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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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‘Plenissima’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 51 PD 1983 SCN Correctly ‘Alba Plenissima’

‘Ployden’ TD O (Thailand) DO De Rose pink star, dark green lightly mottled pads Pa OA AP P Island Exotics Price List VNP PD 2003 SCN

‘Ply’ TD Im O Slearmlarp Wasuwat DO De Medium pink, slightly mottled pads Pa ‘Trail Blazer’ x ‘Mr. Martin E. Randig’ OA AP Wasuwat P Growing Ornamental Waterlilies VNP 110 PD 1982 SCN

‘Pocahontas’ TD O Randig DO 1935 De Silvery pink Pa OA AP P Horticulture VNP Feb.-69 PD 1958 SCN

poecila Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger Garten-Blumenzeitung VNP 8.371,425; Ind.sem.hort.Hamb.11 PD 1852 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

‘Pol’s Pink Glory’ H Im O Detienne DO 1982 De Dark pink to light pink, dark green pads Registration Pa ‘Charles de Meurville’ x unknown OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

polychroma Peter O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP ser.2,13(2).58,66,t.16B,fig.9,21 PD 1928 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

polystigma E.H.L.Krause O DO De Pa OA AP J.Sturm P Deutsch. Fl. ed.2 VNP 5.211 PD 1901 SCN Correctly alba L.

‘Pöstlingberg’ H ImG O Buggele DO De White cup, green pads Pa OA AP P Buggele Catalogue VNP PD 1922 SCN

potamophila Wiersema (Hydrocallis) TN O DO De Creamy white greenish tips, pads green sometimes variegated red Pa OA AP P Sida VNP 10.195 PD 1984 SCN

‘Potzblitz’ H ImG O Bechthold DO 2000 De Large medium pink Registration Pa ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ x ‘Wow’ OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 1 PD 2003 SCN

‘Praow’ TD Im O Slearmlarp Wasuwat DO De Medium pink, slightly mottled pads Pa ‘Trail Blazer’ x ‘Mr. Martin E. Randig’ OA AP Wasuwat P Growing Ornamental Waterlilies VNP 110 PD 1982 SCN

‘Precious Pearl’ H Im O Meyer DO 2004 De White, pink at base of petals Pa ‘Firecrest’ x ‘Marliacea Rosea’ OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘President Gerard’ TN O Lagrange DO pre-1900 De Rose carmine Pa Devoniensis x ? OA AP Lagrange P Cat. 64.3 VNP PD 1900 SCN

‘President Roosevelt’ H O DO De White, olive green pads Pa OA AP P Smiley’s Water Garden Catalog VNP 3 PD circa 1934 SCN

‘President Viger’ H O Lagrange DO pre-1900 De Pale pink tulip, dark green pads Pa odorata x ? OA AP Lagrange P Cat. 64.3 VNP PD 1900 SCN

‘Pride of California’ TN O Johnson DO 1935 De Blood red, coppery green pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 72 PD 1938 SCN

‘Pride of Palm Beach H O Connelly DO De Double while blushed pink Pa OA AP P Tropical Pond & Garden Catalog VNP PD 1997 SCN

‘Pride of Winter Haven’ TD Im O Slocum DO 1977 De Fuchsia lavender star Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 78 PD 1983 SCN

‘Primlarp’ TN Im O DO De Light pink Pa OA AP Wasuwat P Waterlilies, Ornamental Flowering Plants VNP 166 PD 1994 SCN

primulina Hutch. O DO De Pa OA AP P Bull. Misc. Inform. VNP 1931.245. cum fig. PD 1931 SCN Correctly sulphurea Gilg

‘Princess Elizabeth’ H ImG O Perry’s Hardy Plant Farm DO 1935 De Peach Pa ‘Brakleyi Rosea’ seedling OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 72 PD 1938 SCN

‘Pristine Beauty’ H O Marshall DO De Pa OA AP Marshall P Neriad Index of Plants VNP PD 2003 SCN

‘Professeur Cazeneuve’ H O Lagrange DO pre-1900 De Pa OA AP Lagrange P Cat.64.3 VNP PD 1900 SCN stellata x gigantea

‘Professor Braun’ T O Bouché DO 1858 De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907 SCN

‘Professor Dr. Braun’  O Bouché DO 1852-3 TN De Pale red white stripe, yellow filaments Pa hybrid x lotus OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

‘Prof. Koch’ T O Bouché DO 1858 De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907 SCN

‘Professor Dr. K. Koch’  TN De Medium light purple brown filaments Pa rubra x lotus O Bouché DO 1852-3 OA AP K.Koch P Allgemeine Gartenzeitung VNP 35 PD 1857 SCN

prolifera Wiersema (Hydrocallis) TNV ImG O DO De Creamy white, sometimes flecked pads Pa OA AP P Brittonia VNP 36.219 PD 1984 SCN Addendum

pseudopygmaea Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger Garten-Blumenzeitung VNP 9.197,208 1853 "pseudo-pygmaea" SCN Correctly heudelotii Planch.

pubescens Willd. (Lotos) TN ImG O DO De White, pinks, purplish reds, pads dark green through reddish brown Pa OA AP P Sp.pl. VNP 2.1154 PD 1799 SCN

pulchella DC. (Brachyceras) TD O DO De White, green pads Pa OA AP P Syst.nat. VNP 2.51 PD 1821 SCN

‘Pulcherrima’ TD ImG O Tricker DO De Light blue Pa caerulea x zanzibariensis OA pulcherrima AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 221 PD 1905 SCN ‘Blue Beauty’ Addendum

‘Pulva’  H O Latour-Marliac DO <1901 De Pa OA AP Jekyll P Wall, Water and Woodland Gardens VNP PD 1901 SCN Possibly not the same as ‘Seignoureti’

‘Pumila Rubra’ H O Latour-Marliac DO c. 1925 De Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1925 SCN

punctata Kar.& Kir. O DO De Pa OA AP P Bull.Soc.Imp.Naturalistes Moscou VNP 14.376 PD 1841 SCN Correctly candida C. Presl

‘Punctata’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 419 PD 1974 SCN Probably ‘Rubra Punctata’

‘Purple Aster’ TD O Winch DO 1991 De Purple aster type, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Purple Haze’ TD Im O Chaiyaphon Thamasuwan DO De Creamy white merging to purple Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

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

‘Purple Queen’ H Im O Detienne DO 1992 De Deep purplish-pink to light pink, deep green pads Registration Pa ‘Conqueror’ x ‘Pol’s Pink Glory’ OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘Purple Star’ TD O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 458 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Edwin A. Lemp’

‘Purple Zanzibar’ Frase TD ImG O DO De Blue purple cup, green pads Pa Selection of capensis OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

purpurascens Peter O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP ser.2,13(2).59,73 PD 1928 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

purpurea Rehnelt & F.Henkel O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 73 PD 1907 SCN Correctly pubescens Willd.

‘Purpurea’ TD O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 460 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Gracilis Purpurea’

‘Purpurea’ TN O DO De Purplish red Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 447 PD 1974 SCN Also known as ‘Purpuralis’

‘Purpuralis’ TN O DO De Purplish red Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 447 PD 1974 SCN ‘Purpurea’

pygmaea (Salisb.) W.T.Aiton H Im O DO De White pygmy, olive green pads Pa OA AP P Hortus kew. VNP 3.293 PD 1811 SCN

‘Pygmaea Alba’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO <1905 De White dwarf, dark green pads Pa Selection of pygmaea OA pygmaea alba, tetragona alba AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 229 PD 1905 SCN ‘Tetragona Alba’

‘Pygmaea Helvola’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1879 De Canary yellow dwarf, mottled pads Pa pygmaea x mexicana OA pygmaea helvola, tetragona helvola AP P The Garden VNP PD 1893 SCN Correctly ‘Helvola’

‘Pygmaea Hyperion’ H O Perry DO De Amaranth red dwarf Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 54 PD 1938 SCN

‘Pygmaea ‘Johann Pring’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 31 PD 1983 SCN Correctly ‘Tetragona Joanne Pring’

‘Pygmaea Purpurea’ H O Latour-Marliac? DO 1888 De Pa tetragona var. OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 100 PD 1907 SCN Status uncertain

‘Pygmaea Rubis’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1906 De Small red Pa pygmaea x OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1906 SCN

‘Pygmaea Rubra’ H ImG O DO De Pale rose pink, green pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 54 PD 1938 SCN ‘Red Pygmy’

‘Pygmy Yellow’ H O DO De Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 52 PD 1983 SCN Correctly ‘Pygmaea Helvola’

 

 

Q

 

‘QingDao Blue Star’ TD Im O Huang Guozhen DO 2009 De Medium violet-blue, green pads Pa Seedling of capensis x unknown Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 26 PD 2009 SCN

‘Queen Elizabeth’ TN O DO 1855 De Rose Pa devoniensis x ortgiesiana OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 232 PD 1905 SCN Correctly ‘Königen Elisabeth’

‘Queen of Siam’ TDV ImG O DO De Deep pink, mottled pads Pa OA AP Sacher P Water Gardening Magazine Sept/Oct VNP 62 PD 1997 SCN

‘Queen of the Whites’ H ImG O Gedye DO 1970 De Double white cup, green pads Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 52 PD 1983 SCN ‘Queen of Whites’

‘Queen Wilhelmina’ O DO De Pa OA AP Trehane P Index Hortensis Vol.1 VNP PD 1989 SCN Need more information

 

 

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