Blue Beauty - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid
'Blue Beauty' is our most popular water lily and in high demand. A 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.(catalog number 10-1002)
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Bob Trickett - Tropical Water Lily
In 1949, George Pring 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.
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Mrs. Edwards Whitaker Tropical Water Lily
George Pring 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 in his book has a photograph 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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Bagdad - Tropical Water Lily
The flowers are wisteria blue, broad and flat, gold centered with yellow stamens and petioles just long enough to hold them above the floating leaves. Leaves are of medium size, light green above and with blotches of red and brown, and dark green with beneath with purple stripes. George Pring, in 1941, described this wonderful lily as "The combination of leaf and flower gives a rich effect, something like that of a Persian rug". It is a good propagator and viviparous.
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Pamela Tropical Water Lily
The flowers of this hybrid introduced in 1931 by August Koch are large, sky-blue, saucer-shaped, with broad petals held high above the water's surface. Leaves are green, marbled brown. A favorite at Tricker's since 1931 and has been a choice by our customers over the years. Has a wonderful aromatic scent!
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Mrs Woodrow Wilson - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid
'Mrs. Woodrow Wilson' is a beautiful 1914 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. 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
'Shirley Ann' was hybridized in 1963 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.®
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Pennsylvania - Tropical Water Lily
This hybrid was created by the well known water lily specialist Dr. Henry Conard in 1907 and can be considered to be one of his best introductions. The large rich deep blue aromatic flowers with yellow stamens form a pleasing contrast to the petals. The leaves are slightly speckled with brown above and below.
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King of Blues - Tropical Water Lily
Blossoms are navy blue with yellow stamens tipped blue and sepals blue with purple overtones. A true "King" of the blue tropicals.
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Blue Bird - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid
'Blue Bird' is a Tricker hybrid that was introduced in 1929 and is considered a "good luck" charm to all water gardens. It has a deep blue aromatic colored blossoms which are extremely plentiful all summer long. The plant reproduces viviparously. The plant is named Blue Bird which will bring happiness and good luck.
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Colonel Lindberg - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid
In 1929 the William Tricker nurseries introduced this special hybrid sometimes known as "Lindy". The blossoms are very large, dark blue with wide petals and a delightful fragrance. The beautiful flowers are held high above the surface of the water and has attractive mottled leaves. A most beautiful hybrid!
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William Stone - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid
The late William Tricker produced this wonderful hybrid in 1897 and has a particularly attractive violet colored flower. The blossoms are star shaped and open early in the morning and do not close until late in the afternoon. The aromatic flowers are carried well above the water with the characteristic sepals bending down creating a real art of beauty. A extemely beautiful prolific bloomer.
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Leopardess - Tropical Water Lily
Introduced by Martin Randig in 1931, with very fragrant, cobalt blue, medium sized blossoms. Leaves are deep green, spotted and striped with maroon, one of the deepest marked leaves among the varieties of water lilies. It is a easy grower and produces an abundance of aromatic flowers during the growing season.
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August Koch - Tropical Water Lily
George Pring named this hybrid after the chief florist August Koch of the Chicago Park System who discovered the seeds in 1922. The blossoms are lavender blue and deliciously fragrant! This water lily is especially popular and often used as cut flowers for indoor enjoyment. Stamens are 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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Noelene - Tropical Water Lily
'Noelene' is a gorgeous blue to lavender hybrid that was developed in Australia. It has heavy mottled leaves. It was introduced at the Tricker Nurseries in 1990 from Australia and has proven to stand among one of our best water lilies.
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Tina - Tropical Water Lily
A beautiful viviparous hybrid which combines shades of blue and pink in the blossoms. The bright yellow center is surrounded with many lavender stamens. Produces an abundance of fragrant flowers all summer long! A must in any pool..
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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. 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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Marmorata - Tropical Water Lily
This George Pring hybrid was developed in 1917 from the popular water lily 'Mrs. Edwards Whitaker'. Flowers large and blue with a delightful fragrance and petals which are numerous, thin and lavender blue. Leaves are beautifully designed, light green irregularly blotched with reddish brown on the upper surface, dark densely spotted with purplish blue on the underside.
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Margaret Randig - Tropical Water Lily
MARGARET RANDIG. Martin Randig introduced this hybrid in 1939, and considers it as his greatest production. Blossoms are large, fragrant, rich dark blue, with broad petals. Leaves are dark green with spots of bronze. It is an extremely vigorous grower with many blossoms all summer long!
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Blue Star - Tropical Water Lily
An extremely large light blue star shaped shaded blossom, with a deep yellow center. Its dark green leaves provide a striking background for the blooms which are carried high above the water surface.
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Henry Shaw - Tropical Water Lily
In 1917 George Pring produced this wonderful hybrid and named it after Henry Shaw, who in 1899 founded the world famous Missouri Botanical Gardens. The flowers are eight inches in diameter with three shades of blue, including an unusually large number of golden stamens tipped blue. The inside of the sepals are violet colored. It is cup shaped and very fragrant. The leaves are small, dark green flecked reddish brown on top and purple beneath.
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