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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

 

M-Mar

 

‘M. Evelyn Stetson’  H ImG De White spreading to yellow star, deep green pads Pa O Stetson DO 1986 OA AP Stetson P Paradise Water Gardens Catalog VNP A(16).34 PD 1993 SCN

macrosperma Merr.& L.M.Perry (Anecphya) TD ImG O DO De Deep blue or pink, light green pads Pa OA AP P J.Arnold Arbor. VNP 23.389 PD 1942 SCN

maculata Schumach. & Thonn. O DO De Pa OA AP P Beskr.Guin.Pl. VNP 247 PD 1827 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

Madagascar Dwarf’ TDV O DO De Pa OA AP Innes P Goldfish Varieties and Water Gardens VNP 290 PD 1947 SCN Correctly ‘Daubenyana

madagascariensis DC. O DO De Pa OA AP P Syst.Nat. VNP 2-50 PD 1821 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

‘Madame Abel Chatenay’ TD O Lagrange DO 1908 De Lavender blue, somewhat mottled pads Pa gracilis x OA AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP 20 PD 1912 SCN

‘Madame August Tézier TN O Lagrange DO 1914 De Violet, purple pads Pa dentata x OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 444 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Mme. August Tézier

‘Madame Blot’ H O Lagrange DO 1914 De Rose Pa ‘Marliacea Carnea’ x ‘Colossea’ OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 383 PD 1914 SCN

‘Madame Bory Latour Marliac’ H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1936 De Pale pink Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1938 SCN

‘Madame de Bonseigneur’ H Im  O Latour-Marliac DO 1935 De Pale pink streaked Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1938 SCN

‘Madame Ganna Walska’ TDV ImG O Wood DO De Pale lavender pink darker tips star, mottled pads Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII.3.41 PD 1992 SCN

‘Madame Herbot Cutbush TD O Lagrange DO De Lavender blue Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 467 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Mme. Herbot Cutbush

‘Madame Julien Chifflot H O Latour-Marliac DO 1922 De Rich pink star, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1921 SCN

‘Madame Fallières’ TN O Lagrange DO 1910 De Crimson carmine Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 455 PD 1910 SCN

‘Madame Fernande Le Page Viger’ TN O Lagrange DO 1910 De Pink on white Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 455 PD 1910 SCN Correctly ‘Madame Le Page Viger’

‘Madame Le Page Viger’ TD O Lagrange DO De Pink to deep rose Pa OA AP Masters P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP 20 PD 1912 SCN

‘Madame Maurice Laydeker H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1936 De Cherry red, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1936 SCN

‘Madame Paul Cazeneuve H O Lagrange DO De Purplish rose cup Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 84 PD 1913 SCN ‘Madame P. Caseneuve

‘Madame Wilfron Gonnère H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1924 De Double deep pink peony, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1924 SCN ‘Pink Gonnere

Maeploi TN O DO De Pa OA AP Wasuwat P Waterlilies, Ornamental Flowering Plants VNP 150 PD 1994 SCN rubra, Correctly pubescens Willd.

Maestoso H ImG O Bechthold DO 2003 De Small pale pink Pa Liliput‘ x tetragona OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘Magenta’ TD O Winch DO 1997 De Deep pink pointed, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Magnanimous’ TD Im O Huang Guozhen DO 2009 De Medium red-purple, green pads Pa Seedling of capensis x unknown Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 20 PD 2009 SCN

magnifica Gilg O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot.Jahrd.Syst VNP 41.359 PD 1908 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

‘Mahogany Rose’ TD Im O Sacher DO 2001 De Bright medium pink, mahogany flecked with green pads Pa "Marose" x gigantea blue form OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 17, 1, 11 PD 2001 SCN

‘Manassas’ TD ImG O Presnell DO 2006 2004 De Medium pink, heavily mottled pads Registration Pa OA AP P Water Garden News VNP 55.3 PD 2006 SCN

‘Mandarin’ H Im O Detienne DO 1991 De Yellow, green pads blotched with purple Registration Pa ‘Marliacea Chromatella’ x unknown OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

Mangkala Ubol H ImG O Nopchai Charnsilp DO 1997 De Peachy yellow Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 19.2.9 PD 2004 SCN

Manlio Calvisi TD ImG A Bergamo O Calvisi DO c.1985 De Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Manzanillo’ H O DO De Rose Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 306 PD 1913 SCN Probably ‘Masaniello’

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

malabarica Poir. O DO De Pa OA AP J.B.A.P.M.de Lamarck P Encycl. VNP 4.457 PD 1797 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm.f.

Manee Red’ H Im O Songpanish DO 2006 De Dark deep pink, green pads Pa Odorata Luciana’ x ‘Madame Wilfron Gonnère Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 21 PD 2009 SCN

Manee Siam’ H Im O Songpanish DO 2007 De Greenish white, green pads Pa ‘Madame Wilfron Gonnère’ x ‘Perry’s Pink’ Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 22 PD 2009 SCN

‘Mangkala Ubol’ H ImG O Nopchai Charnsilp DO 1997 De Yellow Pa OA AP P VNP PD SCN

‘Marechal Petain’ H O Latour-Marliac DO De Soft peach, purplish mottled pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1974 SCN ‘Un Marechal’? CF

‘Margaret’ TD Im O Winch DO 1972 De Yellow pointed, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Margaret Edwards’ TD ImG O Winch DO 1991 De Pink white, blotched pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Margaret Mary’ TDV ImG O Thomas DO 1964 De Blue miniature, green pads Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 467 PD 1974 SCN Plant Patent No. 24533

‘Margaret Randig TD O Randig DO 1939 De Blue star, spotted pads Pa OA AP Uber P Horticulture VNP 92 PD Feb.1958 SCN

Margarete Wachter H De Pink Pa ‘Rembrandt’ x unknown O Wachter DO 1996 OA AP Wachter P Seerosen. Winterharte und tropische Nymphaceen VNP PD 1998 SCN

‘Marguerite’ TD Im O Winch DO 1982 De "Afterglow" pink, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

Margurite Laplace’ H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1913 De Double pink cup, purplish green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1913 SCN

‘Maria’ H ImG O Protopapas DO 1991 De Lemon yellow Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP X.3.27 PD 1994 SCN Addendum

‘Maria von Oldehoff H O Oldehoff DO De Pink Pa OA AP P Seerosen-Farm VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Marian Strawn’ TD ImG O Strawn DO 1969 De White star, radiating blotchy pads Pa ‘Mrs. George Pring’ x unknown OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 198 PD 1996 SCN

‘Marie Clara’ H O Henley DO 2000 De Dark red Pa Perry’s Darkest Red’ x ‘Perry’s Almost Black’ OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 177 PD 2005 SCN

‘Marie Lagrange’ TN Im O Lagrange DO 1899 De Rosy purple Pa lotus x dentata OA AP Lagrange P Lagrange Catalogue VNP 63 p.4 PD 1899 SCN ‘Mariae lagrangei’ Conard

‘Mark Hanna’ H O DO De Deep pink Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN

‘Mark Pullen’ TD ImGN O Winch DO 1987 De Rich violet blue cup then star, green pads Registration Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 198 PD 1996 SCN

‘Marliac Flesh’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 405 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Carnea ‘

‘Marliac Pink’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Smiley’s Water Garden Catalog VNP 3 PD circa 1934 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Rosea’

‘Marliac Rose’ H O De Pa OA AP Masters P Smiley’s Water Garden Catalog VNP 3 PD circa 1934 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Rosea’

‘Marliac White’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Innes P Smiley’s Water Garden Catalog VNP 3 PD circa 1934 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Albida’

‘Marliac Yellow’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Swindells P Smiley’s Water Garden Catalog VNP 3 PD circa 1934 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Chromatella

‘Marliacea’ H O DO De Pa OA marliacea AP W.W. P Garden (London) VNP 33.292-293, t. 642. PD 1888 Mar SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Chromatella’

‘Marliacea Albida’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO c.1880 De White cup, dark green pads Pa alba x odorata? OA AP Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP PD 1891 SCN ‘Marliac White’, ‘White Marliac’

‘Marliacea Candida’  H O DO De White Pa OA AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN

‘Marliacea Carnea’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO c.1880 De Soft flesh-pink cup, deep green pads Pa alba x odorata rubra OA AP Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP PD 1891 SCN ‘Marliac Flesh’, ‘Morning Glory’

‘Marliacea Chromatella  H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO c.1880 De Yellow cup, splashed pads Pa mexicana x OA AP Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP PD 1891 SCN ‘Marliacea’, ‘Marliac Yellow’,’Chromatella‘, ‘Tuberosa Flavescens‘, ‘Yellow Marliac’

‘Marliacea-chromatella’ H O DO De Pa OA AP W.W. P Garden (London) VNP 33.292-293, t. 642. PD 1888 Mar SCN Not accepted by author

‘Marliacea Flammea’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1894 De Red shaded with white, dappled pads Pa alba rubra x OA AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN

‘Marliacea Ignea’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO <1893 De Carmine, dark green pads Pa alba rubra x OA AP P The Garden VNP PD 1899 SCN

‘Marliacea Rosea’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1887 De Deep pink cup, deep green pads Pa alba x odorata rubra OA AP Vilmorin P Revue horticole VNP PD 1891 SCN ‘Marliac Pink’,’Marliac Rose’

Marliacea Rosea’ No. 2 H O DO De Pale pink, green pads Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 240 PD 1996 SCN ‘Marliac Rose’? Not Latour-Marliac

‘Marliacea Rubra Punctata H O Latour-Marliac DO 1889 De Rose carmine cup, green pads Pa alba rubra x OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1904 SCN ‘James Gurney’ ? desc Conard "Water Lilies"

Marmorata TD Im O Pring DO 1917 De Lavender blue, blotched pads Pa Mutant of ‘Mrs. Edwards Whitaker’ OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1939 SCN Mrs.Edwards Whitaker Marmorata

‘Maroon Beauty’ TN ImG O Slocum DO 1950 De Deep maroon round flat, reddish brown pads Pa Seedling of ‘H.C.Haarstick OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 211 PD 1996 SCN

‘Mars’ TN O Johnson DO 1933 De Rose-vermillion Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 71 PD 1938 SCN

‘Martha’ H ImGN Im O Strawn DO 1993 De Large light pink Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP X.1.14 PD 1994 SCN

‘Mary’ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1993 De Deep rose to light pink, green pads Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP X.1.14 PD 1994 SCN

‘Mary Endra Gore’ H O Harder DO De Pa OA AP P Australian Gardener VNP PD 1999 SCN

‘Mary Exquisita’ H O DO De Large pink Pa OA AP Bisset P The Book of Water Gardening VNP 51 PD 1905 SCN May be ‘Marliacea Carnea’

‘Mary Francis’ TN Im O DO De Semidwarf red Pa OA AP P Slocum Catalog VNP 9 PD 2000 SCN

‘Mary Mirgon TD ImG O Winch DO 1988 De Lavender pink cup, green pads Pa ‘Cup Pink’ x unknown OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 198 PD 1996 SCN

‘Mary Patricia’ H ImG O Johnson DO 1930 De Peach pink cup Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 51 PD 1938 SCN

 

 

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