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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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‘G. Uber TD O Randig DO 1970 De White Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 466 PD 1974 SCN

Galatee H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1909 De Soft rose white markings, variegated pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN

gardneriana Planchon (Hydrocallis) TN ImG O DO De Creamy white greenish tips, green pads Pa OA AP P Fl.Serres Jard.Eur. VNP 8-120 PD 1852 SCN

Geheimer Kommerzienrath Borsig  TN De Light rose Pa hybrid x lotus O Bouché DO 1852-3 OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

‘Geisha Girl’ H O Dorset Water Lily Company DO De White, pink blush Pa Sport of ‘Ellisiana OA AP P RHS The Garden VNP PD 2005 SCN

‘Gemstone’ TD O Frase DO 1965 De Mid-violet star, marbled pads Pa ‘Albert Greenberg’ x ‘Purple Zanzibar’ OA AP Dunn P Horticulture VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Gen. Dir. Lenné T De Pa O Bouché DO 1858 OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Generaldirektor Lenné

‘Gene Joyner’ TD Im O Connelly DO De Violet blue to silver blue Pa ampla x unnamed OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 18 PD 1997 SCN

Generaldirektor Lenné  TN De Delicate pink, yellow filaments Pa hybrid x lotus O Bouché DO 1852-3 OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

‘General Macarthur’ TD O Randig DO 1938 De Yellow suffused with pink, mottled pads Pa OA AP Uber P Horticulture VNP 92 PD Feb. 1958 SCN

‘General Pershing’ TD ImG O Pring DO 1917 De Pink cup then flat, flecked pads Pa Castali Flora’ x ‘Mrs.Whitaker OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 22.2.47-90 PD 1934 SCN

‘George Huster TN O Dreer DO 1899 De Dark red, bronzy green pads Pa omarana x OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘George L. Thomas’ H ImG O Strawn DO c.1995 De Red Pa OA AP P Lilypons Catalog VNP PD 2002 SCN Addendum

‘Georgia Peach’ HV ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1998 De Peach Pa OA AP Nash P Aquatic Plants and Their Cultivation VNP 126 PD 1998 SCN

georginae Jacobs & Hellquist (Anecphya) TD O DO De Pa OA AP P Telopea VNP PD 2005 SCN

‘Giant Pearl H O Beldt DO De Pa OA AP P Bee Fork Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD c.1964 SCN

gibertii (Morong) Conard O DO De Pa OA AP P Waterlilies VNP 210 PD 1905 (Publ.Carnegie Inst.Wash.4) SCN Correctly jamesoniana Planch.

gigantea Hooker (Anecphya) TD ImG O DO De White, pink, blue and purple globular, pads light green Pa OA AP P Bot. Mag. VNP 78.t.4647 PD 1852 SCN "Australian W." Standardized Plant Names

gigantea var. alba K.C.Landon, nom. nud. O DO De Pa OA AP P Phytologia VNP 40.44 PD 1978 SCN Correctly N. spp. (no Latin description or type)

gigantea ‘Alba’ TD O DO De White peony, green pads Pa Selection of gigantea OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 37.81 PD 1949 SCN

gigantea ‘Albert de Lestang Pring TD ImG O DO 1946 De White peony flushed with blue (first day), green pads Pa Selection of gigantea OA gigantea ‘Albert-de-Lestang AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 37.81 PD 1947 SCN

gigantea ‘Hudson’s Var.’ TD O Hudson DO De Blue Pa Selection of gigantea OA AP Hudson P Flora & Sylva VNP III.303-304 PD .(1905) SCN Correctly gigantea ‘Hudsoni

gigantea f. hudsonii K.C.Landon O DO De Pa OA AP Landon P Phytologia VNP 40.439 PD 1978 SCN Incorrect description for gigantea ‘Hudsoni

giganteaHudsoni TD O Hudson DO 1903 De Blue Pa Selection of gigantea OA gigantea Hudsoni AP Hudson P Journ. RHS VNP XXVII, Part 1 PD 1903 SCN

giganteaHudsonii anon. TD O Hudson DO De Blue Pa Selection of gigantea OA gigantea var. hudsonii AP P Gard. World VNP 20.756 PD 1903 SCN Correctly gigantea ‘Hudsoni

giganteaHudsoniana F.Henkel et al TD O Hudson DO 1900 De Sky-blue Pa Selection of gigantea OA gigantea var. hudsoniana AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 65 PD 1907 SCN Correctly gigantea ‘Hudsoni

gigantea var. media F.Henkel et al O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 65 PD 1907 SCN Correctly gigantea Hook.

gigantea var. neorosea K.C.Landon O DO De Pa OA AP P Phytologia VNP 40.441 PD 1978 SCN Correctly gigantea Hook.

gigantea ‘Neorosea’ K.C.Landon ImG O DO De Pink Pa Selection of gigantea OA gigantea var. neorosea AP P Phytologia VNP 40.441 PD 1978 SCN

gigantea var. serrata Domin O DO De Pa OA AP P Biblioth. Bot. VNP 89.658 PD 1926 SCN Correctly macrosperma Merr.& L.M. Perry

gigantea var. violacea (Lehm.) Conard O DO De Pa OA AP Conard P Waterlilies VNP 130 PD 1905 (Publ.Carnegie Inst.Wash. 4) SCN Correctly violacea Lehm.

‘Giverny Red’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Lilypons Catalog VNP 8 PD 1999 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Fulgens’

Gladstone H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP PD 1923 SCN Correctly ‘Gladstoniana

Gladstoniana H ImG O Richardson DO 1897 De White star, dark green pads Pa Variant of alba? OA gladstoniana AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN Tuberosa Gladstoneana‘, ‘Gladstone

glandulifera Rodschied (Hydrocallis) TN O DO De Creamy white, green pads Pa OA AP P Med.Bem.Kol.Rio Essequibo VNP 76 PD 1794 SCN

Gloire du Temple sur Lot’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1913 De Double pink then white chrysanthemum, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1913 SCN

Gloriosa H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1896 De Carmine rose, bronze green pads Pa alba rubra x OA AP P The Garden VNP PD 1899 SCN

‘Glory’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP PD 1923 SCN Correctly ‘Gloriosa

‘Goddess’ TD O Winch DO 1996 De White pointed, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Gold Medal’ H ImG O Slocum DO 1991 De Yellow round, mottled pads Pa Seedling of ‘Texas Dawn’ OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII.3 PD 1992 SCN

‘Golden Cup’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Slocum P Slocum Water Garden Catalog VNP 5-8 PD c. 1944 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Chromatella

‘Golden Fascinator’ TD ImG O Randig DO 1946 De Yellow gold-pink tipped cup and star, green pads Pa OA AP P Horticulture VNP Feb.-69 PD 1958 SCN

‘Golden Glow’ TD O Winch DO 1972 De Yellow, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Golden West’ TD ImG O Randig DO 1936 De Peach pink to apricot flat, speckled pads Pa ‘St. Louis’ seedling OA AP Innes P Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens VNP 288 PD 1947 SCN

‘Goliath’ H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De White with pink tulip Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1912 SCN

Gonnère H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1914 De Double white ball-shaped, light green pads Pa Seedling of ‘Tuberosa Richardsoni‘ x OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1914 SCN ‘Snowball’, ‘Crystal White’

goudotiana Planch. O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.Serres Jard.Eur. VNP 8.12 PD 1852 SCN Correctly amazonum subsp. amazonum

‘Governor Luis Emerson’ TD O Koch DO De Light blue, spotted pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 68 PD 1938 SCN ‘Governor Emerson’ Innes, ‘Governor Louis Emerson’ Swindells,

Graciella H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 96 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Graziella

gracilis Zucc. (Brachyceras) TD ImG O DO De White star with long stalks, green pads Pa OA AP P Abh.Math.-Phys.Cl.Konigl.Bayer.Akad.Wiss. VNP 1.362 PD 1832 SCN "White Mexican W." Standardized Plant Names

Gracilis Azurea TD O Sturtevant DO De Blue Pa flavovirens x zanzibariensis OA gracilis azurea AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 228 PD 1905 SCN

Gracilis Purpurea TD O Sturtevant or Bisset DO De Purple Pa gracilis x zanzibariensis OA gracilis purpurea AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 227 PD 1905 SCN Purpurea‘, ‘Flavovirens purpurea

Gracilis Rosea TD O Sturtevant DO De Pink Pa gracilis x zanzibariensis rosea OA gracilis rosea AP Sturtevant P Garden and Forest VNP 498 PD 12-9-1896 SCN

Gracilis Rosea Perfecta’ TD O Sturtevant DO De Deep pink Pa gracilis x zanzibariensis rosea OA gracilis rosea perfecta AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 351 PD 1974 SCN ‘Perfecta’, ‘Rosea Perfecta’

Gracilis Rubra TD O Sturtevant DO De Deep rosy crimson Pa gracilis x zanzibariensis rosea OA gracilis rubra AP P Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden VNP 9.325-329 PD 1922 SCN Flavovirens rubra

Gracilis Violacea TD O Sturtevant DO De Bright violet blue Pa gracilis x zanzibariensis OA gracilis violacea AP Sturtevant P Garden and Forest VNP 498 PD 12-9-1896 SCN

‘Gracillima’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 396 PD 1908 SCN

‘Gracillima Alba’ H O Latour-Marliac DO <1900 De White, mottled pads Pa odorata gigantea x OA hybrida gracillima alba AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN Lost since 1904

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

grandiflora Peter O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP ser.2,13(2)59,74,t.18,fig.12 PD 1928 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

‘Gray Smoke’ TD Im O Chaiyapon Tamasuwan DO De Grayed blue, yellow at base, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

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

Grazia TD ImG O Bergamo, Water Plants Italy DO 2005 De Light blue, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

Graziella H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1904 De Reddish yellow small, variegated pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1904 SCN ‘Odorata Graciella‘, not the same as ‘Chrysantha

‘Green Smoke’ TD ImG O Randig DO 1965 De Chartreuse to purple cup, flecked pads Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 462 PD 1974 SCN

‘Gregg’s Orange Beauty’ H ImG O Perry’s Water Gardens DO 1996 De Pink outer petals, yellow inner petals Pa Possibly ‘Texas Dawn’ and ‘Perry’s Red Beauty’ OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 168 PD 2005 SCN

Grésilias H O Latour-Marliac DO c. 1940 De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1954 SCN

Gresille H O Latour-Marliac DO De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1969 SCN Gresilias‘? ‘Sultan’?

‘Gretchen’ H Im O Schimana DO De Pa OA AP P Wassergarten Journal VNP No.16 PD 1999 SCN

Greyae TD O Grey DO 1893 De Blue shaded to white Pa flavovirens x zanzibariensis OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 227 PD 1905 SCN Gracilis Greyae‘, ‘Grayae’

Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig’ TD O DO De Pa flavovirens x Zanzib. coelestina OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN ‘Ernst Ludwig’

Gruß an Potsdam’ H ImG O Wachter DO De Pa OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 4-6 PD 2001 SCN "Greetings to Potsdam"

guineensis Schumach.&Thonn. (Brachyceras) TD O DO De White, green pads Pa OA AP P Beskr.Guin. VNP pl. 248 PD 1827 SCN

Gulyanee  TD Im O Wasuwat DO De Yellow Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Gustav Fintelmann T O Bouché DO 1852-3 De Dark rose brown filaments Pa rubra x lotus OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

‘Gypsy’ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1997 De Rose then white pink mauve Pa OA AP P Strawn Catalog VNP 1 PD 1997 SCN

Gzetta Jewel’ TD O DO De Pink Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 68 PD 1938 SCN Same as ‘Izetta Jewel’?

 

 

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