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                                    Lotus                                                      $39.95 per 8-10" pot
                                    Hardy Waterlilies and Pondlilies                 $34.95 per 10" pot
                                    Tropical Waterlilies                                   $39.95 per   8" pot
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Nelumbo sp.
Lotus

These heat loving plants do well in tubs. Flowers range from single to double in pink, white and yellow.
  • Water depth 0-24"
  • hybrids
  • Winter indoors

Nuphar lutea
European Yellow Pondlily
Brandy Bottle. Yellow flowers similar to our North American Nuphar variegata but without purple blotch in inside of petals. Large floating leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Non-native
  • Winter hardy (in water below ice)

Nuphar microphylla
Small-leaved Pondlily

Unique small yellow pondlily. Small leaves and flowers. Rhizomes can grow quite long, so plants should be repotted every 2 to 3 years.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium spread
  • Native
  • Winter hardy              

Nuphar variegata
Northern Pondlily

 
Classic pondlily of northern lakes. Large leaves and spread. Yellow flowers have purple blotching on inside of petals. Excellent for naturalizing in earth bottom ponds.
  • Water depth 12-48"
  • Large spread
  • Native
  • Winter hardy  

Nymphaea (hardy)
alba (European White)

Popular white waterlily used to naturalize ponds. Very good bloomer with large leaf spread. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium to large spread
  • Non-native
  • Winter hardy              

Nymphaea (hardy)
Albatros

Large white tulip-shaped flowers. Blooms well and throughout entire growing season at our foothills location. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1910
  • Winter hardy


Nymphaea (hardy)
Attraction

 
Large red blooms. Inner petals pinkish-red, outer petals lighter. Inner surface of sepals white with some pink streaking. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1910
  • Winter hardy            

Nymphaea (hardy)
Burgundy Princess

 
Deep pinkish-red blooms. Colour deepens towards centre. Staminodes red with yellow anthers. Dark green leaves with some mottling.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Small to medium spread
  • Strawn 1999
  • Winter hardy       

Nymphaea (hardy)
candida

Native waterlily of northern Europe. Small white blooms have yellow centre and red stigmatic dot in centre. Small green leaves.
  • Water Depth 12-36"
  • Small spread
  • Non-native
  • Winter Hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Charles de Meurville

Large deep pinkish-red blooms. Inner petals darker than outer. Dependable bloomer. Dark green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1938
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Colossea
White flowers with faint hint of pink on petals. Large round green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium to large spread
  • Latour-Marliac
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Comanche
 
Changeable. Cup-shaped flowers yellow-apricot on Day 1, then deepen to orange-pink by Day 3. Leaves mottled. Shy bloomer, Requires warm water and lots of sunshine to do well.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Small to medium spread
  • Latour-Marliac
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Conqueror

 
Large deep pinkish-red cup-shaped blooms. Outer petals light pink to white with pink streaks.  Deep green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1910
  • Winter hardy           

Nymphaea (hardy)
Ellisiana

 
Small pinkish-red flowers. Ideal for tubs. Excellent bloomer. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Small spread
  • Latour Marliac
  • Winter hardy      

Nymphaea (hardy)
Escarboucle

 
Large bright vermillion red blooms. Flowers cup-like then stellate. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1909
  • Winter hardy          

Nymphaea (hardy)
Gloriosa

Bright rosy red cup-shaped blooms with some flecking on petals. Highly recommended. Compact growth makes it suitable for tubs. Deep green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1899
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Gonnere (Snowball, Crystal White)

 
Very double white blooms. Globe-shaped buds. Slow to bloom, but an incredible sight when it does! Round green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1914
  • Winter hardy              

Nymphaea (hardy)
Gypsy
Pink streaked blossoms with golden yellow centre. Outer petals lighter than inner. Leaves with bronze mottling. Does best in warm water and full sunshine.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Medium spread
  • Strawn 1997
  • bring indoors for winter

Nymphaea (hardy)
Hermine

 
Pure white tulip shaped blooms. Compact rhizome. Very free-flowering. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Small to medium spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1910
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Joey Tomocik
Bright yellow blossoms with broad petals. Leaves green with mottling. Performs best in warm water and full sunshine.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Medium spread
  • Strawn 1996
  • Bring indoors for winter

Nymphaea (hardy)
Laydekeri Albida
syn. L. alba
 
Creamy white cup-shaped flowers.Wide spreading growth habit with long petioles. Green leaves with purple mottling.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium s to large pread
  • 1983
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Laydekeri Fulgens
 
Medium-sized, vivid burgundy red blooms. Sepals white with faint pink streaking. Very prolific bloomer. Suitable for tubs and shallow ponds. Green leaves with purple mottling.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium spread
  • Latour--Marliac 2004
  • Winter hardy      

Nymphaea (hardy)
Laydekeri Purpurata
 
Dark pink flowers have white flecking in petals. Colour deepening towards centre. Prolific bloomer. Leaves are blotched.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium spread
  • Latour-Marliac
  • Winter hardy              

Nymphaea (hardy)
Liebergii
Leiberg’s Waterlily is a rare native white water lily produced from seed. Flowers are 2.5-4 cm in size. One of the smallest of our native species. Small green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-48"
  • Small spread
  • Native
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Madame Julien Chifflot
Light pink blooms deepening towards the outside petals. Inner side of sepals mid-pink. This flower seems to glow with its pink shading. Leaves are green.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium to large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1921
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Madame Wilfron Gonnere
Large double light pink blooms. Large globe-shaped flower buds. Green leaves. late summer bloomer. Full sun.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1924
  • Winter Hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Marliacea Albida
 
White cup-shaped blooms with broad petals. Some pinkish tint evident in petals of older blooms. Compact rhizome. Early blooming. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1880
  • Winter hardy              

Nymphaea (hardy)
Marliacea Chromatella
Light yellow cup-shaped blooms. Compact rhizome. Requires heat to do well. Green leaves with purple mottling.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Small to medium spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1905
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Marliacea Rosea
Light pink cup-shaped blooms.Green leaves. Compact rhizome. Great for large tubs.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Medium spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1899
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Masaniello
Cup-shaped pink flowers with broad petals. Outer petals lighter coloured. Dependable bloomer. Bronzy-Ggreen circular leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1910
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Mrs. Richmond
 
Large pinkish-red blooms with speckling on broad petals. Outer petals lighter coloured than inner. One of our largest growing waterlilies. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Latour-Marliac 1910
  • Winter hardy      

Nymphaea (hardy)
Pink Beauty
 
Cup-shaped clear pink blooms. One of our favorites. Green leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium spread
  • 1996
  • Winter hardy         

Nymphaea (hardy)
Rosanna Supreme
Medium sized light pink stellate blooms. Very free-flowering. Mottled leaves.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Medium spread
  • Martin E. Randig 1974
  • Winter hardy

Nymphaea (hardy)
Rosennymphe
 
Large stellate blooms change from clear pink on Day 1 to almost white by Day 3. Pointy buds. One of the first lilies to bloom at Bearberry Creek. Large burgundy leaves turn green as they age and with warmer water.
  • Water depth 12-36"
  • Large spread
  • Junge 1989
  • Winter hardy     

Nymphaea (hardy)
Steven Strawn
Speckled red flowers with short petals. Color deepens towards centre of flower. Leaves are green with brownish purple mottling. Slow to bloom Best for warm shallow water or tub culture.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Small to medium spread
  • Strawn 2000
  • Bring indoors for winter

Nymphaea (hardy)
Sunrise
One of the first large yellows produced. Light yellow flowers with stellate blooms. Petals are thin and light giving it a tropical look. Leaves are green with dark speckles. Best in warm water and full sun.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Medium to large spread
  • 1947
  • Bring indoors for winter

Nymphaea (tropical day)
Blue Beauty
Fragrant deep blue flowers. Wide petals.Blossoms are held above water. Central gold stigmatic disc. Anthers are blue-violet tipped. Excellent bloomer and cut-flower. Leaves are green with purple speckling above and purplish below.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Large spread
  • Conard, William Tricker
  • Bring indoors for winter


Nymphaea (tropical day)
caerulea

 
Light blue flowered "Lotus of the Nile". Petals are narrow and pointy. Blooms are held high above water surface. Faint fragrance. Leaves are green. One of the hardiest tropical day bloomers.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Medium spread
  • Non-native  
  • Winter indoors   

Nymphaea (tropical day)
Margaret Randig

 
Fragrant dark blue flowers with broad petals. Flowers are held high. Large green leaves are have spots of bronze.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Medium to large spread
  • Martin E. Randig 1939
  • Bring indoors for winter

Nymphaea (tropical day)
St. Louis Gold

Bright yellow blooms. Green leaves with brown mottling. Very compact plant. Excellent for tubs. Performs best in warm water and full sun.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Small spread
  • Pring 1956
  • Bring indoors for winter

Nymphaea (tropical day)
Wood's Blue Goddess

 
Fragrant sky blue flowers. Staminodes are purple with blue tips. Yellow stigmatic disc. Blooms are held high. Excellent cut flower. Large olive green leaves are sharply serrated.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Large spread
  • Wood 1989
  • Bring indoors for winter        

Nymphaea (tropical night)
Emily Grant Hutchings
Large deep pink flowers with amaranth stamens. Sepals and foliage has a bronze overlay. Bloosoms are held high. Leaves have undulating, toothed margins. Must have water 20+ C to do well.
  • Water Depth 12-24"
  • Large spread
  • Gurney 1922
  • Bring indoors for winter

Nymphaea (tropical night)
Missouri
 
Extra large blooms are pure white. Petals long and narrow. Blooms held high. Green leaves are at times mottled with purple and brown. Must have water 20+ C to do well.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Large spread
  • Pring 1932
  • Bring indoors for winter          

Nymphaea (tropical day)
Red Flare
 
Fragrant intense red flowers are held high above water surface. Leaves are deep mahogany with toothed edges. Must have water 20+ C to do well.
  • Water depth 12-24"
  • Large spread
  • Martin E, Randig 1938
  • Bring inddors for winter             
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