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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‘J. Vacherot‘ TN O Lagrange DO De Raspberry red Pa dentata x OA AP P Lagrange Catalogue VNP PD 1914 SCN Correctly ‘Jules Vacherot’

‘J.C.N. Forestier‘ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO c. 1930 De Apricot to copper bronze Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 397 PD 1974 SCN Not in Latour-Marliac Catalogs, possibly ‘Jean Forestier‘

‘J.S. Walsh’ Pring TN O Gurney DO <1922 De Pink, bell shaped, dark green pads Pa ‘Kewensis’ x ‘Tulipifera’ OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 10.9.147-150 PD 1922 SCN

‘Jack Wood’ TD ImG O Wood DO 1972 De Raspberry red, flecked pads Pa OA AP Tomocik P Water Gardening VNP 80 PD 1996 SCN

‘James Brydon‘ H ImG O Dreer DO 1899 De Rosy crimson cup, bronze sometimes flecked pads Pa alba rubra x OA AP P Dreer’s Retail Catalog VNP 1.05 PD 1901 SCN ‘Brydonacea Elegans‘

‘James Gurney’ H O DO De Dark rose Pa alba rubra x OA AP P Dreer’s Retail Catalog VNP PD 1900 SCN Addendum

‘James Gurney’ TN O Pring DO 1948 De Rose pink, copper green pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 36.62-65 PD 1948 SCN Epithet invalid, previously used Addendum

‘James Gurney, Junior’ TN O Gurney DO <1907 De Dark magenta, copper green pads Pa ‘Frank Trelease’ x ? OA AP Conard P Water Lilies VNP 129 PD 1907 SCN

‘James Hudson’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De Purplish crimson star white sepals, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1912 SCN

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

‘Jamie Lu Skare‘ Uber TD O Randig DO 1970 De Deep yellow Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 464 PD 1974 SCN Posthumous introduction

‘Janette Harder’ H O Harder DO De Large pink Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Janice’ TDV O Sawyer DO 1928 De White to light blue Pa OA AP P William Tricker Inc. Catalog VNP 11 PD 1932 SCN 10.2

‘Janice C. Wood’ TD ImG O Wood DO 1982 De White star, mottled pads Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 196 PD 1996 SCN

‘Janice-Ruth’ TN O DO De White, dark green pads Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 442 PD 1974 SCN

‘Japanese Pygmy Red’ H O DO De Pink then red cup then star, dark green pads Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 235 PD 1996 SCN

japonokoreana O DO De Pa OA AP Nakai P Journ.Jap.Bot VNP xiv.749,japonice PD 1938 SCN Correctly N. pygmaea

‘Jasmin’ H Im De Pa O DO OA AP P VNP PD SCN

‘Jasmine’ H O Henley DO 1995 De White, very fragrant, green pads Pa ‘Caroliniana‘ x bee pod OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 171 PD 2005 SCN

‘Jean de Lamarsalle’ H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1936 De Deep pink, dark green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1938 SCN

‘Jean Forestier‘ H O Lagrange DO 1910 De Purplish pink to apricot Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 455 PD 1910 SCN

‘Jean Laydeker‘ H O Latour-Marliac Nurseries DO 1992 De Pink streaked with red star, green pads Pa OA AP P Identification of Hardy Nymphaea VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Jean Marie’ H O Mirgon DO 1986 De Small light pink, green pads Pa OA AP P Colorado Water Gardening Society Newsletter VNP PD 1987 SCN

‘Jennifer Catherine’ TD ImG O Presnell DO 2002 De Double purple with pink center star, green pads Pa ‘Day Glow’ x micrantha OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Jennifer Presnell‘ TD Im O Presnell DO 2003 De Medium blue, blue to pink petaloid stamens, green pads Pa ampla x unknown Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 16 PD 2009 SCN

‘Jennifer Rebecca’ TN O Landon DO 1990 De Dark red sunflower-like, reddish brown pads Pa ‘Wood’s White Knight’ x ‘Red Flare’ OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 211 PD 1996 SCN

‘Jennral Lee’ TD Im O Presnell DO 1999 De Clear blue cup, heavily mottled pads Pa Unknown OA AP P Luster Aquatic Nursery Price List VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Jericho‘ H Im O Detienne DO 1987 De Pale pink, olive green pads Registration Pa ‘Marliacea Rosea’ x unknown OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘Jerusalem Dawn’ H ImG O Hazorea Aquatics DO 2004 De Pale pink to white, green pads Pa OA AP P Belyjo Inc. Catalog VNP PD 2005 SCN

‘Jessica‘ H Im De Clear pink star, green pads Pa O Hans Weber DO OA AP P Gartenteich VNP PD 2005

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‘Jessica May’ H O Austral Watergardens DO 1999 De Glowing pink Pa OA AP Knotts P The NAmes of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Jessie’s Purple Passion’ TD Im O Landon DO De Light blue, flecked pads Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP Jan-Feb.17 PD 1998 SCN

‘Jessieana‘ H O DO De Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 28 PD 1983 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Jessieana‘

‘Jim Saunders’ H O Henley DO 1996 De Rich pink Pa ‘Firecrest’ x tetragona OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 172 PD 2005 SCN

‘Jo Ann’ TD O Van Ness Water Gardens DO 1981 De Double raspberry red cup, deep green pads Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 196 PD 1996 SCN

‘Joanne Pring‘ H O DO De Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 236 PD 1996 SCN Correctly ‘Tetragona Joanne Pring‘

‘Jody Blue’ TD Im O Collins DO 1972 De Medium blue, parrot green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Joe Cutak‘ TD Im O Pring DO 1950 De Soft blue, flecked pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 38.? PD 1950 SCN

‘Joe Howes‘ TD O Winch DO 1987 De Purple pointed, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Joey Tomocik‘ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1993 De Vivid yellow, speckled pads Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP X.1.14 PD 1994 SCN

‘John Mirgon‘ TD Im O Winch DO 1986 De Pink, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘John Wedgwood’ H Im O Protopapas DO 2005 De Yellow-orange Detailed description Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN Addendum

‘Jolly’ 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

‘Jongkolnee‘ TD ImG O Slearmlarp Wasuwat DO De Very double white with purple or pink accents, sometimes speckled pads Pa OA AP Wasuwat P Encyclopedia of Ornamental Plants in Thailand VNP 3:302 PD 1982 SCN

‘Joseph Baynard Shearouse‘ TD ImG O Connelly DO De Double dark blue Pa OA AP P Tropical Pond & Garden Catalog VNP PD 2000 SCN

‘Joseph Marvin’ TD O Landon DO De Autumn Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Jan/Feb VNP 17 PD 1998 SCN

‘Josephine’ TDV ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO De White cup, green pads Detailed description Pa ‘Paul Stetson’ x unknown OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 16 PD 1998 SCN

‘Joyce Hamilton’ H O Harder DO De Light pink Pa OA AP P Arcadia Lily Ponds Retail Catalogue VNP PD 1999 SCN

‘Jubilee’ TN O Dreer DO 1899 De Pinkish white, blotched pads Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘Jublier‘ TN O DO De Pa OA AP P Tower Grove Park Inventory List 1946 VNP PD SCN Probably ‘Jubilee’

‘Juchhu‘ H ImG O Bechthold DO 2002 De Medium pink Pa OA AP Bechthold, Hieronimus P Seerosen VNP 133 PD 2006 SCN

‘Judge Hitchcock’ TD ImG O Pring DO 1941 De Wisteria violet cup, flecked pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 29.3.57-76 PD 1941 SCN

‘Jules Vacherat‘ TN O Lagrange DO De Flaming red Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 442 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Jules Vacherot’

‘Jules Vacherot‘ TN O Lagrange DO De Raspberry red Pa dentata x OA AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP 20 PD 1912 SCN

‘Julia Russo’ TD ImG O Winch DO 1974 De Blue white very wide, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Julien Decelle’ TD O DO De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1991 SCN

‘Julius S. Walsh’ TN O DO De Pa OA AP P VNP PD SCN Tower Grove Park Inventory List 1946

‘June Alison’ TD ImG O Winch DO 1980 De Pink white, flecked pads Pa OA AP Nash P Aquatic Plants and Their Cultivation VNP 120 PD 1998 SCN

‘Juno’ TD ImG O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP PD 1923 SCN Correctly ‘Dentata Superba‘

‘Jupiter’ TD O Pring DO De Deep blue Pa zanzibariensis x OA capensis var. zanzibariensis ‘Jupiter’ AP Innes P Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens VNP 286 PD 1947 SCN

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