The Official Checklist of
Water Gardeners International

 

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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‘D.R. Francis’ TN O Gurney DO <1913 De Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 1.96-97 PD 1913 SCN

Daeng Dharmanoon TD O (Thailand) DO De Dark pink, green pads Pa OA AP P Island Exotics Price List VNP PD 2003 SCN Red Dharmanoon

Daeng Prasert TD O (Thailand) DO De Dark rose pink Pa OA AP P Island Exotics Price List VNP PD 2003 SCN

‘Daisy’ TDV O Pring DO 1934 De White, splashed pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP PD 1934 SCN

‘Dallas’ H ImG O Strawn DO 1991 De Soft pink, green pads Pa OA AP McLane P Florida Aquatics Price List VNP PD 1999 SCN

Danieda H ImG O DO De Pa OA AP P RHS Plant Finder VNP PD SCN Need more information

‘Daniel’ Austral Watergardens TD ImGN ImG O Winch DO 1999 De Bluish purple, mottled pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Daphne Glasson’ TD O Winch DO 1970 De Light pink white, green pads

Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Darcy Jane’ TD Im O Presnell DO 2000 De Bright pink, maroon pads mottled with green Pa OA AP P Luster Aquatic Nursery Price List VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Darcy Presnell TD Im O Presnell DO 2006 De Pink, yellow at base, green pads Registration Pa unknown x unknown OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Dark Eyes’ TD O Frase DO 1980 De Medium blue with dark stamens, flecked pads Pa elegans x colorata OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Darwin’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1909 De Red with white stripes, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN Not the same as ‘Hollandia Addendum

Dauben TDV O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP PD 1923 SCN Correctly ‘Daubenyana

Daubeniana TDV O DO De Pa OA daubeniana, x daubenyana AP P Suppl.Oxf.bot.gard VNP 40 PD 1864 (hort.ex O.Thomas,J.Hort.Pract.Gard.ser.3,11.362.1886 "daubeniana") SCN Correctly ‘Daubenyana

Daubenyana W.T.Baxter ex Daubeny TDV ImG O DO <1856 De Pale blue, green pads Pa caerulea x micrantha OA daubeniana, x daubenyana AP P Suppl.Oxf.bot.gard VNP 40 PD 1864 (hort.ex O.Thomas,J.Hort.Pract.Gard.ser.3,11.362.1886 "daubeniana") SCN caerulea x micrantha

‘David’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac Nurseries DO 1993 De Red streaking over white cup, dark green pads Pa OA AP P Identification of Hardy Nymphaea VNP PD 1993 SCN

Davide H ImG O Bergamo, Water Plants Italy DO 2005 De Light to dark pink Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Dawn’ H O DO De White with pink tinged sepals Pa OA AP W.B. Shaw P 1930 Catalogue of Rare Water Lilies VNP PD 1930 SCN

‘Dawn Planet’ H O Marshall DO 1997-8 De Pa OA AP Marshall P Neriad Index of Plants VNP PD 2003 SCN

‘Day Glow’ TD ImG O Presnell DO 2001 De Pink peony yellow at base, copper pads speckled with burgundy Registration Pa OA AP P Luster Aquatic Nursery Price List VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Daydream’ TD O Winch DO 1993 De Light blue pointed, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Dean Edwards’ TD ImGN O Winch DO 1991 De Purple pointed, green pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Dean’ TN O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Deaniana

Deaniana TN O Tricker DO 1894 De Light pink, deep bronze green pads Pa Boucheana‘ x indica Spira OA deaniana AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘Delaney Pete’ TD ImG O Presnell DO 2000 De Inner petals yellow, outer petals blue, mottled pads Pa OA AP P Pond Keeper VNP Jan/Feb.10 PD 2002 SCN

Delftwerke TD O Frase DO 1975 De Delft blue white center, pine green pads Pa ‘Pink Pearl’ x ‘OrchidStar OA AP Dunn P Horticulture VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Delicata’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP 10 PD 1912 SCN Correctly ‘Alba Delicata’

‘Delicatissima’ TN O Tricker DO 1894 De Light pink Pa lotus x rubra OA delicatissima AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN ‘Lotus Delicata’

‘Dendato-Lotus’ TN O DO De Pa dentata x Lotus OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 88 PD 1907 SCN

dentata Schumach. & Thonn. O DO De Pa OA AP P Beskr.Guin.pl. VNP 249 PD 1827 SCN Correctly lotus L., "Sierra Leone Waterlily" SPN

‘Dentata Grandiflora’ TN O Sturtevant DO 1901 De White Pa OA dentata granfiflora AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘Dentata Magnifica’ TN O Bisset DO 1902 De White Pa omarana x dentata OA dentata magnifica AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN dentatamagnifica Bisset Tropicos

‘Dentata Superba’ TN ImG O DO De White cup then flat, deep green pads Pa lotus x OA AP Conard P Water Lilies VNP 130 PD 1907 SCN ‘Juno’

‘Denver’ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1997 De Double white flushed with peach, green pads Pa OA AP Tomocik P Water Gardening VNP 44 PD 1996 SCN

‘Denver’s Delight’ H O DO De Pale pink Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP Cover 19.1 PD 2004 SCN

Deva H Im O Duff DO De White Pa OA AP Nash P Aquatic Plants & Their Cultivation VNP 51 PD 1998 SCN

‘Devin M.A. Medeiros’ TD ImG O Uemura DO De Pinkish purple, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

devoniensis Hook. O DO De Pa OP AP P Bot.Mag. VNP 78.t.4665 PD 1852 SCN Correctly pubescens ‘Devoniensis’ Willd.

‘Devoniensis’ TN Im O Hook. DO 1851 De Rosy red, dark bronzy green pads Pa rubra x lotus OA devoniensis AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN Given as cultivar Addendum

‘Devonshire’ TN O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Devoniensis

Diamantina TD ImG O Marshall DO 1994-5 De Greyed sky blue, green pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘Diana’ TN O Grey DO 1900 De Rosy carmine, deep olive brown pads Pa sturtevantii x ampla (possible rudgeana) OA Diana AP P Revue horticole VNP 535 PD 1900 SCN

‘Diana’ H O Lilypons DO De White Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Jan/Feb VNP 16 PD 1998 SCN Epithet invalid, previously used

‘Diana Grandiflora TN O Grey DO De Crimson Pa sturtevantii x ampla (possible rudgeana p.222) OA diana grandiflora AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

dictyophlebia Merr.& L.M.Perry O DO De Pa OA AP P J.Arnold Arbor. VNP 23-390 PD 1942 SCN Correctly macrosperma Merr.& L. M. Perry

‘Director George T. Moore’ TD ImG O Pring DO 1941 De Deep purple star, sometimes lightly flecked pads Pa ‘Judge Hitchcock’ x colorata OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 29.3.57-76 PD 1941 SCN

discolor Steud. ex Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger GartenBlumenzeitung VNP 9.200,214 PD 1853 SCN Correctly caerulea S.

divaricata Hutchinson (Brachyceras) TD O DO De Blue or pink, mainly submersed pads Pa OA AP P Bull.Misc.Inform. VNP 1931.246, fig PD 1931 SCN

‘Dixie’s Pride’ TD Im O Presnell DO 2000 De Medium blue, mottled raised edge pads Pa Tina’x ‘St. Louis Gold’ OA AP P Luster Aquatic Nursery Price List VNP PD 2002 SCN

Docteur Florence’ TN O Lagrange DO pre-1900 De Dark red Pa lotus x OA AP Lagrange P Cat 64.2 VNP PD 1900 SCN

Docteur Florenze TN O Ames DO 1900 De Pa O’Marana x Smithiana OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN

‘Doll House’ H  ImG O Strawn DO De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP X.1.14 PD 1994 SCN

Donau Nymphe TD O DO De Small blue Pa OA AP P Seerosen-Farm VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Dorothy Lamour H O Thomas DO 27/12/66 De Greenish yellow dwarf, flecked pads Pa tetragona x ‘Chromatella OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 389 PD 1974 SCN Plant Patent No. 2698

‘Dorothy Pearl’ TD O Slocum Water Gardens DO 1999 De White, green pads Pa Possibly seedling of ‘August Koch’ OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 110 PD 2005 SCN

‘Double Light Yellow’ H O Slocum DO <2000 De Double light yellow Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 16,2, 4 PD 2000 SCN

‘Dr. Antonio Cappelletto’ H Im  O Calvisi DO c.1985 De Pa OA AP P Gardenia VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Dr. Caspary’  TN De Medium purple reddish brown filaments Pa rubra x lotus O Bouché DO 1852-3 OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

‘Dr. G. Cassina’ TD Im  O Calvisi DO c.1985 De Pa OA AP P Gardenia VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Dr. Gianni Di Lena’ TD Im  O Calvisi DO c.1985 De Pa OA AP P Gardenia VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Dr. Klotsch’  TN De Light purple reddish brown filaments Pa rubra x lotus O Bouché DO 1852-3 OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

‘Dusk’  TN De Red Pa O Fowler DO <1935 OA AP Warren P Washington Post VNP 5.31 PD 1935 SCN

 

 

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