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
'Rob Walters' H
O Connelly DO
'Robert Strawn' TD ImG O Strawn
DO 1969 De
Deep lavender blue star, slightly flecked pads Pa
elegans x unknown OA
AP Slocum &
Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and
lotuses VNP 204 PD 1996
SCN
'Robinson' H O
DO
'Robinsoni' H ImG O
Latour-Marliac DO
<1893 De Red yellow blend, blotched pads Pa
alba rubra x mexicana OA
x robinsoni AP
Hort. P ex The Garden VNP
xliv. (1893) 297
PD SCN
'Robinsoniana'
'Robinsoniana' H O
Latour-Marliac DO 1895 De Pa
OA robinsoniana AP
Conard P The Waterlilies VNP
230 PD 1905 SCN
Correctly 'Robinsoni'
'Rojjana Ubol' TN ImG O Songpanich DO
2006 De Deep red, reddish brown pads Registration Pa
‘Maroon Beauty’ x OA AP
P WGI Checklist of
Nymphaea Names VNP PD
2006 SCN
'Ron G. Landon' TD O
Landon DO 1999 De Blue to purple Pa
OA AP
Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP
129 PD 2005 SCN
'Rosa de Noche' TN O
DO De Creamy white to pink, reddish green pads Pa
OA AP Swindells P
Waterlilies VNP 85 PD 1983
SCN
'Rosa
Mundi'
O Henley DO
1991 De Pa
OA AP P
Water Garden Journal VNP 6.1.34
PD Mar. 1990 SCN
'Rosacea' H O DO
1893 De Pa
odorata rosea x OA rosacea AP
Conard P The Waterlilies VNP
230 PD 1905
SCN
'Rosalinde' TD O DO De
Dark rose Pa gracilis x zanzibar. coerulea x Caspar. OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP
92 PD 1907
SCN
'Rosanna' H ImG O
Ambassador WG DO De
Shell pink medium pink base star, green pads Pa
OA AP Slocum & Robinson P
Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP
256 PD 1996
SCN Sold at AWG as
'Rosanna Supreme'
'Rosanna Supreme' H ImG O Randig DO
1957 De Double rose pink tulip, green pads Pa
OA AP Masters
P Encyclopedia of the
Water-Lily VNP 421 PD 1974
SCN
'Rosemarie' H
De
Medium pink Pa Im O Bechthold DO
2002 OA AP P VNP PD
SCN
'Rose Arey' H ImG O Fowler
DO 1913 De
Deep cerice pink star, pads green with reddish
cast Pa OA
AP P Smiley's Water Gardens Catalog VNP
3 PD circa 1934 SCN
'Rose Arey Hybrid' H Im O DO De
Semidouble pink star Pa
Variant of 'Rose Arey' OA
AP Heriteau
& Thomas P Water Gardens
VNP 112 PD 1994 SCN
'Rose Bowl' TN ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO
1998 De Rosy pink, bronze green pads Registration Pa ‘Red Cup’ x spontanea OA
AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP
25 PD 1999
SCN
'Rose
Cup' H Im O
Meyer DO 2005
De Streaked dark to light
pink Pa OA
AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP
PD 2006 SCN
'Rose
Dawn' H Im O
Meyer DO 2005
De Medium pink to pale at
center Pa OA
AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP
PD 2006 SCN
'Rose Delight' TD
ImG O Belloisy DO
2001 De Medium pink lighter base, mottled pads Pa
'Star of Siam' x 'Jack Wood' OA AP
Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP
PD 2002 SCN
'Rose Magnolia' H ImG O DO
c. 1925 De Flesh pink cup, pale green pads Pa
OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP
55 PD 1938
SCN
'Rose Marie' TD O Sawyer DO
1928 De Pa
OA AP P
William Tricker Inc. Catalog VNP
9 PD 1928
SCN
'Rose Nymphe' H O
DO
'Rose of
'Rose of
'Rose Pearl' TD O
Wood DO 1976 De Deep rose pink, green pads Pa
OA AP Swindells P
Waterlilies VNP 78 PD 1983
SCN
'Rose Queen' H O Beldt DO
'Rose Star' TD Im O Sturtevant
DO pre-1905 De
Rosy pink star, slightly flecked pads
Pa Probably flavovirens x OA AP
Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and
lotuses VNP 204 PD 1996
SCN Probably 'Gracilis Rosea Perfecta'
rosea (Sims) Sweet O DO De
Pa OA
AP P Hort. brit. VNP ed.1.15 PD 1826 SCN
Correctly pubescens Willd.
'Rosea Minima' O DO
'Rosea Perfecta'
TD O
DO De Pink star
Pa gracilis
x OA AP
Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP
460 PD 1974
SCN Correctly 'Gracilis Rosea Perfecta'
'Rosennymphe' H ImG O Junge DO
1911 De Pale pink then white, pale green pads Pa
OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP
55 PD 1938
SCN 'Rose Nymphe'
'Rosennymphe' No.
2 H O
DO De Medium pink star, green pads Pa
OA AP Slocum & Robinson P
Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP
257 PD 1996
SCN
'Rosette' O DO De
Pa OA AP
P RHS
Plant Finder VNP PD
SCN Need more information
'Rosita' H
O Latour-Marliac DO
1908 De Purple pink star Pa
OA AP P
Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD
1910 SCN
'Roswitha' H O
Buggele
DO De Rosy red
Pa OA AP
Perry P Water Gardening VNP
55 PD 1938
SCN Correctly 'Buggele'
'Rosy Morn' H ImG O Johnson
DO 1932 De
Shell pink star, green pads Pa OA
AP Perry P
Water Gardening VNP 55 PD 1938
SCN 'Rosey
Morn'
'Rotkäppchen' H ImG O Bechthold DO
2000 De Medium pink cup Registration Pa
'Perry's Fire Opal' x 'Wow' OA AP
P Gartenteich VNP
1 PD 2003
SCN
rotundifolia Hentze O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) VNP
6-700 PD 1848
SCN Correctly alba L.
'
'Royal Purple' TDV Im O
Buskirk
DO 1927 De
Purple cup then star, green pads Pa OA
AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP
PD 1939 SCN
'Royal
'Royalty' TD
O Winch DO
1997 De Purple pointed, green pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of Waterlilies VNP
PD 2002 SCN
'RSVP' Knotts TD ImG O Unknown,
probably Sacher
DO 2001 De
Semi-double medium pink, heavily mottled pads Registration
'Rubicunda' TD O
Ames DO 1900 De Pink white at base, dark green pads Pa
sturtevantii x lotus OA
rubicunda AP
Conard P The Waterlilies VNP
232 PD 1905
SCN
rubra Roxb. ex Andrews O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Bot.Repos. VNP 8.t.503 PD 1808
(R.H.Salisbury,Parad.lond.1.14.1805,pro syn.
SCN
Uncertain taxon Willd., "Red
Indian Waterlily" SPN
'Rubra' TD O
Sturtevant DO De
Dark pink star Pa gracilis x OA
AP Masters P
Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 460 PD 1974
SCN Correctly 'Red Star',
'Red Gracilis'
'Rubra' H O
China DO De
Pinkish red Pa OA
AP P Slocum
P Waterlilies and
Lotuses VNP 203 PD 2005 SCN Invalid name
'Rubra Columbiana' TN O
DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907
SCN Correctly
'Columbiana'
rubra indica TN O DO De
Pa OA AP
Latour-Marliac P The Garden
VNP 583 PD 12-23-1893 SCN
Probably pubescens Willd.
'Rubra v. Indica Brahma' TN O
DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907
SCN Correctly 'Indica
Brahma'
'Rubra Krumbiegelli' TN O
Krummbiegel
DO 1905 De
Bright carmine red Pa Form of rubra
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907
SCN
rubra platystigma TN O
DO De Pa
OA AP F.Henkel et al P
Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907
SCN Not validly
published
'Rubra
Punctata'
O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Revue Horticole VNP
396 PD 1908
SCN
rubra var. rosea Sims O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Bot.Mag VNP
33.t.1364 PD 1811 SCN
Correctly pubescens Willd.
'Ruby' TDV
ImG O Bryne DO
De Deep pink light base,
brownish green pads Pa OA
AP Nash P
Aquatic Plants and Their Cultivation
VNP 120 PD 1998 SCN
'Ruby Aster' TD O
Winch DO 1990 De Deep pink aster type, green pads Pa
OA AP Knotts
P The Names of
Waterlilies VNP PD
2002 SCN
'Ruby Red' H O
DO De Pa
OA AP P Slocum
P Waterlilies and
Lotuses VNP 203 PD 2005 SCN Correctly ‘Perry’s Ruby Red’
rudgeana G. Mey. (Hydrocallis) TN Im O DO De
White to pink, faintly red tinged pads
Pa OA AP
P Prim.fl.esseq. VNP 198
PD 1818 SCN
rudgeana var. amazonum (Mart.& Zucc.) Griseb. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Fl.Brit.W.Ind. VNP 12 PD 1864
SCN Correctly amazonum subsp. amazonum
rufescens Guill.& Perr. O DO De
Pa OA AP
P Fl.Seneg.tent. VNP 15 PD 1831
SCN Correctly guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.
'Rufus J. Lackland' TN O
Gurney DO <1910
De Crimson to purple Pa
OA AP P
St. Louis Star VNP PD
7-31-1910 SCN
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