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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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'Libelle' TD O Rehnelt DO 1905 De Light blue Pa flavovirens x Eleonorae OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN

'Lilac Queen? TD O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 470 PD 1974 SCN Need more information

'Lilacina' H O DO De Pa OA lilacina AP P l.c VNP 316 PD 1897 SCN Correctly 'Laydekeri Lilacea'

'Lilac' H O DO De Pa OA AP P Standardized Plant Names VNP 295 PD 1924 SCN Correctly 'Laydereki Lilacea'

'Liliacea' H O DO De Rose lilac Pa OA liliacea AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1904 SCN Correctly 'Laydekeri Lilacea'

'Liliput' H ImG O Bechthold DO 2003 De Small light pink green pads Pa 'Rose Arey' x unknown OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 2 PD 2005 SCN

'Lilofee' H O Bechthold DO 2000 De Medium pink Registration Pa 'Rose Arey' x ’Perry’s Fire Opal’ OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 2 PD 2005 SCN

'Lily Pons' H ImG O Slocum DO 1992 De Very double delicate pink Pa Possibly ‘Perry’s Fire Opal’ x ‘Gloire du Temple-sur-Lot’ OA AP P Lilypons Water Gardens VNP Cover PD 1996 SCN

'Limelight' H O Strawn DO De Pa OA AP P RHS Plant Finder VNP PD SCN Need more information

'Lina Almacolle' TD Im O Calvisi DO c.1985 De Medium blue-purple, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Lindsey Woods' TDV ImG O Nelson DO De Deep reddish purple, mottled pads Pa OA AP P P Nelson Water Gardens and Nursery Season Catalog VNP PD 2000 SCN

'Lindy' TD O DO De Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 75 PD 1983 SCN Correctly 'Colonel Lindberg'

'Lindy Lu' TD O Landon DO De Dark pink Pa OA AP P Water Gardening Jan/Feb VNP 17 PD 1998 SCN

lineata A.St.-Hil. O DO De Pa OA AP P Voy.distr.diam. VNP 2.425 PD 1833 SCN Correctly pulchella DC.

lingulata Wiersema (Hydrocallis) TN Im O DO De Creamy white, green pads Pa OA AP P Brittonia VNP 36.215 PD 1984 SCN

'Linjong' TN O (Thailand) DO De Dark pink, maroon pads Pa OP AP P Island Exotics Aquatic Nursery Plant Guide VNP 6 PD 2003 SCN

'Liou' H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1993 De Small deep red, green pads Pa OA AP P Water Garden Journal VNP X.1.14 PD 1994 SCN

'Lisa Jane' Austral Watergardens TD ImGN O Winch DO 1999 De Large semidouble pink, mottled pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

listeri anon. O DO 1911 De Pa OA listeri AP Hort. ex P ex Gard.Chron. VNP Ser.III.1.244 PD 1911 SCN Correctly N. spp.

'Listeri' TD O DO 1911 De Deep blue star Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 68 PD 1938 SCN

'Little Champion' H Im O Slocum DO De Vivid red Pa odorata var. gigantea x 'William Falconer' OA AP P Water Gardening Magazine Jan/Feb VNP 14 PD 1997 SCN

'Little Sue' H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1993 De Light lemon streaked with mauve, speckled pads Pa OA AP Tomocik P Water Gardening VNP PD 1996 SCN

'Livingstone' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1909 De Red with white spots tulip Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1910 SCN

'Lollypop' TD O Winch DO 1995 De Pink white, blotched pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

‘Lone Star' TD O Landon DO 1997 De Pastel purple fading to purplish white Pa ampla x capensis OA AP Slocum P Waterlilies and Lotuses VNP 119 PD 2005 SCN

'Lonesome Star' H ImG De Pink Pa O Bechthold DO 2005 OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Loose' H Im O DO De White star Pa OA AP W.B. Shaw P 1930 Catalogue of Rare Water Lilies VNP PD 1930 SCN

'Lord Brooke' TD O DO 1911 De Pink star Pa OA AP Hudson P Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society VNP 38.249 PD Nov. 1912 SCN

'Los Angeles' TD O DO De Soft pink star, mottled foliage Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 75 PD 1983 SCN

'Lottie Winch' TD O Winch DO 1997 De Deep pink aster type, green pads Pa OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

lotus L. (Lotos) TN ImG O DO De White, green pads Pa OA AP P Sp. pl. VNP 1.511 PD 1753 SCN "White Egyptian Lotus" Standardized Plant Names Addendum

lotus var. australis F.M.Bailey O DO De Pa OA AP P Queensl. fl. VNP 1.88 PD 1899 SCN Correctly immutabilis subsp. immutabilis

'Lotus Delicata' TN O Tricker DO 1894 De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Delicatissima'

lotus var. dentata G. Nicholson O DO De Pa OA AP P VNP PD SCN Correctly lotus L.

lotus grandiflora O DO De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 69 PD 1907 SCN Correctly lotus L.

lotus var. monstrosa C.A..Barber O DO De Pa OA AP P Ann. Bot. VNP 4.105-115 PD 1889 SCN Correctly lotus L.

lotus var. parviflora Peter O DO De Pa OA AP P Abh.Konigl.Ges.Wiss.Gottingen,Math-Phys.Kl. VNP ser.2,1(2).0(in clave) PD 1928 SCN Correctly lotus L.

lotus var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson O DO De Pa OA AP P Fl. ind. VNP 241 PD 1855 SCN Correctly pubescens Willd.

lotus var. stuhlmannii Engl. O DO De Pa OA AP P Pflanzenw.Ost-Afrikas VNP C.178 PD 1895 SCN Correctly stuhlmannii (Engl.) Schweinf. & Gilg

lotus f. thermalis (DC.) Tuzson O DO De Pa OA AP P Math.Természettud.Ertes. VNP 25(4).32,36 PD 1907 SCN Correctly lotus L.

'Lou Pignolet' TD Im O Frase DO 1984 De Pale yellow star, green pads Pa ampla x 'Yellow Dazzler' OA AP Dunn P Horticulture VNP PD 1993 SCN

'Louella G. Uber' Uber TD O Van Ness Water Gardens DO 1970 De White star, green pads Pa OA AP Swindells P Waterlilies VNP 75 PD 1983 SCN

'Louis Mathieu' T O Bouché DO 1858 De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'L. Mathieu'

'Louis van Houtte' T O Bouché DO 1858 De Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 90 PD 1907 SCN Correctly 'Van Houtte'

'Louise' H Im O Thomas DO 1962 De Double deep red cup, green pads Pa 'Escarboucle' x 'Mrs.C.W.Thomas' OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 401 PD 1974 SCN Plant Pat. No. 2161

'Louise Villemarette' H ImGN ImG O Strawn DO 1993 De Large pink, green pads Pa OA AP P Strawn Water Gardens Price List VNP 1 PD 1997 SCN

'Love on Fire' TD ImG O Chaiyapon Tamasuwan DO De Pink, lighter at base, mottled pads Pa OA AP Knotts P WGI Register 2007 Supplement VNP PD 2007 SCN

'Loveliness' TD O Frase DO 1964 De Sky blue, green pads Pa Selected blue capensis OA AP Knotts P The Names of Waterlilies VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Lowcountry' H O DO De Light red star Pa OA AP P Maryland Aquatic Nurseries Catalog VNP PD 2002 SCN

'Luciana' H O DO De Rose Pa OA AP F.Henkel et al P Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse VNP 98 PD 1907 SCN Probably 'Odorata Luciana'

'Luciana' H ImG O DO De Pa OA AP Slocum & Robinson P Water Gardening, water lilies and lotuses VNP 237 PD 1996 SCN Correctly 'Odorata Luciana', not the same as 'Fabiola' Addendum

‘Ludovica’ TD ImG O Bergamo, Water Plants Italy DO 2005 De White, green pads Pa OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN

'Lueang Thong' TD ImG O Wasuwat DO 1988 De Yellow, green pads Pa 'Trail Blazer' x unknown OA AP P WGI Checklist of Nymphaea Names VNP PD 2006 SCN Means yellow gold in Thai

'Luicana' H O DO De Pa OA AP Masters P Encyclopedia of the Water-Lily VNP 401 PD 1974 SCN Misspelled, correctly 'Odorata Luciana'

'Lucida' H ImG O Latour-Marliac DO 1894 De Rosy vermillion star, blotched pads Pa OA lucida, x lucida AP P Revue Horticole VNP 570 PD 1895 SCN 'Laydekeri Lucida'

'Lumos' H Im De Pink Pa O Bechthold DO 2001 OA AP P Gartenteich VNP 2 PD 2005 SCN

'Lusitania' H Im O Latour-Marliac DO 1912 De Deep rose, green pads Pa OA AP P Latour-Marliac Catalogue VNP PD 1912 SCN

'Lustrous' H O DO De Rose pink cup, deep green undulate pads Pa OA AP Perry P Water Gardening VNP 49 PD 1938 SCN

‘Luxury' 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 19 PD 2009 SCN

'Lynn Ellen' TD Im O Presnell DO 2001 De Nearly double clear yellow hint of blue, splotched pads Registration Pa OA AP P Luster Aquatic Nursery Price List VNP PD 2002 SCN

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