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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‘Rachel Presnell‘ TD Im O Presnell DO 2005 De White with a creamy yellow petaloid center Registration Pa Unknown x ampla OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Radiance’ H O Shaw DO 1930 De Shell pink Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 55 PD 1938 SCN

‘Radiant Red’ H ImG O Beldt DO De Deep red star, green pads Pa OA AP P Beldt’s Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD c.1964 SCN

radiata Bercht.& Opiz. O DO De Pa OA AP P Naturalientausch VNP 10.216 PD 1825 SCN Correctly caerulea Savigny

‘Rapture’ TD O Winch DO 1993 De Pink pointed, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Raspberry Sorbet’ TD Im O Belloisy DO 2001 De Deep raspberry, spider mottled pads Registration Pa ‘Star of Siam’ x ‘Jack Wood’ OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Rattana Ubol‘ H ImG O Pairat Songpanich DO 2003 De Rounded pale pink, green pads Registration Pa ‘Mayla’ x ‘Madame Wilfron Gonnère’ OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD .2007 SCN

‘Ray Davies’ H ImG O Slocum DO 1985 De Yellow pink peony, green pads Pa Seedling of ‘Rosanna’ OA AP P Identification of Hardy Nymphaea VNP PD 1993 SCN

‘Red Aster’ TD O Winch DO 1990 De Deep pink aster type, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Red Beauty’ TD ImG O Slocum DO 1966 De Deep pinkish red, slightly flecked pads Pa Seedling of capensis var. zanzibariensis OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 78 PD 1983 SCN

‘Red Blaze’ TD O Beldt DO De Light red Pa OA AP P Beldt’s Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD c.1964 SCN

‘Red Cup’ TN ImG O Strawn DO 1986 De Deep red cup, brown maroon pads Pa ‘Red Flare’ x unknown OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 212 PD 1996 SCN

‘Red Devil’ H ImG O Meyer DO 2004 De Red cup Pa ‘Firecrest’ x ‘James Brydon’ OA AP Bechthold, Hieronimus P Seerosen VNP 184 PD 2006 SCN

‘Red European’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly alba var. rubra

‘Red Flag’ TD Im O Huang Guozhen DO 2009 De Medium red-purple, green pads Pa Seedling of capensis x ‘Nangkwaug Deng’ Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2009 Supplement VNP 27 PD 2009 SCN

‘Red Flare’ TN ImG O Randig DO 1938 De Deep red round flat, mahogany pads Pa OA AP Uber P Horticulture VNP 92 PD Feb.1958 SCN

‘Red Gracilis‘ TD O Sturtevant DO De Dark pink Pa flavovirens x zanzibariensis OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 460 PD 1974 SCN Correctly ‘Red Star’, ‘Rubra‘

‘Red Joanne Pring‘ H O DO De Rich pink then red, green pads Pa Probably mutation of ‘Joanne Pring‘ OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 255 PD 1996 SCN

‘Red Knight’ TN O DO De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII.3.43 PD 1992 SCN Need more information

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

‘Red Magnolia’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Tuberosa Rubra‘

‘Red Paradise’ H Im O Slocum DO <1999 De Red Pa Chance seedling of ‘Vesuve‘ OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Mar/Apr VNP 56 PD 1999 SCN

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

‘Red Pygmy’ H O DO De Red dwarf cup Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 254 PD 1996 SCN Correctly ‘Pygmaea Rubra‘

‘Red Queen’ H Im O Slocum DO 1994 De Red Pa ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ x ‘Pamela’ OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Mar/Apr VNP 55 PD 1999 SCN

‘Red Rocket’ TD ImG O Presnell DO 2001 De Deep pink star, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The NAmes of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Red Sensation’ H Im O Slocum DO 1991 De Deep red peony, green pads Pa Probably ‘Alba Plenissima‘ x ‘Atropurpurea‘ OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII.3 PD 1992 SCN

‘Red Spider’ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1993 De Narrow petal red, mottled pads Pa OA AP Nash P Aquatic Plants and Their Cultivation VNP 128 PD 1998 SCN

‘Red Star’ TD O Sturtevant DO De Dark pink Pa flavovirens x zanzibariensis OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 460 PD 1974 SCN ‘Red Gracilis‘, ‘Rubra‘

‘Red Star’ TD O DO De Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 203 PD 1996 SCN Incorrect synonym for ‘Mrs.C.W.Ward‘

‘Red Star’ H O DO De Blood red streaked with white Pa OA AP P Maryland Aquatic Nurseries Catalog VNP PD 2002 SCN Epithet invalid, previously used

‘Red Sultan’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Paradise Water Gardens Catalog VNP A23-38 PD 2000 SCN Correctly ‘Sultan’

‘Red Sunset’ H O Slocum DO 1992 De Pa Possibly ‘Laydekeri Fulgens‘ OA AP P Possibly ‘Laydekeri Fulgens‘ VNP 38 PD A23 SCN Needs more information

‘Reflected Flame’ H ImGN Im O Strawn DO 1998 De Flame red Pa OA AP P Strawn Water Gardens Wholesale Price List VNP 2 PD 1997 SCN ‘Reflective Flame’ Paradise Catalog

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

‘Regal Red’ H O Harder DO De Red to mulberry Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Regann‘ O Henley DO 1989 De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP V.3.32 PD Sept. 1989 SCN

‘Regensburg‘ H Im De Pa O Wachter DO OA AP Wachter P Seerosen. Winterharte und tropische Nymphaceen VNP PD 1998 SCN

rehneltiana F. Henkel O DO De Pa OA AP P Gartenflora VNP 59.154 PD 1910 SCN Correctly violacea Lehm.

reichardiana F.Hoffm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Beitr.Fl.Centr.-Ost-Afr. VNP 7 PD 1889 SCN Correctly lotus L.

‘Reimers‘ Joy’ TD O DO De Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP VIII.3.42 PD 1992 SCN Need more information

‘Reine d’Italie‘ TN O Lagrange DO pre-1900 De Tyrolean purple Pa lotus x ? OA AP Lagrange P Cat. 64.3 VNP PD 1900 SCN

‘Rembrandt’ H ImG O van der Velde DO De Rose pink to currant red, green pads Pa OA AP Trehane P Index Hortensis Vol.1 VNP PD 1989 SCN

‘René Gérard‘ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1914 De Rose star, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1914 SCN ‘La Beaugere‘ ?

‘Renegade’ Tomocik TD Im O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 1999 De Red violet star, lightly streaked pads Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 38 PD 2000 SCN

‘Retusa’ O DO De Pa OA AP P Revue Horticole VNP 396 PD 1908 SCN

rhodantha Lehm. O DO De Pa OA AP P Hamburger Garten-Blumenzeitung VNP 9.199,214 PD 1853 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm.f

‘Rhapsody’ TD O Winch DO 1988 De Pink aster type, flecked pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Rhonda Kay’ TD ImG O Landon DO 1984 De Violet blue star, green pads Pa capensis var zanzibariensis ‘Purpurea‘ x flavovirens OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 203 PD 1996 SCN

‘Richard Shaw Perry’ H O Stetson DO 1972 De Light pink star Pa OA AP P Paradise Water Garden Catalog VNP A-23.35 PD 2000 SCN

‘Richardson‘ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Tuberosa Richardsoni‘

Richardsoni‘ H ImG O Richardson DO 1894 De White, green pads Pa tuberosa x OA AP P Revue horticole VNP 475 PD 1900 SCN ‘Tuberosa Richardsoni’, ‘Richardson’

‘Richmond’ O DO De Pa OA AP P Aquiculture Lagrange VNP 10 PD 1912 SCN Probably ‘Mrs. Richmond’

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

‘Rio Rita’ TDV O Pring DO 1934 De Deep pink, dark green pads sometimes flecked Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP PD 1934 SCN

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