    O  Magdalena, RBG Kew  DO  2008  De  Light blue, green pads  Pa  gigantea blue form x minuta (intersubgeneric)  Registration  OA    AP  Knotts  P  WGI Register 2008 Supplement  VNP  12  PD  2008  SCN

'Kew’s Electric Indigo'      TDI   Im    O  Magdalena, RBG Kew  DO  2008  De  Electric blue, green pads  Pa  Barre Hellquist’ x lotus (day/night intersubgeneric)  Registration  OA    AP  Knotts  P  WGI Register 2009 Supplement  VNP  17  PD  2009  SCN Cover story of WGI Online Journal 4.1

'Kew’s Kabuki'      TDI   Im    O  Magdalena, RBG Kew  DO  2008  De  Light blue, almost white, crimson stamens, green pads  Pa  georginae x colorata (intersubgeneric)  Registration  OA    AP  Knotts  P  WGI Register 2008 Supplement  VNP  13  PD  2008  SCN  Article in WGI Online 3.4

'Kew’s Lilliput Pink'      TDI   Im    O  Magdalena, RBG Kew  DO  2008  De  Pink, miniature, green pads  Pa  carpentariae x minuta (intersubgeneric)  Registration  OA    AP  Knotts  P  WGI Register 2008 Supplement  VNP  14  PD  2008  SCN   Article in WGI Online 3.3

'Kew’s Lilliput White'      TDI   Im    O  Magdalena, RBG Kew  DO  2008  De  White, miniature, green pads  Pa  carpentariae x minuta (intersubgeneric)  Registration  OA    AP  Knotts  P  WGI Register 2008 Supplement  VNP  15  PD  2008  SCN  Article in WGI Online 3.3

'Kew’s Perfect Stranger'      TDI   Im    O  Magdalena, RBG Kew  DO  2008  De  Bright blue to white towards base, lightly mottled pads  Pa  georginae x unknown Brachyceras (intersubgeneric)  Registration  OA    AP  Knotts  P  WGI Register 2008 Supplement  VNP  16  PD  2008  SCN  Article in WGI Online 3.4

'Kew’s Stowaway Blues'      TD   Im    O  Leu, Magdalena, RBG Kew  DO  2008  De  Bright blue, green pads  Pa  Barre Hellquist’ x ‘Andre Leu  Registration  OA    AP  Knotts  P  WGI Register 2009 Supplement  VNP  18  PD  2009  SCN  Article in WGI Online Journal 4.4

'Kewensis'      TN    O  Watson   DO  1885  De  Light pink, dark green pads  Pa  lotus x devoniensis  OA  x kewensis  AP  Hort. ex W.Wats.  P  Gard. Chron.  VNP  ii.366  PD  1887  SCN    Addendum

'Key Largo'      TDV   ImG   O  Florida Aquatic Nurseries  DO  1999   De  Lavender, flecked pads  Registration  Pa  ‘Panama Pacific’ x unknown   OA    AP      P  Pond Keeper  VNP  9.1  PD  Jan/Feb 2003  SCN 

'Key Lime'      TD  ImG  O  Florida Aquatic Nurseries   DO  1997  De  Bright yellow star, mottled pads  Registration   Pa  ‘Crystal’ x ‘Trail Blazer’   OA    AP    P  Water Garden News  VNP  March  PD  2004  SCN   

'Khanchana Deva'      TD   O  (Thailand)   DO    De  Medium purple to greenish-yellow base, blotched pads  Pa    OA    AP    P  Island Exotics Price List  VNP    PD  2003  SCN   

'Khao Thamanoon 1'      TD    O  Slearmlarp Wasuwat   DO    De  White  Pa    OA    AP  Wasuwat  P  Encyclopedia of Ornamental Plants in Thailand  VNP  3:301  PD  1982  SCN   

'Khao Thamanoon 2'      TD    O  Slearmlarp Wasuwat   DO    De  White  Pa    OA    AP  Wasuwat  P  Waterlilies, Ornamental Flowering Plants  VNP  122  PD  1994  SCN   

'King of Siam'      TD  ImG  O  Chaiyaphon Thamasuwan   DO  1998  De  Double deep purple, green pads  Pa  Larpprasert’ x colorata   OA    AP    P  Pond Keeper  VNP  Jan/Feb.10  PD  2002  SCN    Chalong Kwan’

'King of the Blues'      TD  ImG  O  Slocum   DO  <1947  De  Deep violet blue star, slightly blotched pads  Pa  Seedling of capensis var. zanzibariensis  OA    AP  Innes  P  Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens  VNP  296  PD  1947  SCN  'King of Blues' Slocum & Robinson 

'Kiss of Fire'      H   Im   O     DO    De  Rosy red, green pads  Pa    OA    AP  Swindells  P  Waterlilies  VNP  43  PD  1983  SCN   

'Kit’s After The Storm'      TD   Im     O  Charles Winch   DO   1998   De  Semi-double autumn  Pa    OA    AP   P  WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names  VNP    PD  2006   SCN   

 ‘Kit’s Golden Cup'   TD  ImGN    O  Winch  DO  1998  De  Peach pink to yellow at center, green pads  Registration   Pa    OA    AP    P  WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names  VNP    PD  2006   SCN   

'Kleiner Muck'      H   ImG   O  Bechthold   DO  1999  De  Small light pink  Registration  Pa  Selection of "samenbildende Weiße?" x 'Rose Arey'  OA    AP    P  Gartenteich  VNP  1  PD  2003  SCN   

'Königin Elisabeth'      TN     O  Bouché  DO  1852-3   De  Rose, yellow filaments   Pa   hybrid x lotus    OA    AP   K.Koch   P  Allgemeine Gartenzeitung  VNP  35  PD  1857  SCN 

kosteletzkyi  Palliardi ex Lehm.        O     DO    De    Pa    OA    AP    P  Hamburger Garten-Blumenzeitung  VNP  8.369;Ind.sem.hort.Hamb.10  PD  1852  SCN  Correctly candida C.Presl 

'Krumbiegelli'      TN    O     DO    De  Carmine red  Pa    OA    AP  Perry  P  Water Gardening  VNP    PD  1938  SCN  Correctly 'Rubra Krumbiegelli' 

 

 

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