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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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‘Iga Erfurt Swerg‘ O DO De Changeable Pa OA AP P RHS Plant Finder VNP PD SCN Need more information

‘Ignea‘ H De Pa O DO OA odorata caroliniana AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Ignea‘

‘Improved Firecrest‘ O DO De Pa OA AP P RHS Plant Finder VNP PD SCN Need more information

immutabilis S.W.L Jacobs (Anecphya) O DO De White with blue tinge, green pads Pa OA AP P Telopea VNP 4.637 PD 1992 SCN

immutabilis subsp. immutabilis (Anecphya) ImG O DO De White with purple edges and tips globe, light green pads Pa OA AP P VNP PD SCN

immutabilis subsp. kimberleyensis S.W.L Jacobs (Anecphya) O DO De Blue, green pads Pa OA AP P Telopea VNP 4.638 PD 1992 SCN

‘Imperial’ TD O Beldt DO <1947 De Purple Pa ‘August Koch’ x caerulea OA AP Innes P Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens VNP 287 PD 1947 SCN

‘Independence‘ TDV O DO De Pa OA AP P William Tricker Inc. Catalog VNP PD 1929 SCN Correctly ‘Mrs. Robert Sawyer’ Addendum

‘Independence Blue’ TD O Tricker DO 1932 De Blue, lightly flecked pads Pa OA AP P William Tricker Inc. Catalog VNP 11 PD 1932 SCN

‘Independence Pink’ TD O DO De Pa OA AP P The Independence Nurseries Company Catalog VNP 9 PD 1927 SCN Correctly ‘Mrs. Robert Sawyer’ Addendum

‘Indian Goddess’ TD O DO De Pa OA AP Sacher P Water Gardening Magazine VNP 62 PD 1997 SCN Correctly ‘Nangkwag‘

‘Indiana’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De Apricot to bronze cup, blotched pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1912 SCN

‘Indica‘ TN O DO De White Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 441 PD 1974 SCN

‘Indica Brahma’ TN O DO De Flame red Pa OA indica brahma AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN ‘Rubra v. Indica Brahma’

‘Indica Hofgartendirektor Graebner‘ TN O Moenkemeyer DO 1897 De Deep rose, reddish brown pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 70 PD 1938 SCN Correctly ‘Hofgärtner Graebner‘

‘Indica Isis’ TN O Moenkemeyer DO 1897 De Pale pink Pa OA indica Isis AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘Indica Spira‘ TN O Moenkemeyer DO 1897 De Rosy pink Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘Indigo Zanzibar‘ TD O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 470 PD 1974 SCN Need more information

‘Ineta Ruth’ TD ImG O Landon DO 1990 De Yellow star, green pads Pa flavovirens x ‘St.Louis Gold’ OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 195 PD 1996 SCN ‘Yellow Star’ Slocum & Robinson

‘Innerlight‘ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1997 De Light yellow bright yellow center Pa OA AP P Lilypons Catalog VNP 2-3 PD 1997 SCN ‘Inner Light’

‘Innocence’ TDV ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 1997 De White, mottled pads Detailed description Pa Unnamed x ‘Trail Blazer’ OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

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

‘Inspektor Wendland’ T O Bouché DO 1858 De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN

‘Iolanthe‘ H ImG O Meyer DO 2006 De Bright pink, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2008 SCN

‘IOP Enrico‘ H Im O Calvisi DO c.1985 De Pink, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Irene’ H O DO De Rose red Pa OA AP Trehane P Index Hortensis Vol.1 VNP PD 1989 SCN Eastern Europe?

‘Irene Heritage’ H O Slocum DO 1988 De Red star, green pads Pa Chance seedling of ‘Atropurpurea‘ OA OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII.3 PD 1992 SCN

‘Irene von Oldehoff‘ H O Oldehoff DO De Flesh pink Pa OA AP P Seerosen-Farm VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Isabelle Pring‘ TDV ImG O Pring DO 1941 De Creamy white star, light green pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 29.3.57-76 PD 1941 SCN

‘Islamorada’ TDV ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 1999 De Spotted medium blue star Detailed description Pa micrantha x ‘Panama Pacific’ OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 37 PD 2000 SCN

‘Iverney‘ TN O DO De Purplish pink star Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 83 PD 1983 SCN

‘Ivory’ TD O Winch DO 1996 De Creamy white, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Izetta Jewel’ TD O Shaw DO <1927 De Rich blue Pa gracilis x OA AP P Catalogue of Rare Water Lilies, Shaw Aquatic Gardens VNP 9 PD 1927 SCN Also ‘Izetta Jewell’. Same as ‘Gzetta Jewel’? Addendum

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