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Purple flower shades of tropical water lilies have been a favorite of Tricker’s for decades. We have a very fine selection for your water garden that will bring a summer of beauty. The flower aromas of Tricker’s selection of water lilies are highly desired by water gardeners! A flower color that is NOT found in the hardy variety of water lilies!
After selecting your water lilies do not forget the Special Planting Crates (click here) and Tricker’s proven Aquatic Fertilizer (click here) to achieve the descriptive flowers and BEST growth!
All lilies are harvested FRESH from our historic nursery. The proven quality of these lilies is beyond compare and Tricker’s GUARANTEES it!

Panama Pacific - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid
Panama Pacific - Tricker Water Lily Hybrid

'Panama Pacific' water lily is a William Tricker hybrid introduced at the 1914 Panama Pacific exposition in the United States. Blossoms are a brilliant wine red turned to reddish purple. They are viviparous, fragrant, medium sized, and have beautifully contrasting yellow stamens, tipped purple. Buds are attractive, being a bronzy-green spotted with reddish bronze. Leaves are also a bronze-green spotted with reddish brown. [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] Very desirable for small or large pools. A popular variety for decades! Without a doubt stands as one of the best hybrids ever introduced!


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Director Moore - Water Lily
Director Moore - Water Lily

'Director Moore' water lily was produced by the famous Missouri Botanical Garden hybridizer George Pring in 1941 and named for the director of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. It has one of the deepest violet blossoms produced in water lilies! The stamens are also purple but the center is a stiking golden color. Find out why George Pring named this special hybrid after the director and order Director Moore today!
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Mrs. Martin Randig - Water Lily
Mrs. Martin Randig - Water Lily

Mrs. Martin Randig. This is the second patented water lily which occurred on October 11, 1938. The ancestry of this hybrid is found in such water lilies as Panama Pacific (Tricker hybrid), Lilac Queen, Royal Zanzibar, Indigo Zanzibar and Amethyst. Blossoms are dark purple, sepals a dark rose pink and delightfully fragrant. Leaves are green with a bronze red underside. The plants are viviparous. Add a treat to your water garden pool with historic patented water lily! You will discover the beauty that the hybridizer Martin Randig saw when he created such a beautiful hybrid water lily!
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Midnight - Water Lily
Midnight - Water Lily

Midnight. A very special 1941 George Pring hybrid. The unique blossoms are small, rich deep purple with golden centers, very fragrant and abundant. Note the center of the flower is distinctly different than most tropical water lilies. The center begins with small leaf-like petals and burst into a multitude of attractive petals. Leaves are small, numerous, dark green flecked reddish brown and purple beneath. Small specimens may actually be kept in large aquaria or small pools, but does provide spectacular unique water lily flowers in any water garden pool! Try one, you will be pleased!
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Judge Hitchcock - Water Lily
Judge Hitchcock - Water Lily

Judge Hitchcock. n 1941, famous hybridizer, George Pring of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, introduced this water lily that has large, very fragrant flowers that show three beautiful shades of blue-violet. A trait that is most admirable. Leaves are small, dark green flecked reddish brown on top and purple beneath. A lily that would stand out in any garden.
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Francis B. Griffith - Water Lily
Francis B. Griffith - Water Lily

Francis B. Griffith. Has delicate blossoms of deep purple overlaid with deep red at the edges. A viviparous hybrid developed by famous hybridizer August Koch of Chicago. The leaves are a green speckled brown. A beautiful lily that adds charm to any water garden.
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Black Prince - Water Lily
Black Prince - Water Lily

Black Prince. A truly admirable plant that has deep purplish-blue, stellate blooms. Introduced by Charles Winch hybrizer and fish breeder of Australia, in 1987. Very colorful mottled leaves. Stands out in any water garden pool!
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