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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

 

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‘C.E. Hutchings’ TN O Gurney DO <1922 De Bright red, pads dark green bronze overcast Pa Tulipifera’ x ? OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 10.9.147-150 PD 1922 SCN

cachemiriana Cambess. O DO De Pa OA AP V. Jacquemont P Voy.Inde VNP 4(Bot.).11 0 1835-1844 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

‘Cactus Jack’ TD Im O Presnell DO 2004 De Light blue, very narrow petals Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

caerulea Savigny (Brachyceras) TD ImG O DO De Almost white base violet blue tips, green pads Pa OA AP P Decade Egypt (Ann.Mus.Natl.Hist.Nat. 1:366,t.25.1802) VNP 7.74 PD 1798 SCN "Blue Egyptian Lotus" Standardized Plant Names

caerulea var. albida Guill.& Perr. O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.Seneg.tent. VNP 16 PD 1831 SCN Correctly micrantha Guill. & Perr.

caerulea var. albiflora Casp. O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot.Zeitung(Berlin) VNP 35.203 PD 1877 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

caerulea var. versicolor T.Durand & H.Durand O DO De Pa OA AP P Syll.fl.congol VNP 26 PD 1909 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

caerulea subsp. zanzibariensis (Casp.) S.W.L. Jacobs O DO De Pa OA AP P Telopea VNP 5.705 PD 1905 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

cahlara Donn O DO De Pa OA AP P Hortus cantabrig. VNP ed.7.159 PD 1812 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm. f.

‘Caliente’ TD ImG O Presnell DO 2004 De Light yellow, bronze pads flecked with cinnamon Registration Pa ampla x unknown OA AP P Water Garden News. VNP 55.3 PD 2006 SCN

calliantha Conard O DO De Pa OA AP P Annuaire Conserv.Jard.Bot.Geneve VNP 7 & 8.19 PD 1904 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

calliantha var. nelsonii Burtt Davy O DO De Pa OA AP P Bull.Misc.Inform. VNP 1924.223 PD 1924 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

calliantha var. tenuis Conard O DO De Pa OA AP P Annuaire Conserv.Jard.Bot.Geneve VNP 7 & 8.20 PD 1904 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

calophylla Gilg O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot.Jahrb.Syst. VNP 41.365 PD 1908 SCN Correctly petersiana Klotzsch

‘Camelot’ TD ImGN ImG O Winch DO 1996 De Light dark pink aster type, green pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Camembert’ TD ImG O Winch DO 1998 De Light yellow pointed, blotched pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

candida C. Presl (Nymphaea) H ImG O DO De White, green pads Pa OA AP J.S.Presl & C.Presl P Delic.Prag. VNP 224 PD 1822 SCN

candida var. biradiata H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 84 PD 1907 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

candida var. delicata H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 84 PD 1907 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

candida var. kosteletzkyi H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 83 PD 1907 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

candida var. neglecta H Im O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 84 PD 1907 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

candida rubra ‘Sernander’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 6.1.34 PD Mar. 1990 SCN

candida rubra H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 94 PD 1907 SCN

candida var. semiaperta H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 84 PD 1907 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

‘Candidissima’  H ImG O DO De White Pa candida x alba? OA AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN ‘Alba Candidissima

Candidissima Rosea H O Sturtevant DO 1884 De Soft pink Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 37 PD 1983 SCN

candolleana Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger GartenBlumenzeitung VNP 9.203 PD 1853 SCN Correctly amazonum subsp. amazonum

‘Canon M.C. Newth OBE’ H O Harder DO De Spidery red Pa OA AP P Australian Gardener VNP PD 1999 SCN

capensis Thunb. (Brachyceras) TD ImG O DO De All shades of pink, blue and purple, green pads Pa OA AP P Prod.pl.cap. VNP 2.92 PD 1800 SCN "Cape W." Standardized Plant Names

capensis var. alba K.C.Landon (Brachyceras) TD Im O DO De White, slightly flecked pads Pa OA AP P Phytologia VNP 55.109 PD 1984 SCN

capensis var. madagascariensis (DC.) Conard O DO De Pa OA madagascariensis DC. AP Conard P Waterlilies VNP 157 PD 1905 (Publ.Carnegie Inst.Wash.4) SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

capensis var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Conard O DO De Pa OA zanzibariensis Casp. AP Conard P Waterlilies VNP 157 PD 1905 (Publ.Carnegie Inst.Wash.4) SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

‘Caramba’ H Im O Meyer DO 2005 De Medium pink Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Cardinal’ H O DO De Intense crimson, dark green pads Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 37 PD 1983 SCN

Cardinallis TD O Beldt DO De Red Pa OA AP P Beldt’s Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD c.1964 SCN

Carisbrooksii H O Sturtevant DO De Soft shell pink, green pads Pa OA AP Sturtevant P Catalogue of Rare Water Lilies and other Choice Aquatic Plants VNP PD 1907 SCN Carisbrookii‘, ‘Carishbrookii

‘Carla von Hausenberg H O Oldehoff DO 1999 De Pink Pa OA AP Oldehoff P Seerosen-Farm New Introductions List VNP PD 1999 SCN

‘Carla’s Sonshine TDV ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 2003 De Bright yellow, heavily mottled pads Registration Pa Unnamed x ‘Trail Blazer’ OA AP P Pondkeeper VNP Jan/Feb PD 2004 SCN

‘Carlos Magdalena’ TD ImG O Knotts DO 2001 De Large medium blue star, mottled pads Registration Pa ampla x ‘Pink Perfection’ OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘Carnea’ TD Im O DO De Orchid star Pa gracilis x OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 459 PD 1974 SCN ‘Orchid Star’

‘Carolina Sunset’ H ImG O Slocum DO 1991 De Yellow blushed with peach cup, green pads Pa Seedling of ‘Texas Dawn’ OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII.3 PD 1992 SCN

Caroliniana H O Latour-Marliac DO <1900 De Delicate rose-flesh, green pads Pa odorata rosea x tuberosa OA caroliniana,odorata carolineana AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN ‘Odorata Caroliniana

Caroliniana Luciana’ H O DO De Rose Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Probably ‘Odorata Luciana’

Caroliniana Nivea H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1893 De Double white star, pale green pads Pa odorata gigantea x OA caroliniana nivea AP P The Garden VNP PD 1899 SCN

Caroliniana Perfecta’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1893 De Salmon pink semidouble cup, dark green pads Pa odorata rosea x tuberosa OA caroliniana perfecta AP P The Garden VNP PD 1899 SCN

Caroliniana Salmonea H O DO De Salmon pink Pa odorata carolinea x OA caroliniana salmonea, odorata caroliniana salmonea AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 411 PD 1974 SCN

Caroliniana Rosea H O Latour-Marliac DO 1908 De Salmon pink Pa odorata rosea x tuberosa OA caroliniana rosea AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN

carpentariae Jacobs & Hellquist (Anecphya) TD ImG O DO De Various colors Pa OA AP P Telopea VNP PD 2005 SCN

carpentariae ‘Julia Leu TD Im O Leu, Magdalena, RBG Kew DO 2008 De Dark red-pink, green pads Pa Selected seedling of ‘Andre Leu Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 6 PD 2009 SCN

‘Casey Lee Slocum’ TD O Connelly DO De Large bright blue Pa ampla x ‘Joseph Baynard Shearouse OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine VNP PD 1998 SCN

casparyi Carriere O DO De Pa OA AP P Rev.Hort. VNP 1879.23 PD 1879 "Caspary" SCN Correctly alba var. rubra

casparyi Rehnelt & F.Henkel, nom.illeg. O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 66 PD 1907 SCN Correctly violacea Lehm.

‘Casparyi Alba’ H O DO De Pa alba x OA AP Carriere P Rev. Hort. VNP 300 PD 1888 SCN

‘Castaliflora’ TD Im O Pring DO 1913 De Pink, mottled pads Pa zanzibariensis rosea x zanzibariensis rosea OA AP P Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden VNP 4.1-14 PD 1913 SCN capensis zanzibariensis ‘Castaliflora’

‘Catherine Marie’ TN O Landon DO 1990 De Rich pink round, olive green pads Pa ‘Wood’s White Knight’ x ‘Red Flare’ OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 210 PD 1996 SCN

‘Celebration’ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1994 De Double dark pink, deep green pads Pa OA AP P Crystal Palace Perennials Catalog VNP 24 PD 1999 SCN

‘Celeste’ TDV O Pring DO 1941 De Wisteria violet, flecked pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 29.3.57-76 PD 1941 SCN

Celon Pink’ TN O (Thailand) DO De Medium pink Pa OA AP P Island Exotics Price List VNP PD 2003 SCN

 

 

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