Winter Hardy Waterlilies: Helvola, Andreana, and Gloriosa
It has been some time since we took a look at some hybrid waterlilies. Today we are going to look at three more. The first is N. Helvola. A wonderful dwarf variety. Dwarf waterlilies should not be planted too deep, they can do just fine from a few inches to close to two feet deep. [...]
Brandon McLane (Part 1) Hybridizing Waterlilies
The History of Florida Aquatic Nurseries goes back 50 years and the water garden division stems back to the early 1990s. Brandon McLane (3rd Generation family business after Dr. William and Brad, his grandfather and father respectively) introduces a brief history of chance seedlings from Blue Spider, William McLane, to Key Lime, Bull’s Eye, and [...]
Showstopper “Blue Cloud”
The ULTIMATE Waterlily. Ken Landon crossed and back crossed a semi cool tolerant Austrailian. He also has this in a yellow and pink variety though has yet to release them. Some of these blooms are 6 inches bigger then an adult mans head.
introducing ‘Tropic Sunset’
From Florida Aquatics, “Tropic Sunset is a great new hybrid waterlily from Florida aquatics. Red and green mottled pads with multi-tone autumn colored flowers. 2-5 flowers per day are common. Nymphaea ‘Tropic Sunset’ represents a true breakthrough in Tropical Waterlilies. It is the only viviparous tropical waterlily that exhibits an autumn flower color on the [...]
introducing ‘Tanzanite’
New from Florida Aquatics, winner of best new waterlily 2009. Nymphaea ‘Tanzanite’ was the Best New Waterlily of 2009 as awarded by the International Waterlily and Water Garden Association in their annual new waterlily competition. Deep violet purple flowers with over 50 petals are a highlight of this plant. Darker in color than any other [...]
‘Kishin’ from Hawaii & Garet Uemura
“Kishin” stood out as soon as I got to the International Waterlily collection in San Angelo. Today or tomorrow I hope to get into the pools and film up close similar to the “bee’s eye view’ I got in Sarah P Duke Gardens. Now that judging in the 2010 waterlily competition has ended I will [...]
St. Louis Marmorata (1917)
More live from Lilyfest 2010. From IWC San Angelo, TX. George Pring’s Unreleased N. St. Louis Marmorata Come see N. St. Louis Marmorata. This is a waterlily that was unreleased to the trade by Mr. Pring. It was one of the crosses created in attempt to create a yellow hybrid lily. It is of major [...]
“Catherine Marie”
Around 1990 Ken Landon introduced some amazing Night Bloomers. My favorie is Jennifer Rebecca but Catherine Marie is a top notch nightbloomer. It has rich pink petals and pale yellow stamen with olive green pads. It is a cross between N. Woods White Knight x N. Red Flare just as N. Jennifer Rebecca is. Here [...]
Mayla – A wonderful easy growing waterlily
Mayla is a favorite hardy waterlily. Free flowering and for years one of the brightest and larger waterlily. Grow easily in zones 3-8. It will also grow in zones 9-11 but may burn a little in deep summer and under heavy fertilizer. I would suggest a pot 3 gallons or more in size (at least 10″ [...]
Deep Purple hardy waterlilies exist…
Today is a day that word begins spreading across the world that Purple and Blue hardy waterlilies are something that people will indeed be able to grow in their water gardens. A few years ago Pairat Songpanich hybrized what is the worlds first hardy (inter-sub-genetic) waterlily with a blue (lavendar) hue. The good news was [...]
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