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		Many of the blue flowered tropical water lilies were developed here at Tricker’s and are proven hybrids that have endured with decades of beauty!
		A wonderful color of flower that is NOT found in the hardy varieties of water lilies!
	Do not forget to plant them correctly and fertilize with the aquatic fertilizer. Click here to read about planting and care! And, if you need planting crates Click here.

All lilies are harvested FRESH from our historic nursery. The proven quality of these lilies are beyond compare and Tricker’s GUARANTEES it!

Blue Beauty - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid

'Blue Beauty' is our most popular water lily and in high demand. [See and read about Blue Beauty displayed in our Tricker catalogs from the 1930s, Click Here] This special hybrid developed by our founder William Tricker in 1896 under the original name 'Nymphaea pulcherrima' which was botanical Latin for "beautiful water lily", a very appropriate name for such a beautiful blue flowered water lily! The blossoms are blue, have a spicy fragrance, and stand six to eight inches above the water surface. Leaves are dark green slightly speckled with brown above and beneath. Margins are wavy with lobes long and tapering. In spite of its potential size, the water lily does well in tub gardens or small pools. Without a doubt it stands out as one of the most desired and popular water lilies of all time and continues to be admired by all.

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Astraea Tropical Water Lily

Astraea is an old time favorite water lily here at Tricker’s nursery! The name Astraea is found in Greek mythology and translated as “star maiden”. Astraea and her mother were both personifications of justice and she was considered the last of the immortals to live with humans. She fled from wickedness of humanity and ascended to heaven and became the constellation Virgo and the scales of justice she carried became the nearby constellation Libra.

Astraea is a cross between two select water lily hybrids: N. gracilis and N. zanzibariensis hybrids. The pads are a deep green above and tinged purple beneath. The blossoms are a very attractive blue and are star shaped. The petals are blue shading to white at the base. Stamens are an attractive yellow against the blue petals. The blue flowers are held high above the water level and can be seen at a distant! We are sure you will be pleased with such a wonderful water lily!

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Bob Trickett - Tropical Water Lily

In 1949, George Pring, famous hybridizer of the noted Missouri Botanical Gardens, introduced this hybrid named for water lily expert Bob Trickett from England's famous Kew Gardens, London. Flowers are large campanula blue, with yellow center, and are cup shaped. Leaves are large round, green above and red with green veins beneath. Bob Trickett worked with the famous hybridizer George Pring. During the beginning of World War II, in William Tricker, Inc.'s 1942 catalog a photograph of Bob Trickett with a quote "During trying times there is no more worth while diversion than growing water lilies and aquatic plants. There is something about the beauties of a water garden which gives one a mental escape from the troubles and tradegies of the world and fills us with renewed confidence in the eternal triumph of right." We are sure you will feel the reward and honor growing his named water lily this year!
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Mrs. Edwards Whitaker Tropical Water Lily

George Pring, famous hybridizer form the Missouri Botancial Gardens, introduced this beautiful hybrid in 1917. Flowers are lavender blue becoming pale with age until they are almost white. Blossoms are often 10 inches or more, stamens bright yellow, petals numerous and paper thin, and there is a decided fragrance. Leaves are almost round, mottled or streaked with dark red above and blotched with purple on the pale green base below. The plants do best in large pools but may be grown in a tub. In the words of the famous Tricker hybridizer Robert Sawyer that had a photograph of this distinct water lily in his book with the caption "Whitaker is a gigantic light blue water lily that opens early and closes late. It is one of the best Tropcials."
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Mrs Woodrow Wilson - Tricker Award Winning Water Lily Hybrid

A beautiful 1914 William Tricker hybrid made from the popular blue flowered water lily 'Dauben' and bears the same viviparous leaf characterisitics. The variety is, however, much stronger growing than its parent and produces attractive lavender aromatic blue flowers of much greater size. The flowers stand high and prond out of the water. Since the plant produces an abundance of flowers, the aroma can be enjoyed indoors as cut flowers. The wonderful aroma will permeate the room with a most unsual scent. The stamens are a beautiful contrasting yellow, tipped with the color of the petals. This lily was a tribute to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's death in 1914. This award winning William Tricker water lily received three Gold and Silver Medals and eight Certificate of Merit. [Go back in time and read William Tricker's 1915 description and see the the water lilies he choose to display on his cover CLICK HERE] Enjoy today the beauty that inspired the Tricker company to introduce such a fine water lily in her honor!
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Shirley-Ann - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid

Hybridized in 1963 in the aquatic greenhouses at William Tricker, Inc.® by Gil Lambacher and Dr. Charleston and named after their wives. It is an outstanding water lily with beautiful aromatic blue petals that stand out among the thousands of water lilies grown at William Tricker, Inc.®! Gil Lambacher spent his lifetime working at Tricker's and in his retirement in his 90s after his wife pass away, would still visit the greenhouses that he so well knew to visit the abundance of flowers produced by the wonderful blue petalled water lily Shirley Ann. Gil passed on in 2002, however the flowers still bloom and stand as a wonderful tribute that still lives on in our Tricker greenhouses.
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August Koch - Tropical Water Lily

George Pring, famous hybridizer of the Missouri Botancial Garden, named this hybrid after the chief florist August Koch of the Chicago Park System who discovered the seeds in 1922. When introduced, the description said that the blossoms are lavender blue and deliciously fragrant! This water lily is especially popular and often used as cut flowers for indoor enjoyment. (read our book 1101 Water Garden Questions and Answers by Richard Lee that shows how to keep water lily flowers open for display). Stamens are an attractive reddish yellow, sepals are liliac. It is viviparous and extremely excellent for small pools and one of the few water lilies that do well in comparatively little sun.
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Blue Gigantea - Tropical Water Lily

One of our favorite tropical water lilies that was introduced into the United States in the 1800s. The species is native to Australia. It is considered the "queen of the water lilies". It has one of the longest enduring blossoms, which is open on five to seven successive days from eight to nine a.m. until twilight. The blossoms, sky blue in color, sometimes have a diameter of 12 inches. The blossoms are held on strong stalks. Because the stalks are so large and have many air channels, they were once used by the aborigines when forced to take to the water to escape from enemies. The supply is limited so order early to reserve yours. The plant typically establishes in Tricker's nursery in the later Spring and is sent at that time. Once established in your water garden it will become characteristically spectacular.
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