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 Checklist, 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
'Obergärtner Graebner' TN ImG De Pa O
DO OA AP P VNP PD
SCN Probably the same as 'Hofgärtner
Graebner'
occidentalis (Ostenf.) Moss O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Cambr.Brit.fl. VNP 3.99 PD 1920 SCN
Correctly alba L.
'Ocean Wave' TD O
Winch DO 1988 De Blue white, blotched pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'Odalisque' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1908 De Pink star, apple green pads Pa
OA AP P
Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD
1922 SCN 'Opalisque' Masters
odorata Aiton (Nymphaea)
H ImG O DO De
White, green pads Pa OA
AP P Hort.Kew. VNP 2.227 PD 1789 SCN
"American W." Standardized Plant Names
odorata var. alba punctata O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Revue Horticole VNP
396 PD 1908
SCN
'Odorata Boracea' H O
DO
'Odorata
Carolinensis' H
O DO De
Pa odorata rosea x
tuberosa OA odorata carolinensis AP
Conard P The Waterlilies VNP
231 PD 1905
SCN
'Odorata
Caroliniana' H De Pa O DO
OA odorata caroliniana AP Jekyll
P Wall, Water and Woodland
Gardens VNP PD
1901 SCN Correctly 'Caroliniana'
'Odorata
Caroliniana Nivea' H O
DO De Pa OA odorata
caroliniana AP Jekyll
P Wall, Water and Woodland
Gardens VNP PD
1901 SCN Correctly 'Caroliniana Nivea'
'Odorata
Caroliniana Perfecta' H O
DO De Pa OA odorata
caroliniana AP Jekyll
P Wall, Water and Woodland
Gardens VNP PD
1901 SCN Correctly 'Caroliniana Perfecta'
odorata var. chlorhiza Raf. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Med. fl. VNP
2.45 PD 1830
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
'Odorata
Eugenia deLand' H O Shaw DO
<1914 De Semidouble rich pink star, green pads Pa
OA AP WB Shaw
P Catalogue of Rare Water Lilies VNP
5 PD 1914
SCN ‘Eugeina deLand’
odorata
'Exquisita' H
O Latour-Marliac DO
c.1880 De Rose-carmine, green pads Pa
Variant of odorata rosea? OA odorata exquisita AP
Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP
PD 1891 SCN
'Exquisita'
odorata var. gigantea Tricker O DO De
Pa OA AP
P The Water Garden VNP
88 PD 1897
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
odorata var. glabra Casp. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Ann.Mus.Bot.Lugduno-Batavum VNP
2-250 PD 1866
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
odorata var. godfreyi D.B.Ward O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Phytologia VNP
37.443 PD 1977
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
'Odorata Graciella' H
O DO De
Pa OA odorata graciella AP
Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP
411 PD 1974
SCN Correctly
'Graziella'
'Odorata Helen Fowler' H ImG O
Shaw DO c. 1900
De Deep rose pink, green
pads Pa OA
AP Perry P
Water Gardening VNP PD
1938 SCN Correctly 'Helen Fowler'
'Odorata Hermosa' H
O DO De
Pa OA AP
F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder
Seerosengewächse VNP 100 PD 1907
SCN Correctly
'Hermosa'
'Odorata Jasmine' H
O DO De
Pa OA odorata 'Jasmine' AP P
RHS Plant Finder VNP PD
SCN Need more information
'Odorata
Jessieana' H
O DO De
Pink Pa OA
odorata Jessieana AP Bisset
P The Book of Water
Gardening VNP 51 PD 1905
SCN 'Jessieana'
'Odorata Juliana' H Im O DO De
Pa OA odorata 'Juliana' AP
Trehane P Index Hortensis VNP
PD 1989 SCN
odorata latifolia H O DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
100 PD 1907
SCN Published as Castalia
odorata var. latifolia, can be found in Names Not Accepted
'Odorata
Luciana' H ImG O
Shaw DO c. 1899
De Rosy pink star, green
pads Pa odorata rosea x tuberosa? OA
odorata luciana AP Jekyll
P Wall, Water and Woodland
Gardens VNP PD
1901 SCN 'Luciana', 'Pink Beauty', incorrectly
'Fabiola' Addendum
odorata 'Maxima' H
O DO De
Pa OA odorata var. maxima, tuberosa var. maxima AP
P The Waterlilies VNP
192 PD 1905
SCN Correctly 'Tuberosa
Maxima'
odorata var. minor Sims O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Hort.Kew. VNP
2.227 PD 1789
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata JW & BH
odorata
'Minor Floribus Rosea' H O
DO De Pale pink
Pa Variant of odorata
minor OA odorata minor floribus rosea AP
Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP
412 PD 1974
SCN
odorata 'Minor Rosea' H O
DO De Pink Pa Variant of odorata minor OA
odorata minor rosea AP Masters
P Encyclopedia of the
Water-Lily VNP 412 PD 1974
SCN
odorata subsp. odorata (Nymphaea)
H ImG O DO De
White through pinks, green pads Pa OA
AP P VNP PD
1946-1962.suppl.1969 SCN
odorata var. parviflora Raf. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Med. fl. VNP
2.45 PD 1830
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
odorata
'Perfecta' H
O Dreer DO
1900 De Rose Pa OA
odorata perfecta AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
98 PD 1907
SCN
'Odorata
Pumila' H
O DO De
Pa odorata minor x OA
odorata pumila AP Conard
P The Waterlilies VNP
230 PD 1905
SCN
odorata var. rosea Pursh O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Fl.Amer.sept. VNP
2369 PD 1814
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata, "Cape Cod W." SPN
'Odorata
Rosea Prolifera' H O
Perry DO 1900 De Light to deep pink Pa
OA odorata rosea
prolifera AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP
53 PD 1938
SCN
odorata
'Rosacea' H
O Latour-Marliac DO
1893 De Rose pink to salmon yellow Pa
Variant of odorata minor OA AP
Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP
PD 1891 SCN
'Odorata Boracea'
'Odorata Roswitha' H
O DO De
Pa OA odorata Roswitha AP
Swindells P Waterlilies
VNP 37 PD 1983 SCN
Correctly 'Buggele'
odorata var. rubella Raf. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Med. fl. VNP
2.45 PD 1830
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata JW & BH
odorata var. rubra Guillon O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Rev.Hort. VNP
53.406 PD 1881
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata JW & BH
odorata 'Rubra' H O
DO 1878 De
Pa Variant of odorata
rosea? OA odorata rubra AP
Conard P The Waterlilies VNP
230 PD 1905
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
odorata var. salmonea O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Revue Horticole VNP
396 PD 1908
SCN
odorata var. stenopetala Fernald O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Rhodora VNP
49.141,t.1061-1063 PD 1947
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata JW & BH
'Odorata Suavissima' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
1899 De Pa
odorata rosea x tuberosa? OA odorata suavissima AP
Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP
PD 1901
SCN 'Suavissima'
'Odorata
Sulphurea' H
ImG O Latour-Marliac DO
c.1880 De Yellow cup then star, blotched pads Pa
odorata x mexicana OA odorata sulphurea AP
P Revue horticole VNP
540 PD 1890
SCN 'Sulphurea',
'Sulfurea'
'Odorata
Sulphurea Grandiflora' H Im O Latour-Marliac DO
1888 De Large yellow star, blotched pads Pa
odorata x mexicana OA odorata sulphurea grandiflora AP
Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP
PD 1901 SCN
'Sulphurea Grandiflora', 'Sulfurea Grandiflora'
'Odorata
Superba' H
Im O
DO De Salmon pink, pea green pads Pa
odorata rosea x tuberosa? OA odorata superba AP
Conard P The Waterlilies VNP
231 PD 1905
SCN 'Superba'
odorata subsp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersema & Hellq. (Nymphaea)
H ImG O DO De
White, green pads Pa OA
AP P Rhodora
VNP 96-170 PD 1994 SCN
'Odorata Turicensis' H Im O DO
c. 1900 De Soft rose star, green pads Pa
Seedling of odorata OA odorata Turicensis AP
Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP
414 PD 1974
SCN 'Turicensis'
odorata 'Union' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 100 PD 1907
SCN Correctly 'Union'
odorata var. versicolor O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Revue Horticole VNP
396 PD 1908
SCN
odorata var. villosa Casp. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Ann.Mus.Bot.Lugduno-Batavum VNP
2-250 PD 1866
SCN Correctly odorata
subsp. odorata
'Odorata W.B. Shaw' H ImG O Shaw DO c. 1900
De Deep rose-flesh, bright
green pads Pa 'Caroliniana' seedling OA
AP P VNP
PD SCN
Correctly ‘W.B. Shaw'
'Oh My Gosh!!' H O
Patio Garden Ponds DO De
White blushed with pink Pa OA
AP P Water Gardening Jan/Feb VNP
17 PD 1998
SCN
'Oho' H O Bechthold DO
2002 De Medium pink
Pa OA AP
Bechthold, Hieronimus P
Seerosen
VNP 160 PD
2006 SCN
'Old Blue' TD
O Winch DO
1974 De Blue wide, green pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'Olivia Joy Carter' H O
Harder DO De
White pygmy Pa OA
AP Knotts P
The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'O'Mara' H O
DO
'Omarana' TN ImG O Bisset DO
1894 De Magenta, orange red stamens, bronze green
pads Pa dentata x sturtevantii OA omarana AP
Hort.ex Gentil P
Pl.Cult.Serres Jard.Bot.Brux. VNP
131(1907),nomen. PD SCN
ondinea subsp. ondinea Löhne
et al (Anecphya) T ImG O DO De
Purple, green and purple pads Pa OA
AP Löhne et al P Willdenowia VNP 39(1): 55-58 PD 2009 SCN
Formerly Ondinea purpurea
ondinea subsp. petaloidea Löhne
et al (Anecphya) T ImG O DO De
Purplish pink Pa OA
AP Löhne et al P Willdenowia VNP 39(1): 55-58 PD 2009 SCN
Formerly Ondinea purpurea subsp. petaloidea
'Opalisque' H O
DO De Pink Pa OA
AP Swindells P
Waterlilies VNP 50 PD 1983
SCN Correctly
'Odalisque'
'Orange Blossom' H O
Beldt DO De
Cream red base Pa OA
AP P Beldt's Water
Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD
c.1964 SCN
'Orange Hybrid' H O
DO
'Orange Sunset' H ImG O Slocum
DO 1996 De
Double pink orange, flecked pads Pa ‘Texas Dawn’ seedling x ‘Perry’s Red
Beauty’ OA AP
P Water Garden
Journal VNP 16, 2, 4
PD 2000 SCN
'Perry's Orange Sunset'
'Orchid Star' TD Im O DO
'Oriana' H O Marshall DO
1997-8
ortgiesiana Planch. O DO
'Ortgiesiana Adele' TN
O DO 1888 De Crimson
Pa OA Ortigiesiana var. Adele AP
Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP
432 PD 1974
SCN Correctly 'Adele'
'Ortgiesiana Alba' TN O
Ortgies DO De
White Pa Probably selection of lotus OA
ortgiesiana alba AP
Perry P Water Gardening VNP
71 PD 1938
SCN
'Ortgiesiana
Rubra' TN
O DO De
Pa OA AP
F.Henkel et al
P Das Buch
der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
92 PD 1907
SCN Correctly 'Ortgiesiano-rubra'
'Ortgiesiano-rubra' TN Im O Ortgies DO
1852 De Bright rose pink, dark green pads Pa
rubra x lotus OA ortgiesiano-rubra AP
Planch.
P Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. VNP PD 1853 SCN
Addendum
'Osceola' H
O Connelly DO
De Lemon yellow, green
pads Pa OA
AP P Water Gardening Magazine Nov VNP
7 PD 1996
SCN 'Paul Hoffman'
'Ostara' TD ImG O Presnell
DO 2004 De
Double lilac pink, yellow petaloid center,
heavily mottled reddish pads Registration Pa
‘Tequila Sunrise’ x ampla OA
AP P Water Garden News VNP
55.3 PD 2006 SCN
'Outlook' H ImG O Bechthold DO
2005 De Light pink, dark pink sepal interiors Pa
OA AP P
WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD
2006 SCN
ovalifolia Conard (Brachyceras)
TD O
DO De Blue tipped white, blotched pads
Pa OA AP
P Waterlilies VNP
150,fig.58 PD 1905 (Publ. Carnegie Inst.Wash.4 SCN
"Tabora W." Standardized Plant
Names
'Over the Rainbow' TD ImG O Knotts DO
2006 De Medium purple, pink/yellow petaloid
center, pads heavily mottled with maroon
Registration Pa
‘RSVP’ x ampla
OA AP Knotts
P WGI Registry 2007
Supplement VNP PD
2007 SCN
oxypetala Planch. (Hydrocallis)
TN Im O DO De
Creamy white greenish tips, submersed pads Pa
OA AP P
Fl.Serres Jard.Eur. VNP
8-120 PD 1852
SCN
'Ozark Queen' H Im O Beldt DO
De Peachy pink Pa
OA AP P
Beldt's Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP
PD c.1964 SCN
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