Lotus Names
A-Z
All names in this list belong to Nelumbo Adanson (Fam. 2: 76, 582. Jul-Aug 1763), so the N. that should be at the beginning of each entry is left off for brevity. Most names are transliterated to English from Chinese, many according to the Pinyin System. Spelling, including transliteration, has been corrected to the original publication and misspellings are not included.
Immediately following the Name/Epithet of each cultivar in this list is its type and color when known. If an image is available it is linked with Im, multiple images with ImG.. Each entry contains the following underlined abbreviations. Available information follows each code:
O = Originator, DO = Date of Origin, OP = Original Placement, AP = Author of Publication, P = Publication, VNP = Volume, Number, Page, PD = Publication Date, SCN = Synonym, Translation, Correction, Notes
'Alba Grandiflora' White
ImG O
DO OP album
grandiflorum AP Peter Bisset
P The Book of Water
Gardening VNP 66 PD 1905
SCN 'Album Floribunda',
'Album Grandiflorum', 'Grandiflora'
'Alba Floribunda'
White O
DO OP album
grandiflorum AP Peter Bisset
P The Book of Water
Gardening VNP 66 PD 1905
SCN Correctly 'Alba
Grandiflora'
'Alba Striata' White tipped w/carmine ImG O
DO OP album
striatum AP Peter Bisset
P The Book of Water
Gardening VNP 66 PD 1905
SCN 'Empress'
'America-byakuren' single white O
unknown DO OP
AP Satomi Watanabe P
The Fascinating World of Lotus VNP 134 PD 1990 SCN
'Angel Wings' White
ImG O
Slocum DO OP
AP Forward by Frances
Perry P Waterlilies and Other Aquatic Plants VNP
103 PD 1988
SCN
'Antou Hong' Small semi-double red Im
O DO
OP AP Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P
Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued
VNP 98 PD 1998 SCN
table red
'Antouchun' Semidouble red bowl O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
184 PD 1989
SCN Spring At Desk
‘Aohan
Lian'
Single
pink Im O DO
OP AP P
VNP PD SCN
'Asiatic-album' single red O
Shoji Ebizuka DO 1948 OP AP
Satomi Watanabe P The Fascinating World of Lotus VNP
137 PD 1990
SCN
'Ba Yi Lian' Single pink O
DO OP AP
Zou Xiuwen et al P Flowering Lotus of China VNP
56 PD 1996
SCN August First
'Baby Doll' Dwarf white
ImG O
Slocum DO 1985 OP AP
P Water Garden
Journal VNP VIII-3
PD 1992 SCN
'Bai Ge' Duplicate petaled white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
207 PD 1998
SCN white pigeon
'Bai He' Double red tipped O
DO OP AP Zou Xiuwen et al P
Flowering Lotus of China VNP 92 PD 1996
SCN White Crane
'Bai Tiane' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
114 PD 1989
SCN White Swan
'Bai Wanlian' Single white
Im O
DO OP AP
Zou Xiuwen et al P Flowering Lotus of China VNP
95 PD 1996
SCN White Bowl Lotus
'Bai Xianzi' Semi-double white O
DO OP
AP Zou Xiuwen et al P
Flowering Lotus of China VNP 99 PD 1996
SCN White Fairy
'Baichuantai' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
118 PD 1989
SCN White River Platform
'Baihailian' Double white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
165 PD 1989
SCN White Sea
'Baijianlian' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
112 PD 1989
SCN Fujian White
'Baijunzi Lian' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
119 PD 1989
SCN White Gentleman
'Baimei Lian' Small double pink O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
156 PD 1998
SCN hundreds of charms
'Baimudan' White O DO
OP AP P
'Baiqianye' Double white
Im
O DO
OP AP Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P
Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP 158 PD 1989
SCN White Thousand Petals
'Baishaoyaolian' Double white
Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
161 PD 1989
SCN White Paeony
'Baiwanwan' Double white
Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
162 PD 1989
SCN Thousands White
'Baixianglian' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
110 PD 1989
SCN Hunan White
'Baixue gongzhu' Double white bowl Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
217 PD 1989
SCN Snow Princess
'Baiyi Zhanshi' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
123 PD 1989
SCN Pure White
'Baiyun Wanlian' Semidouble white bowl O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
192 PD 1989
SCN White Cloud Bowl
'Bali Pink' Tropical single medium to light pink O
DO OP
AP P VNP
PD SCN
'
'Baoshi Hua' Duplicate petaled pink O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
197 PD 1998
SCN gem flower
'Bawang Pao' Small double versicolor O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
243 PD 1998
SCN Hegemon king gown
'Bayi Lian' Single pink O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
104 PD 1989
SCN Bayi Lian
'Bayou
Belle'
Single cream streaked with pink
Im O Nymphaion.de DO OP
AP P VNP
PD SCN
'Beauty' Pink O DO
OP AP P
'Beijing Wanlian' Single red tipped O
DO OP AP
Zou Xiuwen et al P Flowering Lotus of China VNP
87 PD 1996
SCN Beijing Bowl Lotus
'Bellagio' double red O William Tricker Inc. DO 2001
OP AP P
William Tricker Inc. Catalog VNP 26 PD 2001
SCN
'Ben Gibson' Pink/yellow base ImG O
Slocum DO 1988 OP AP
P Water Garden
Journal VNP VIII-3 PD 1992 SCN
'Benikunshiren' single red O
Kemigawa Arboretum DO 1987 OP AP
Satomi Watanabe P The Fascinating World of Lotus VNP
138 PD 1990
SCN
'Benimaihiren' single pink O
Yuuji Sakamoto DO 1970 OP AP
Satomi Watanabe P The Fascinating World of Lotus VNP
140 PD 1990
SCN
'Benyue' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
116 PD 1989
SCN Running To Moon
'Betsy' Single pink ImG O DO
OP AP P
VNP PD SCN
'Bilian' Double white
Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
157 PD 1989
SCN Bright Green
'Biluo liuhong' Double red
Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
132 PD 1989
SCN Green-to-red
'Bing Xin' Small semi-double white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
228 PD 1998
SCN crystal heart
'Bingjiao' Double pale yellow ImG O
DO OP AP
Zou Xiuwen et al P Flowering Lotus of China VNP
PD 1996 SCN
Crystal Beauty
'Bingxin Yujie' Small double white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
238 PD 1998
SCN pure and clean
'Birthday Peach' Pink O DO
OP AP P
'Bixue Danxin' Single red O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
85 PD 1989
SCN Blood red
'Blue Girl' Pink O DO
OP AP P
'Brocade
Edge'
Double white Im O DO
OP AP P
VNP PD SCN
'Bua Kem Champoo ' Tropical single medium pink O DO
OP AP Suriya
P Bua VNP
PD 2001 SCN
'Bussokuren' double red O
unknown, Japan DO OP
AP Satomi Watanabe P
The Fascinating World of Lotus VNP 142 PD 1990
SCN
'Byakkohren' single white O Nagoya Gardening Inc. DO
1986 OP AP
Satomi Watanabe P The Fascinating World of Lotus VNP
144 PD 1990
SCN
'Cai Hong' Duplicate petaled versicolor O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
214 PD 1998
SCN rainbow
'Caidie' Semi-double yellow-red O DO
OP AP Zou Xiuwen et al P
Flowering Lotus of China VNP PD
1996 SCN Colourful Butterfly
'Caiyun Fei Dou' Duplicate petaled pink O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
183 PD 1998
SCN flying colorful clouds
capsica Eichw.
'Carolina Queen' Pink/yellow base ImG
O Slocum
DO 1984 OP
AP P Water Garden Journal VNP
VIII-3 PD 1992
SCN
'Chaitoufeng' Double pink
Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
144 PD 1989
SCN Ornament
'Chang' e Ben Yue' Small double white Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
163 PD 1998
SCN Moon Lady
'Changban Fenlian' Single pink O
DO OP AP
Zou Xiuwen et al P Flowering Lotus of China VNP
59 PD 1996
SCN Long-petaled Pink
'Changshou Xuezhe' Single white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued VNP
86 PD 1998
SCN Long life scholar
'Chao Jin Bian' Duplicate petaled versicolor O
DO OP AP Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P
Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars Continued
VNP 210 PD 1998 SCN
superb brocade
'Charles Thomas' Dwarf medium pink ImG O
Slocum DO OP
AP Forward by Frances
Perry P Waterlilies and Other Aquatic Plants VNP
103 PD 1988
SCN Plant Patent 5794
'Chawan Basu' White edged w/pink Im O
DO OP AP Forward by Frances Perry P
Waterlilies and Other Aquatic Plants
VNP 103 PD 1988 SCN
'Chengxian Bilian' Double white O
DO OP
AP Qicho Wang & Xinyan
Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
160 PD 1989
SCN Chengxian Green
'Chengxian Fenlian' Double pink O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
140 PD 1989
SCN Chengxian Pink
'Chongban bayi lian' Double pink bowl Im O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
213 PD 1989
SCN Double-petal Bayi
'Chongban yizhangqing' Double white O
DO OP AP
Qicho Wang & Xinyan Zhang P Chinese Lotus Flower Cultivars VNP
163 PD 1989
SCN Double Long-Petalled
White
'Chongshuihua' White O DO
OP AP P