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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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‘Earl of Warwick’ O DO De Pa OA AP Oldiham Waterlily Collection P List of RHS Awards VNP PD SCN Need more information

‘Early Bird’ H O Beldt DO c.1967 De Strawberry red cup Pa OA AP P Beldt’s Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD c.1964 SCN

‘Eastern Moon’ TD ImG O Chaiyaphon Thamasuwan DO De Yellow at base merging to violet, green pads Pa ‘Fong Shompoo’ x ‘Purple Haze’ OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN Addendum

Eastonensis TN O Ames DO 1900 De Gray shaded with light blue, dark green pads Pa omarana x smithiana OA eastonensis AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

Eastoniensis TD O Blomberg (Ames) DO 1896 De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 88 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Stellata Eastoniensis

Eburnea H O Latour-Marliac DO 1895 De White with green and pink lines, green pads Pa odorata gigantea x OA hybrida eburnea, x eburnea AP Andre P Revue Horticole VNP 1xvii. 259, 571 PD 1895 SCN

Echard H O DO De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1965 SCN

Edelweis H O Beldt DO De Pa OA AP P Bee Fork Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD 1977 SCN

edgeworthii Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger GartenBlumenzeitung VNP 8.372 PD 1852 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm. f.

‘Edie’s Choice’ TD Im O Winch DO 1993 De Pink aster type, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Edith’ H O Austral Watergardens DO 1999 De Semidouble white Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Edm. Falconer’ O DO De Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 396 PD 1908 SCN No description

edulis DC. O DO De Pa OA AP P Syst.nat. VNP 2.52 PD 1821 SCN Correctly pubescens Willd.

‘Edward C. Eliot’ TD O Pring DO 1924 De Pale pink cup, flecked pads Pa Seedling of ‘Mrs.Edwards Whitaker Marmorata’ OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 14.132-134 PD 1926 SCN

‘Edward D. Uber’ TDV O Van Ness Gardens DO 1981 De Pinkish purple star, deep green pads Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 193 PD 1996 SCN

‘Edwin A. Lemp’ TD O Beldt DO 1941 De Lavender purple star Pa Possibly ‘Stella Gurney’ x ‘Blue Star’ OA AP P Beldt’s Aquarium Large Catalog VNP PD 1948 SCN ‘Purple Star’

‘Efestus’ H ImG O Protopapas DO De Deep rose, maroon pads Detailed description Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 19.4 PD 2004 SCN

‘Eldorado’ TD ImG O Randig DO 1963 De Lemon yellow star, blotched pads Pa Unknown OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 458 PD 1974 SCN ‘City of Gold’

‘Electra’ TD ImG O Frase DO 1932 De Medium blue star, flecked pad Pa caerulea x capensis OA AP Dunn P Horticulture VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Elegance’ TD O Winch DO 1992 De Pink white pointed, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

elegans Hooker (Brachyceras) TD ImG O DO De Delicate blue, freckled pads Pa OA AP P Bot.Mag. VNP 78.t.4604 PD 1852 SCN "Señorita Waterlily" SPN

elegans ‘Willie Frase TD ImG O Frase DO De Darker than most elegans Pa Selection of elegans OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Elena Grossi TD O DO De Rosy red Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 73 PD 1983 SCN

Eleonoreae s. Holtzei v. Eleonoreae T O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN Published as holtzei var. eleonorae

Elisée H O Latour-Marliac DO c. 1940 De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1940 SCN

elleniae S.W.L Jacobs (Anecphya) TD ImG O DO De Smallish white, green pads Pa OA AP P Telopea VNP 4.635 PD 1992 SCN

‘Elli Chari’ H ImG O Protopapas DO De Soft yellow Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

Ellisiana H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1896 De Small red star, green pads Pa alba rubra x OA ellisiana AP P The Garden VNP PD 1899 SCN

‘Elysian Fields TN ImG De Light to medium pink, bronze green pads Pa Antares‘ x ‘Missouri’ O Sacher DO OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 136 PD 2005 SCN

‘Emily Grant Hutchings’ Pring TN ImG O Gurney DO <1922 De Amaranth red cup,brownish green pads Pa C.E.Hutchings‘ x unknown OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 10.9.147-150 PD 1922 SCN

emirnensis Planch. O DO De Pa OA AP P Rev.Hort. VNP ser.4,2.65 PD 1853 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

‘Emma Weiss’ H Im O Wallner DO De Bright pink Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2008 SCN Addendum

‘Empress’ TD ImGN ImG O Winch DO 1990 De Purplish blue, lightly blotched pads Detailed description Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Enchantment’ TD ImG O Randig DO De Deep salmon rose star then flat,pea green with pinkish edge pads Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 459 PD 1974 SCN

‘Enchantress’ O Randig DO 1937 De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII,3,5 PD 1992 SCN Renamed ‘Enchantment’ post WWII

engleri Gilg O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot. Jahrb. Syst. VNP 41.36 PD 1908 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

‘Enid Frase’ TD ImG O Frase DO 1958 De Neon pink star, green pads Pa ‘Castaliflora’ x ‘Orchid Star’ OA AP Dunn P Horticulture VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Enigma’ TD ImG O Ponds of Reflection DO De Semi-double blue yellow center, lightly flecked pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

Erecta H O DO De White Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 46 PD 1938 SCN

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

erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. O DO De Pa OA AP P Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo Exped. VNP 1.40,t.5-3. PD 1914 "erici-rosenii" SCN Correctly heudelotii Planch.

‘Ernst Epple Sr’ H Im O Epple Nurseries DO De White, green pads Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Nov VNP 48 PD 1996 SCN

‘Ernst Ludwig’ TD O Henkel DO De Violet blue star Pa OA AP P Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden VNP 9.325-329 PD 1917 SCN Correctly ‘Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig’

‘Eros’ H ImG O Bechthold DO 2003 De Deep pink cup green pads Registration Pa ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ x ‘Wow OA AP P WGI Checklist VNP PD 2006 SCN

erythrocarpa Hentze O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) VNP 10.747 PD 1852 SCN Correctly alba L.

‘Escarboucle’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1909 De Bright vermillion cup then star, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN

esculenta Roxb. O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.ind.ed.1832 VNP 2.578 PD 1832 SCN Correctly pubescens Willd.

‘Esmeralda’ H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De Small star red white streaked Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP 5 PD 1912 SCN

esquirolii Lev.& Vaniot O DO De Pa OA AP P Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. VNP 3.35 PD 1907 SCN Correctly tetragona Georgi

‘Eternal Flame’ TD ImG O Thamasuwan DO De Light peach pink, flecked pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Eucharis’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De Rose white markings Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1912 SCN

‘Eugenia de Land’ H Im O Shaw DO De Semidouble rich pink star, green pads Pa OA AP WB Shaw P Shaw Catalog VNP PD 1925 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Eugenia deLand

Eugeniae T O DO De Rose Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN

‘Euphrosyne’ T O Henkel DO 1905 De Rose Pa Zanzibar. var. x ? OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN

Eureka H O Marshall DO 2001-2 De Pa OA AP Marshall P Neriad Index of Plants VNP PD 2003 SCN

‘Evangeline’ H O Shaw DO De Pearly flesh star, green pads Pa OA AP P Catalogue of Rare Water Lilies, Shaw Aquatic Gardens VNP 8 PD 1927 SCN

‘Eve’s Solitare TD Im De Medium blue Pa ‘Evelyn Randig‘ x capensis O Landon DO OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 112 PD 2005 SCN

‘Evelyn Randig TD ImG O Randig DO 1931 De Magenta rose cup then star, mottled pads Pa Unknown OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 459 PD 1974 SCN

‘Evelyn Stetson’ H Im De Pa O DO OA AP P VNP PD SCN Correctly ‘M. Evelyn Stetson’

‘Evelyn Violet’ TD O Winch DO 1990 De Purple pointed, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Evening Star’ TD O Winch DO 1994 De Purple, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Excalibur’  TD De Pa ‘St. Louis Gold’ x unknown blue O Dorset DO 1998 OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 15.2.7 PD 1999 SCN

‘Exquisita’ H O DO De Pa OA exquisita AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 230 PD 1905 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Exquisita’

‘Exquisite’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Exquisita’

exumbonata Rupr. O DO De Pa OA AP P Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg VNP 12.219 PD 1854 SCN Correctly alba L.

 

 

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