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
'Masaniello' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1908 De Deep pink peony, green pads Pa
OA AP P
Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD
1910 SCN
'Matscho' H O
Bechthold
DO 1999 De
Pointed light pink Registration Pa
Seedling of 'Firecrest' OA
AP P Gartenteich VNP
1 PD 2003
SCN
'Maurice Laydeker' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1927 De Deep rose with white cup, green pads Pa
OA AP P
Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD
1938 SCN
‘Mauvelous' TD ImG O Ponds of Reflection DO
De Lavender, green
pads Pa OA
AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP
PD 2006 SCN
'Mauvii' TD O
Henshaw
DO 1892 De
Pale pink star Pa flavovirens x zanzibariensis rosea
OA mauvii AP
Conard P The Waterlilies VNP
139 PD 1905
SCN 'Gracilis
Mauvii', 'Mr.C.W.Ward' in Henkel
'Maxima' H O
DO De White Pa Selection of odorata OA
AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP
10 PD 1912
SCN Correctly 'Tuberosa Maxima'
maximiliani Lehm. O DO
'Mayla' H ImGN ImG O Strawn
DO 1993 De
Vivid fuschia, deep green pads Pa
OA AP P
Water Garden Journal VNP X.1.14
PD 1994 SCN
maynardii anon. O DO De
Pa OA AP
Hort. ex P ex. Gard. Chon, VNP Ser.III,1.244
PD 1911 SCN
Correctly N. spp.
'Maynardii' TD O
DO De Pale reddish blue Pa
OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP
68 PD 1938
SCN Given as cultivar
'Mellow Medley' H ImG O Bechthold DO
2005 De Light pink, gold stamens and petaloids Registration Pa
'Arc-en-ciel' x ’Potzblitz’ OA
AP Hieronimus P
Gartenteich
VNP 2 PD 2006 SCN
melocarpa (Casp.) Asch.&
Graebn. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P
Fl.Nordostdeut.Flachl. VNP 319 PD 1898
SCN Correctly alba L.
'Méteor' H ImG O
Latour-Marliac DO 1909 De Red streaked with white star, deep green
pads Pa OA
AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP
PD 1910 SCN
mexicana Zucc.
(Nymphaea) H ImG O
DO De
Yellow, blotched pads Pa OA
AP P Abh.Math.-Phys.Cl.Konigl.Bayer.Akad.Wiss VNP
1.365 PD 1832
SCN "Yellow Mexican
Waterlily" Standardized Plant Names
mexicana forma canaveraliensis Frase
H O
DO 1959 De
Lemon yellow, green pads Pa OA
AP Slocum &
Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and
lotuses VNP PD 1996 SCN
Correctly mexicana ‘Cape Canaveral’ Addendum
mexicana 'Cape Canaveral' H ImG O
Frase DO
1959 De Lemon yellow, green pads Pa
OA AP P
Pond & Garden VNP 3.2.67
PD 2001 SCN
Addendum
'Miami Rose' TD ImG O
Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 1999 De Semidouble deep
rose, mottled pads Registration Pa
‘June Alison’ x unknown OA AP
P American Nurseryman VNP
June PD 2001
SCN
‘Michael Berthold' H O
Berthold DO 1997 De Pink Pa ‘Frita’ x
unknown OA AP
Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP
181 PD 2005 SCN
'Micheliana' TD O
DO De Pink lilac
Pa lotus x
Devoniensis OA AP
F.Henkel et al
P Das Buch
der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
90 PD 1907
SCN
micrantha Guill.& Perr. (Brachyceras)
TDV ImG O DO
1831 De White through medium blue, green pads Pa
OA AP P
Fl.Seneg.tent.
VNP 16 PD 1831 SCN
'Midnight' TD
ImG O Pring DO
1941 De Double deep purple star, slightly flecked
pads Pa 'Jupiter' x colorata OA
AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP
29.3.57-76 PD 1941
SCN
‘Midnight Caprice' TD Im O
Kuo Chang Wei
DO 2008 De
Deep violet blue, petaloid stamens, green
pads Pa Unnamed hybrid x unknown Registration OA
AP Knotts P
WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 23 PD 2009 SCN
'Midnight Embers' TD ImG O Presnell DO
2002 De Double purple pink center, flecked pads Registration Pa
ampla x unknown OA
AP Slocum P
Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 181 PD 2005 SCN
'Midnight Serenade' TD ImG O Presnell DO
2000 De Double purple, mottled pads Registration Pa
Chance seedling OA AP
P Pond Keeper VNP
10 PD 2002
SCN Best In Show IWGS
2002
'Midnight Sun' TD ImG O Presnell DO
2001 De Double yellow with blue highlights, green
pads Pa Unknown
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
mildbraedii Gilg O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Bot.Jahrb.Syst. VNP 41.361
PD 1908 SCN
Correctly caerulea Savigny
milletii Boreau O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Mém.Soc.Acad.
'Minerva' TN O
DO De Creamy white cup, dark olive green pads Pa
lotus x OA AP
P Standardized Plant
Names VNP 295 PD 1924
SCN Correctly 'Dentata Magnifica'
minima F.M. Bailey O DO De
Pa OA
AP P Syn.Queensl.fl. VNP 10 PD 1883
SCN Correctly nouchali Burm.f.
minor (Sims) DC. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Syst. nat. VNP
2.58 PD 1821
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
minoriflora (Simonk.) E.D.Wissjul O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Vizn. rosl. URSR VNP
110 PD 1950
SCN Correctly alba L.
minuta KC Landon et al (Brachyceras) ImG O
DO De Small pale pink to white Pa
OA AP P
Sida VNP 22.887
PD 2006 SCN
'Miss Peggy' H Im O
Detienne DO 1987 De Pale pink, bright green pads Registration Pa
‘Marliacea Rosea’ x unknown OA AP
Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP
PD 2007 SCN
'Miss Siam' H ImG O Songpanich DO
2003 De Rounded bright pink, green pads Registration Pa
‘Mayla’ x ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ OA
AP Knotts P
WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD
2007 SCN
'Missouri' TN
ImG O Pring DO
1932 De White plate-like, bronze green to green
pads Pa 'Mrs. George C. Hitchcock' x
'Sturtevantii' OA AP
P Missouri Botanical
Garden Bulletin VNP 22.2.47-90
PD 1934 SCN
'Misty Pink' TD ImG O DO
De Rich peach pink cup,
pads heavily splotched Pa OA
AP P
Austral Watergardens VNP
PD 1996/97 SCN
'Mme.
August Tézier' TN De
Violet, purple pads Pa dentata x
O Lagrange DO
1914 OA AP P
Lagrange Catalogue VNP PD
1914 SCN
'Mme.
Herbert Cutbush' TD De
Lavender blue Pa O
Lagrange DO OA
AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP
20 PD 1912
SCN
'Montevideo' H
ImG O
Bechthold DO
2005 De Double bright medium pink Pa
OA AP P
WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD
2006 SCN
'Monument' TN O Frase
DO De Pure white, green pads Pa
OA AP P
WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN
'Moon Beam' TD ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO
2002 De Pale blue green, green pads Registration Pa
Unknown x unknown OA AP
P Florida Aquatic
Nurseries Catalog VNP PD
2004 SCN
'Moon Dance' H ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO
1996 De White Registration Pa
odorata var. gigantean x mexicana OA
AP P Water Garden Journal VNP
17, 1, 11 PD 2001
SCN Natural hybrid
collected from Lake Okeechobee, FL USA
'Moon Shadow' TD
ImG O Florida AquaticNurseries DO
1999 De Blue green
Registration Pa
‘Trail Blazer’ x unknown OA AP
P Water Gardening Magazine
Jan/Feb VNP 25 PD 1999
SCN
'Mooreana' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP Swindells P
Waterlilies VNP 28 PD 1983
SCN Correctly 'Moorei'
'Moorei' H ImG O Adelaide Botanic Garden DO
1885 De Soft yellow cup then star, flecked pads Pa
alba x mexicana OA
AP F.Henkel
et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
98 PD 1907
SCN 'Mooreana'
'Morning Glory' H O
DO
'Morning Pink' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP P
Burns Water Gardens Web Site VNP PD
SCN Need more information
'Morning Star' TD Im O Sacher DO
1999 De Double pale blue, flecked pads Pa
Seedling of 'Star of Siam' OA AP
Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP
PD 2002 SCN
‘Mosaique' H O
Latour-Marliac DO <1900
De Salmon pink,
multicolored pads Pa OA
hybrida Mosaique
AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP
476 PD 1900 SCN Addendum
'Mr. Martin E. Randig' Uber TD Im O Randig DO
1939 De Magenta rose cup then flat, heavily flecked
pads Pa OA
AP Masters
P Encyclopedia of the
Water-Lily VNP 468 PD 1974
SCN
'Mr. C.W. Ward' T O
DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907
SCN 'Mauvii'
'Mr. James Brydon' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907
SCN Correctly 'James
Brydon'
'Mrs. C.W. Thomas' H O
Thomas DO 1931 De Pink semidouble, pale
green pads Pa OA
AP Perry P
Water Gardening VNP 51 PD 1938
SCN
'Mrs. C.W. Ward' TD ImG O Tricker DO
De Dark pink star, green
pads Pa flavovirens x zanzibariensis rosea
OA AP Conard P
The Waterlilies VNP 221 PD 1905
SCN Sometimes called 'Red
Star'
'Mrs. Charles Winch' TD Im O Winch
DO 1986 De
Bright yellow star, green pads Pa OA
AP Slocum &
Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and
lotuses VNP 199 PD 1996
SCN
'Mrs. Christine Lingg' TD O
Lingg DO De
Bluish lavender Pa OA
AP Innes P
Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens
VNP 288 PD 1947 SCN
'Christine Lingg'
'Mrs. D. R. Francis' TN O
DO De Pa
OA AP Slocum & Robinson P
Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP
210 PD 1996
SCN Probably 'D.R.
Francis'
'Mrs. Edwards Whitaker' TD Im O Pring DO
1917 De Lavender blue star, streaked pads Pa
ovalifolia x 'Castali
Flora' OA AP
Innes P Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens VNP
287 PD 1947
SCN
'Mrs. Edwards Whitaker' Marmorata form TD
O DO De
Pa OA AP Swindells P
Waterlilies VNP 77 PD 1983
SCN Correctly 'Marmorata'
'Mrs. Freda Linz' TD Im O Harder
DO De
Blue Pa OA
AP P
'Mrs. George C. Hitchcock' TN ImG O Pring DO
1926 De Rose pink flat, bronze pads Pa
'Omarana' x 'Omarana' OA
AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP
PD 1926 SCN
'Mrs. George H. Pring' TD ImG O Pring DO
1922 De White star, faintly mottled Pa
ovalifolia x 'Mrs.Edwards
Whitaker' OA AP
P Missouri Botanical
Garden Bulletin VNP 10.8.127-133
PD 1922 SCN
8.2, 5.5
'Mrs. George H. Pring Marmorata' TD
O Pring DO
1919 De Pa
OA AP P
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
VNP 9.325-329 PD 1922 SCN
'Mrs. John A. Wood' TN O
Wood DO De
Maroon red, reddish purple pads Pa OA
AP Masters P
Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 470 PD 1974
SCN
'Mrs. Martin E. Randig' TDV ImG O Randig DO
<1931 De Purple white base rose pink sepals cup,
brownish green pads Pa OA
AP Innes P
Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens
VNP 288 PD 1947 SCN
Plant Patent No 294 11/10/38
'Mrs. P. Bennett' H O
DO De Rose pink to shell pink Pa
OA AP Swindells P
Waterlilies VNP 49 PD 1983
SCN
'Mrs. Randig' TDV O
DO De Pa
OA AP Innes P Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens VNP
288 PD 1947
SCN Correctly 'Mrs.Martin E.Randig'
'Mrs. Richmond' H O
Latour-Marliac DO
1910 De Deep pink
Pa OA AP
P Latour-Marliac
Catalogue VNP PD
1910 SCN Not the same as 'Fabiola' Addendum
'Mrs. Robert Sawyer' TDV ImG O Sawyer
DO 1927 De
Deep pink Pa OA
AP P The Independence Nurseries Co. Catalog VNP
9 PD 1927
SCN 'Independence',
'Independence Pink' Addendum
'Mrs. W.R. James' TD O
Koch DO 1930 De Deep pink
Pa 'Mrs. Edwards Whitaker'
x 'Castaliflora'
OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP
69 PD 1938
SCN
'Mrs. Woodrow Wilson' TD O
Tricker
DO De Light blue, green pads occasionally
splashed Pa OA
AP Innes P
Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens
VNP 287 PD 1947 SCN
'Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
Gigantea' TD O Pring
DO 1918 De
Pa OA AP
P Missouri Botanical
Garden Bulletin VNP 22.2.47-90
PD 1934 SCN
Correctly 'Wilson Gigantea'
'Mt. Shasta' H O
Slocum DO 1993 De White star
Pa ‘Pink Starlet’ x ‘Queen
of Whites’ OA AP
P Water Gardening Magazine
April VNP 22 PD 1996
SCN
'Muang Thummanoon' TD ImG O Wasuwat DO
1988 De Purple, green pads Pa
OA AP P
WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD
2006 SCN
'Muriel Sue' TD Im O Presnell DO
1999 De Pink cup, heavily mottled pads Pa
OA AP P
Luster Aquatic Nursery Price List
VNP 2002 PD SCN
'Murillo' H Im O Latour-Marliac DO
1910 De Red tinged with white star, dark green
pads Pa OA
AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP
PD 1910 SCN
muschleriana Gilg O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Bot.Jahrb.Syst. VNP
41.357 PD 1908
SCN Correctly caerulea
Savigny
'Musksticks' Roger Bagley TD O
Unknown DO 1995 De Rich pink, longish petals, mottled pads Pa
OA AP P
WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD
2006 SCN
'My Walt' H
O Harder DO
De Red to mulberry Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'Myra' H Im O Giles DO 2006 De
Shell pink, green pads Pa
Registration OA
AP Knotts P
WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 24 PD 2009 SCN
'Mystery' TN
O Beldt DO <1932
'Mystic
Dream' TD O
Marshall DO 2002-3
De Pa OA
AP Marshall P
Neriad Index of Plants VNP
PD 2003 SCN
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