A most satisfactory water-lily for those who love color, probably the reddest of the reds. Tremendous bloom, 7 to 8 inches in diameter. Changes from day to day. Predominately garnet in early stages with white, rose-streaked sepals; darkens to a rich, deep red a few days later. Deep-mahogany stamens tipped with yellow. Extensive grower.

Semidwarf blooms open creamy yellow, become orange next day, and finally deepen to dark red. Foliage, also miniature, prettily mottled with maroon. Excellent tub flower.

A pretty, rose-pink, cup-shaped variety, not too long in cultivation. Medium spreading habits make it good for the average pond.

. Another of the newer reds, not yet under cultivation on a popular scale in the United States.

-Fragrant blooms of dusky rose-pink, held just above the water surface. Medium grower.

-The native Bohemian species. Small, odorless, white flowers, with sepals tinged with green. The uniformity of color is attractively broken by a bright-red stigma. Solid-green foliage. Requires little pond space.

-Similar to above, with the blood-red star at end of stigma more pronounced.

-Very like species type. (Both N. neglecta and biradiate are inferior varieties, not recommended. )

Small, fragrant blooms of a delicate shade of rose, hardy enough for a pond, but more often grown in tubs.

-Probably an accidental hybrid of N. odorata rosea (the Cape Cod Pond Lily) and N. tuberlosa. Has the sweet fragrance, delicate rosy-pink color, and yellow stamens of the former; the robust habit of the latter.

Large, white, quite fragrant flowers and pale-green foliage. An enlarged version of N. odorata, although foliage is concentrated enough for small ponds.

Similar to above, including scent, but plant spreads more and blooms are salmon-pink.

Similar to above in scent and growth, but bloom is more perfectly formed and of deeper color.

A robust variety, capable of taking over its end of the pond. Flowers the color of good Burgundy wine, often attaining diameters of 10 inches.

Small, reddish-yellow blooms which deepen with age to cinnabar-red. Flowers freely within a small space. Generally considered one of Marliac's lesser efforts and not widely cultivated.

Huge flesh-colored blooms, among the first to show in spring and continuing bountifully until frost. Extensive grower.

The largest and, many gardeners think, the finest of the Changeables. Bloom opens a warm shade of rose overlaid with apricot, becomes darker and more vivid day by day, and finally turns to a glowing amber color with a heart of fire. Foliage is purple, passing to olive-green flecked with yellow as flower ages. Plant thrives lustily in any reasonable location. One of the first to bloom in spring, it continues until frost. Listed as a yellow, a Changeable, and as a Sunset Shade.

-Similar to Attraction, but smaller and of lighter hue. Purplish-rose blooms with apricot stamens. Sepals are white inside, providing beautiful contrast. Produces lots of flowers. Medium grower.

Blooms range from showy pink to cherry-red, flecked with white. Sepals are white inside, and stamens are bright yellow. Long and prolific bloom, medium grower.

Medium-sized blooms of red, boldly striped with white. Sweet scent.

Excellent odorata variety, and one of the largest. Huge globular, snow-white bloom, surrounded by white sepals barely touched with pink. Very fragrant.

-White, tulip-shaped, a hybrid of candida. Attractive flower, but not a strong grower.

Prettily shaped lily, on the small side, white, overlaid with interesting traceries of green and pink. Fragrant. Foliage exceptional shade of bright green.

One of the most brilliant reds. Small blossoms of intense vermilion, offset by orange-red stamens.

-Small, slender, white bloom, held well above the water. Flourishes in shallow ponds.