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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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‘L. Dittman’ TD O Henkel DO 1902 De Peach Pa Zanzibar. coerul. x Casparyi OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN

‘L. Mathieu’  TN O Bouché DO 1852-3 De Brownish rose, filaments orange Pa hybrid x lotus OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

‘La France’ TN O Randig DO 1936 De Soft pink Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII,3,4 PD 1992 SCN

‘La Reine de los Angeles’ TN O Johnson DO 1935 De White Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 71 PD 1938 SCN

‘Labeaugere’ H O Latour-Marliac DO De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1974 SCN ‘Rene Gerard’? CF

‘Lactea’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1907 De Pink to white Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1912 SCN

‘Laelia’ TN O DO De Delicate pink, light green pads Pa colombiana x smithiana OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘Laelia Colorans’ TN O Ames DO 1900 De Medium pink Pa colombiana x smithiana OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN

‘Lampion’ H ImG O Bechthold DO 2004 De Pink cup Registration Pa ‘Potzblitz’ x unknown OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 2 PD 2005 SCN

‘Larp Prasert’ TD ImG O Slearmlarp Wasuwat DO De Deep neon pink star Pa OA AP Wasuwat P Encyclopedia of Ornamental Plants in Thailand VNP 3:304 PD 1982 SCN

‘Larpchaiyaporn’ TN ImG O Taenchai Taendechsakul DO 2001 De Deep rose, maroon pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Larroque’ H Im O Latour-Marliac DO De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1974 SCN ‘Neptune’? CF

lasiophylla Mart.& Zucc. (Hydrocallis) TNV Im O DO De Creamy white, pads green sometimes flecked Pa OA AP P Abh.Math.-Phsy.Cl.Konigl.Bayer.Akad.Wiss. VNP 1.364 PD 1832 SCN Addendum

‘Lambency Light’ TD Im O Bergamo DO 2007 De Light yellow to light blue, green pads Pa Unknown x unknown Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2008 Supplement VNP 17 PD 2008 SCN

‘Lampion’ H ImG O Bechthold DO 2004 De Pink cup Registration Pa OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 2 PD 2005 SCN

‘Laura Frase’ TD ImG O Frase DO 1960 De Delphinium blue cup, blotched pads Pa ‘Blue Beauty’ x ‘Panama Pacific’ OA AP Dunn P Horticulture VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Laura Strawn’ H ImGN O Strawn DO 1997 De White, green pads Pa OA AP Tomocik P Water Gardening VNP 51 PD 1996 SCN

‘Laurence Gedye’ H ImG O Gedye DO 1994-5 De Dark pink RHS 72C, green pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘Lavender’ TD O Winch DO 1954 De Light purple, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Laydeker Purple’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP PD 1923 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Purpurea’

‘Laydeker Rose’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Rosea’

‘Laydeker Yellow’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Fulva’

‘Laydekeri’ H O Hort. DO De Carmine, orange stamens Pa tetragona x alba rubra? OA AP Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP PD 1891 SCN

‘Laydekeri Alba’ H ImG O DO De White cup, deep green yellow veins Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 43 PD 1983 SCN Not in LM catalogues, ‘Laydekeri Alba’ Addendum

‘Laydekeri Carmine’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 236 PD 1996 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Purpurata’

‘Laydekeri Floridunda’ H O Latour-Marliac DO <1900 De Pa OA hybrida Laydekeri floribunda AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN

‘Laydekeri Fulgens’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO <1893 De Crimson magenta cup, flecked pads Pa OA laydekeri fulgens AP Latour-Marliac P The Garden VNP 583 PD 1893 SCN ‘Laydekeri Red’, ‘Red Laydekeri’

‘Laydekeri Fulva’ H O DO De Pa OA laydekeri fulva AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 230 PD 1905 SCN Correctly ‘Fulva’

‘Laydekeri Lilacea’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO <1893 De Rose lilac, dark green pads Pa tetragona x alba rubra? OA laydekeri lilacea AP Latour-Marliac P The Garden VNP 583 PD 1893 SCN ‘Laydekeri Lilacina’,’Liliacea’,’Lilacina’, ‘Pink Laydeker’

‘Laydekeri Lilacina’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Lilacea’

‘Laydekeri Lucida’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1894 De Soft vermillion, blotched pads Pa tetragona x alba rubra? OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 399 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Lucida’

‘Laydekeri Punicea’ H O Latour-Marliac DO <1900 De Rose Pa OA hybrida Laydekeri punicea AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN

‘Laydekeri Purpurea’ H O DO De Pa alba rubra x OA laydekeri purpurea AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 231 PD 1905 SCN ‘Laydeker Purple’

‘Laydekeri Purpurata’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1894 De Rosy crimson flecked cup sometimes splashed pads Pa OA laydekeri purpurata AP P Revue Horticole VNP PD 1894 SCN

‘Laydekeri Red’ H O DO De Red Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 44 PD 1983 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Fulgens’

‘Laydekeri Rosea’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1892 De Soft pink ages to carmine rose cup, green pads Pa tetragona x alba rubra? OA AP Latour-Marliac P The Garden VNP 583 PD 1893 SCN Addendum

‘Laydekeri Rosea Prolifera’ H ImG O Lagrange DO pre-1900 De Soft pink ages to carmine rose, green pads Pa tetragona x alba rubra? OA AP Lagrange P Cat 64.2 VNP PD 1900 SCN Fasciated form of ‘Laydekeri Rosea’ Addendum

‘Laydekeri Seignoureti’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1893 De Red yellow blend, spotted pads Pa alba rubra x mexicana OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 399 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Seignoureti’

‘Laydekeri Rubra’ H O Lagrange DO pre-1900 De Pa OA AP Lagrange P Cat. 64.2 VNP PD 1900 SCN

‘Le Vésuve’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO <1900 De Dark red white sepals star, green pads Pa OA hybrida La Vésuve AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN ‘Vesuvius’, ‘Vésuve’; ‘Vésuv’

‘Leading Lady’ TD O Randig DO 1938 De Semidouble peach pink, flecked pad Pa OA AP Uber P Horticulture VNP Feb.-92 PD 1958 SCN ‘G. Uber’

‘Ledora Gold’ TD Im O Marshall DO 1994-5 De Bright yellow, olive pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘Leeann Connelly’ TN O Connelly DO De Pink striped with white, green pads Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine July/Aug VNP 14 PD 1996 SCN

leibergii Morong (Nymphaea) H ImG O DO De White pygmy, green wavy pads Pa OA AP P Bot.Gaz.(Crawfordsville) VNP 13.124, in note PD 1888 "leibergi" SCN

leiboldiana Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger Garten-Blumenzeitung VNP 9.197,209 PD 1853 SCN Correctly ampla (Salisb.) DC.

lekophylla (Small) Cory O DO De Pa OA AP P Rhodora VNP 38.406 PD 1836 SCN Correctly odorata subsp. odorata

‘Lemon Chiffon’ H ImG O Strawn DO De Double yellow, freckled pads Pa OA AP P Paradise Water Garden Catalog VNP 1 PD 1999 SCN

‘Lemon Mist’ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1997 De Double soft yellow Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 16 PD 1997 SCN

‘Lemon Scent’ H O DO De Soft yellow cup Pa OA AP Tomocik P Water Gardening VNP 51 PD 1996 SCN

‘Lemonade’ H O Lilypons Water Gardens DO 1996 De Soft yellow Pa Unknown OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 175 PD 2005 SCN

‘Leon Levin’ TN O DO 1939 De Pa OA AP P Tower Grove Park Inventory List 1946 VNP PD SCN Need more information

‘Leopardess’ TD ImG O Randig DO 1931 De Cobalt blue cup, mottled pads Pa OA AP P Horticulture VNP Feb.-69 PD 1958 SCN ‘Leopardus’ Masters

leucantha Peter O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP ser.2,13(2).60,76,t.19,fig.13 PD 1928 SCN Correctly lotus L.

‘Léviathan’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1908 De Double deep pink, green pads Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 462 PD 1908 SCN

‘Leydeckeri Lilacea’ H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Lilacea’

‘Leydeckeri Prolifera’ H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 96 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Comte de Bouchard’

‘Leydeckeri Punicea’ H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Punicea’

‘Leydekeri Purpurata’ H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Purpurata’

‘Leydekeri Rosea’ H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Rosea’

‘Leydekeri Rubra’ H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Laydekeri Rubra’

 

 

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