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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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‘Sparkler’ TD ImG O Knotts DO 2008 De Purple, yellow petaloid center, green pads Registration Pa Unnamed seedling x ampla OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2008 Supplement VNP 20 PD 2008 SCN

speciosa Mart.& Zucc. O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP 1.361 PD 1832 SCN Correctly pulchella DC.

‘Speciosa’ H O Latour-Marliac DO 1899 De Flesh pink, green pads Pa OA hybrida speciosa AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN

spectabilis Gilg O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot.Jahrb.Syst. VNP 41.359 PD 1908 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

‘Spectabilis’ H O Latour-Marliac DO c. 1900 De Pink streaked with red cup, slightly mottled pads Pa OA AP hybrida spectabilis AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN

sphaerantha Peter O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Königl.Ges.Wiss.Göttingen,Math.-Phys.Kl. VNP ser.2,13(2).56,63 PD 1928 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

sphaerocarpa Casp. ex Carriere O DO De Pa OA AP P Rev.Hort. VNP 1878.? PD 1878 (hort.ex.Gartenflora 38.389.1889 SCN Correctly alba var. rubra Lonnr.

sphaerocarpa rosea H O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 100 PD 1907 SCN Probably alba var. rubra Lonn.

sphaerocarpa var. rubra Duchartre O DO 1877 De Pa OA AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 179 PD 1905 SCN

spiralis Raf. O DO De Pa OA AP P Med.fl. VNP 2.45 PD 1830 SCN Correctly odorata subsp. odorata

splendens Hentze O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) VNP 6.608 PD 1848 SCN Correctly alba L.

‘Splendida’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1909 De Ruby globe, green pads Pa OA splendida AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN

‘Spotted Marliac’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Marliacea Rubra Punctata

‘Springtime’ TD O Winch DO 1986 De Pink pointed, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Sputnik’ H ImG O Bechthold DO 2005 De Medium streaked pink Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

Srisomboon TD ImG O Thamasuwan DO De Autumn, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

Sriwichai TD Im O Chaiyapon Tamasuwan DO De Peach, yellow at base, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

‘St. Louis’ TD ImG O Pring DO 1932 De Lemon yellow star, faintly spotted pads Pa Mrs.George H. Pring’ x burtii OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP PD 1932 SCN Plant Patent No. 55 28/2/33

‘St. Louis Marmorate TD O Pring DO 1932 De Yellow fades to pink Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 22.2.47-90 PD 1934 SCN

St. Louis Blues’ TD O Beldt DO <1932 De Pa OA AP P Beldt’s Aquarium Catalog VNP PD 1932 SCN

‘St. Louis Gold’ TD ImG O Pring DO 1956 De Citron yellow star, blotched pads Pa sul­phurea x ‘African Gold’ OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 476 PD 1974 SCN

‘Stan Skinger TD ImG O Florida Aquatic Nurseries DO 2000 De Pale autumn, flecked pads Registration Pa ‘Trail Blazer’ x ‘Trail Blazer’ OA AP P Pondkeeper VNP Jan/Feb PD 2006 SCN

‘Stanley Angus Skinger H Im O Protopapas DO 2005 De Deep red Registration Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN Addendum

‘Stanley Glasson’ TD O Winch DO 1988 De Blue white wide, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Star of Siam’ TD ImG O DO De Semidouble violet blue white center, mottled pads Pa OA AP Sacher P Water Gardening Magazine VNP 62 PD 1997 SCN

‘Star of Zanzibar’ TD ImG O Sacher DO De Purple blue star, heavily marked pads Pa ‘Morning Star’ x ‘Purple Zanzibar’ OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP 16, 2, 10 PD 2000 SCN Banksian Medal RHS/IWGS 2000

Starbright H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1997 De White with pink tint, dark green with black flecked pads Pa OA AP P Lilypons Catalog VNP 2-3 PD 1997 SCN

‘Starburst’ H ImGN O Strawn DO 1997 De Pink, splotched pads Pa OA AP P Strawn Wholesale Price List VNP PD 1999 SCN

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

Starglow H O Austral Watergardens DO 1999 De Small pink red Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Starlight’ TD ImG O Sacher DO 1999 De Semidouble ice blue white center star, heavily flecked upturned pads Registration Pa ‘Morning Star’ x ‘Purple Zanzibar’ OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Stella Alba’ H O Latour-Marliac DO <1900 De White Pa OA hybrida Stella alba AP Andre P Revue horticole VNP 476 PD 1900 SCN

‘Stella Gurney’ TD O Gurney DO <1907 De Pink star, pale green pads Pa Seedling of ‘Mrs.C.W.Ward OA AP Conard P Water Lilies VNP 110 PD 1907 SCN ‘Pink Star’, ‘Flavovirens Stella Gurney’

stellata Willd. O DO De Pa OA AP P Sp.pl. VNP 2.1153 PD 1799 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm.f.

stellata O DO De Pa OA AP F. Muell. P Fragm. VNP 11. 142 PD SCN Needs more investigation

‘Stellata Berlin’ TD O DO De Sky blue Pa OA stellata Berlin var. AP Hudson P Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society VNP 38.255 PD Nov. 1912 SCN

stellata var. bulbillifera Planch. O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. VNP 8.285-286,t.854 PD 1852 SCN Correctly micrantha Guill.& Perr.

stellata bulbifera f. Daubenyana TD O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Daubenyana’

‘Stellata Coerulea’ TD O DO De Violet purple Pa micrantha x ? OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907 SCN Not Latour-Marliac

stellata var. cyanea (Roxb.) Hook.f.& Thomson O 0 De Pa OA AP P Fl. ind. VNP 243 PD 1855 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm.f.

‘Stellata Eastoniensis’ TD O Ames DO 1896 De Steel blue star Pa capensis x OA AP P Garden and Forest VNP 9.475 PD SCN

stellata major TD O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 92 PD 1907 SCN Probably nouchali Burm.f.

stellata var. parviflora Hook.f.& Thomson O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl. ind. VNP 243 PD 1855 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm.f.

‘Stellata Rosea’ TD O Caspary DO 1869 De Soft rose Pa Variant of stellata var. cynea OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 363 PD 1974 SCN

stellata var. versicolor (Sims) Hook.f. & Thomson O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl. ind. VNP 243 PD 1855 SCN Correctly nouchali Burm.f.

stellata var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Hook.f. O DO De Pa OA AP P Bot. Mag VNP 111.t.6843 PD 1885 SCN Correctly capensis Thunb.

stenaspidota Caspary O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.bras. VNP 4(2).175 PD 1878 SCN Correctly gardneriana Planch.

‘Sterntaler’ H ImG De Light pink star, narrow pointed petals, green pads Registration Pa ‘Rose Arey’ x ‘William Falconer’ O Bechthold DO 2003 OA AP Hieronimus P Gartenteich VNP 4 PD 2003 SCN

‘Steven Strawn’ H O Strawn DO 1999 De Red Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 38 PD 2000 SCN

‘Stormy Weather’ TD Im O Connelly DO De Chartreuse to greenish blue, mottled pads Pa OA AP P Tropical Pond & Garden Price List VNP PD 2001 SCN

‘Strawberries & Cream’ TD O Winch DO 1998 De Deep pink cream pointed, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

stuhlmannii (Engl.) Schweinf.& Gilg. (Brachyceras) TD O DO De Sulfur yellow, green pads Pa OA AP O. Warburg P Kunene-Sambesi Exped. VNP 236 PD 1903 SCN

‘Sturtevant’ TN O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 296 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Sturtevantii

Sturtevantii TN ImN O Sturtevant DO 1884 De Rosy pink, bronze to apple green pads Pa lotus x rubra OA sturtevantii AP P Revue horticole VNP 535 PD 1900 SCN

suaveolens Dumort. O DO De Pa OA AP P Bull. Soc.Roy.Bot.Belgique VNP 3.7 PD 1864 SCN Correctly alba L.(status uncertain)

‘Suavissima’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1899 De Dark reddish pink Pa odorata rosea x tuberosa? OA odorata suavissima AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1904 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Suavissima’

Suffragette’ O Shaw or Fowler DO <1921 De White Pa OA AP P Catalogue of Rare Water Lilies, Shaw Aquatic Gardens VNP 3 PD 1921 SCN

‘Sulfurea’ H O DO De Pa OA sulfurea AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 229 PD 1905 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Sulphurea’

‘Sulfurea Grandiflora’ H O DO De Pa OA sulfurea grandiflora AP Conard P The Waterlilies VNP 229 PD 1905 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Sulphurea Grandiflora’

sulphurea Gilg (Brachyceras) TD O DO De Sulfur yellow, reddish pads Pa OA AP O.Warburg P Kunene-Sambesi Exped. VNP 235 PD 1903 SCN

‘Sulphur’ H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 296 PD 1924 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Sulphurea’

‘Sulphurea’ H O DO De Pa OA sulphurea AP Conard P Water Lilies VNP 101 PD 1907 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Sulphurea’

‘Sulphurea Grandiflora’ H O DO De Pa OA sulphurea var. grandiflora AP Conard P Water Lilies VNP 101 PD 1905 SCN Correctly ‘Odorata Sulphurea Grandiflora’

‘Sulphurea Okeechobee’ H O DO De Yellow Pa OA AP McLane P Florida Aquatics Price List VNP PD 1999 SCN

‘Sultan’ H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1910 De Double strawberry pink cup, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN ‘Red Sultan’

sumatrana Miq. O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl.Ned.Ind.,Eerste bijv VNP 387 PD 1861 SCN Correctly Nymphaea spp.

‘Sun Beam’ TDV O Pring DO 1941 De Yellow, green flushed purple pads Pa OA AP P Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin VNP 29.3.57-76 PD 1941 SCN

‘Sunburst’ H O Beldt DO De Pale pink Pa OA AP P Beldt’s Water Gardens Large Catalog VNP PD c.1964 SCN

‘Sunny Pink’ H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1997 De Large pink, flecked pads Pa OA AP P Paradise Water Garden Catalog VNP A22-40 PD 1999 SCN

Sunfire H Im O Giles DO 2004 De Pink to yellow at center, green pads Pa Known x unknown Registration OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2008 Supplement VNP 21 PD 2008 SCN

‘Sunrise’ H ImG O DO <1947 De Canary yellow, dark green pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 56 PD 1938 SCN

‘Sunset’ TD Im O Winch DO 1994 De "Afterglow" salmon, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Sunshine’ O Metelik DO De Pa OA AP P Austral Water Gardens VNP PD SCN Need more information

‘Sunshine’ TD ImGN O Winch DO 1998 De Light yellow pointed, mottled pads Registration Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

Superba H O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 410 PD 1974 SCN ‘Correctly ‘Odorata Superba

Supranee Pink’ H ImG O Songpanich DO 2006 De Semi-double medium pink, green pads Registration Pa Mayla’ x ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

‘Supreme’ TD O Winch DO 1997 De White cup, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Susanne Oldehoff H O Oldehoff DO <1998 De Flesh pink Pa OA AP Oldehoff P Seerosen-Farm Catalog VNP 5-9 PD 1998 SCN

Suwanna TD Im O Kanchana Kokhakanin DO 2007 De White streaked with purple, green pads Pa OA AP P VNP PD SCN Only one plant. May not be stable. Does not meet criteria for naming.

‘Suwannee Mist’ TD Im O Bryne DO De White with blue tips, mottled pads Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 38 PD 2000 SCN

Swangjitra TD Im O Wasuwat DO ca. 2007 De Pale autumn Pa OA AP P VNP PD SCN

Sylphida H O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De Deep red streaked white Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1912 SCN

‘Sylvia Harder’ H Im O Harder DO 1990 De Pa OA AP Marshall P Neriad Index of Plants VNP PD 2003 SCN

‘Symphonic Poem’ TD ImG O Marshall DO 2000 De Clear pink, mottled pads Registration Pa ‘Golden West’ x ‘August Siebert’ OA AP Knotts P WGI Registry 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

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

 

 

 

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