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
'Plenissima' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP Swindells
P Waterlilies VNP
51 PD 1983
SCN Correctly 'Alba
Plenissima'
'Ployden' TD
O (
'Ply' TD Im
O Slearmlarp Wasuwat DO
De Medium pink, slightly
mottled pads Pa 'Trail Blazer' x 'Mr. Martin E. Randig' OA
AP Wasuwat P
Growing Ornamental Waterlilies VNP 110 PD 1982
SCN
'Pocahontas' TD O
Randig DO 1935 De Silvery pink
Pa OA AP
P Horticulture VNP
Feb.-69 PD 1958
SCN
poecila Lehm. O DO
'Pol’s Pink Glory' H Im O
Detienne DO 1982 De Dark pink to light pink, dark green
pads Registration Pa
‘Charles de Meurville’ x unknown OA AP
Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP
PD 2007 SCN
polychroma Peter O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP
ser.2,13(2).58,66,t.16B,fig.9,21 PD 1928
SCN Correctly capensis
Thunb.
polystigma E.H.L.Krause O DO De
Pa OA AP
J.Sturm P Deutsch. Fl. ed.2 VNP
5.211 PD 1901
SCN Correctly alba L.
'Pöstlingberg' H ImG O
Buggele DO De
White cup, green pads Pa OA
AP P Buggele Catalogue VNP
PD 1922 SCN
potamophila Wiersema (Hydrocallis)
TN O
DO De Creamy white greenish tips, pads green
sometimes variegated red Pa OA
AP P Sida VNP 10.195
PD 1984 SCN
'Potzblitz' H ImG O
Bechthold DO 2000 De Large medium pink Registration Pa
'Perry's Fire Opal' x 'Wow' OA AP
P Gartenteich VNP
1 PD 2003
SCN
'Praow' TD Im
O Slearmlarp Wasuwat DO
De Medium pink, slightly
mottled pads Pa 'Trail Blazer' x 'Mr. Martin E. Randig' OA AP
Wasuwat P Growing Ornamental Waterlilies VNP
110 PD 1982
SCN
'Precious
Pearl' H Im O
Meyer DO 2004
De White, pink at base of
petals Pa ‘Firecrest’ x ‘Marliacea Rosea’ OA
AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP
PD 2006 SCN
'President Gerard' TN O
Lagrange DO pre-1900
De Rose carmine Pa
Devoniensis x ? OA AP
Lagrange P Cat. 64.3
VNP PD 1900
SCN
'President Roosevelt' H O
DO De White, olive green pads Pa
OA AP P
Smiley's Water Garden Catalog VNP 3 PD circa 1934 SCN
'President Viger' H O
Lagrange DO pre-1900
De Pale pink tulip, dark
green pads Pa odorata x ?
OA AP Lagrange
P Cat. 64.3 VNP
PD 1900 SCN
'Pride of California' TN O
Johnson DO 1935 De Blood red, coppery green pads Pa
OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP
72 PD 1938
SCN
'Pride of
'Pride of Winter Haven' TD Im O
Slocum DO 1977 De Fuchsia lavender star Pa
OA AP Swindells
P Waterlilies VNP
78 PD 1983
SCN
'Primlarp' TN Im O
DO De Light pink
Pa OA AP
Wasuwat P Waterlilies, Ornamental Flowering Plants VNP
166 PD 1994
SCN
primulina Hutch. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Bull. Misc. Inform. VNP
1931.245. cum fig. PD 1931
SCN Correctly sulphurea
Gilg
'Princess
Elizabeth' H
ImG O Perry's Hardy Plant Farm DO
1935 De Peach Pa 'Brakleyi Rosea' seedling OA
AP Perry P
Water Gardening VNP 72 PD 1938
SCN
'Pristine
Beauty' H O
Marshall DO
'Professeur Cazeneuve' H O
Lagrange DO pre-1900
De Pa OA
AP Lagrange P
Cat.64.3 VNP PD
1900 SCN stellata x gigantea
'Professor Braun' T
O Bouché DO
1858 De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
92 PD 1907
SCN
'Professor Dr. Braun' O
Bouché DO 1852-3
TN De Pale red white stripe, yellow filaments Pa
hybrid x lotus OA AP
K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP
35 PD 1857
SCN
'Prof. Koch' T
O Bouché DO
1858 De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
92 PD 1907
SCN
'Professor Dr. K. Koch' TN De
Medium light purple brown filaments
Pa rubra x lotus O
Bouché DO 1852-3
OA AP K.Koch
P Allgemeine
Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857
SCN
prolifera Wiersema
(Hydrocallis) TNV
ImG O
DO De Creamy white, sometimes flecked pads Pa
OA AP P
Brittonia VNP 36.219
PD 1984 SCN
Addendum
pseudopygmaea Lehm. O DO
pubescens Willd.
(Lotos) TN ImG O
DO De White, pinks, purplish reds, pads dark green
through reddish brown Pa OA
AP P Sp.pl.
VNP 2.1154 PD 1799 SCN
pulchella DC.
(Brachyceras) TD
O DO De
White, green pads Pa OA
AP P Syst.nat.
VNP 2.51 PD 1821 SCN
'Pulcherrima' TD ImG O
Tricker DO De
Light blue Pa caerulea x zanzibariensis OA
pulcherrima AP Conard
P The Waterlilies VNP
221 PD 1905
SCN 'Blue Beauty' Addendum
'Pulva' H O
Latour-Marliac DO <1901
De Pa OA AP
Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP
PD 1901 SCN
Possibly not the same as 'Seignoureti'
'Pumila Rubra' H O
Latour-Marliac DO c. 1925
punctata Kar.& Kir. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Bull.Soc.Imp.Naturalistes
Moscou VNP 14.376
PD 1841 SCN
Correctly candida C. Presl
'Punctata' H O
DO
'Purple Aster' TD O
Winch DO 1991 De Purple aster type, green pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
‘Purple
Haze' TD Im O
Chaiyaphon Thamasuwan DO De
Creamy white merging to purple Pa OA
AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP
PD 2006 SCN
'Purple Mist' TD O
Winch DO 1994 De Light purple cup, blotched pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'Purple Queen' H Im O
Detienne DO 1992 De Deep purplish-pink to light pink, deep green
pads Registration Pa
‘Conqueror’ x ‘Pol’s Pink Glory’ OA AP
Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP
PD 2007 SCN
'Purple Star' TD O
DO
'Purple Zanzibar' Frase
TD ImG O
DO De Blue purple cup, green pads Pa
Selection of capensis OA AP
Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP
PD 2002 SCN
purpurascens Peter O DO De
Pa OA AP
P
Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP
ser.2,13(2).59,73 PD 1928
SCN Correctly capensis
Thunb.
purpurea Rehnelt & F.Henkel O DO De
Pa OA AP
F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder
Seerosengewächse VNP 73 PD 1907
SCN Correctly pubescens
Willd.
'Purpurea' TD O
DO
'Purpurea' TN O
DO De Purplish red
Pa OA AP
Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP
447 PD 1974
SCN Also known as
'Purpuralis'
'Purpuralis' TN O
DO De Purplish red
Pa OA AP
Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP
447 PD 1974
SCN 'Purpurea'
pygmaea (Salisb.) W.T.Aiton H Im O
DO De White pygmy, olive green pads Pa
OA AP P
Hortus kew. VNP 3.293 PD 1811
SCN
'Pygmaea Alba' H ImG O
Latour-Marliac DO <1905
De White dwarf, dark green
pads Pa Selection of pygmaea OA
pygmaea alba, tetragona alba
AP Conard P
The Waterlilies VNP 229 PD 1905
SCN 'Tetragona Alba'
'Pygmaea Helvola' H
ImG O
Latour-Marliac DO 1879 De Canary yellow dwarf, mottled pads Pa
pygmaea x mexicana OA pygmaea helvola, tetragona helvola AP
P The Garden VNP
PD 1893 SCN
Correctly 'Helvola'
'Pygmaea
Hyperion' H O
Perry DO De
Amaranth red dwarf Pa OA
AP Perry P
Water Gardening VNP 54 PD 1938
SCN
'Pygmaea 'Johann Pring' H O
DO
'Pygmaea Purpurea' H O
Latour-Marliac? DO 1888 De Pa
tetragona var. OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
100 PD 1907
SCN Status uncertain
'Pygmaea
Rubis' H
O Latour-Marliac DO
1906 De Small red
Pa pygmaea x OA
AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP
PD 1906 SCN
'Pygmaea
Rubra' H
ImG O
DO De Pale rose pink, green pads Pa
OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP
54 PD 1938
SCN 'Red Pygmy'
'Pygmy
Yellow' H O DO De
Pa OA AP
Swindells P Waterlilies
VNP 52 PD 1983 SCN
Correctly 'Pygmaea Helvola'
‘QingDao Blue Star' TD Im O
Huang Guozhen DO 2009 De Medium violet-blue, green pads Pa
Seedling of capensis x unknown Registration OA
AP Knotts P
WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP
26 PD
2009 SCN
'Queen Elizabeth' TN O
DO 1855 De
Rose Pa devoniensis x ortgiesiana OA
AP Conard P
The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905
SCN Correctly 'Königen
Elisabeth'
'Queen of Siam' TDV ImG O
DO De Deep pink, mottled pads Pa
OA AP Sacher
P Water Gardening Magazine
Sept/Oct VNP 62 PD 1997
SCN
'Queen of the Whites' H ImG O
Gedye DO 1970 De Double white cup, green pads Pa
OA AP Swindells
P Waterlilies VNP
52 PD 1983
SCN 'Queen of Whites'
'Queen Wilhelmina' O DO De
Pa OA AP
Trehane P Index Hortensis Vol.1 VNP
PD 1989 SCN
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