CERTIFIED COLLECTIONS
CERTIFIED COLLECTIONS
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Bennetts Water Gardens
COLLECTION OF EXCELLENCE
Bennetts Water Gardens is the first IWGS Certified Nymphaea Collection of Excellence in Europe. Established in 1958, the collection of hardy waterlily has grown close to 200 varieties.
Bergen Water Gardens & Nursery
COLLECTION OF EXCELLENCE
Lotus Paradise, at Bergen Water Gardens & Nursery, is the first International Waterlily and Water Garden Certified Nelumbo Collection of Excellence. Larry and Lili Nau have assembled an impressive collection of Chinese lotus over the past 5 years. Eighty varieties are designated as the IWGS Collection of Excellence but close to 400 varieties of lotus are growing on the property.
Latour-Marliac
COLLECTION OF EXCELLENCE
The Waterlily Collection at Latour-Marliac has been designated by the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society as a collection of great historical importance. The Latour-Marliac waterlily nursery was founded in 1875 by Bory Latour-Marliac (1830-1911), an early and preeminent waterlily hybridizer. The Collection is curated in the brick-and-mortar cultivation pools that made up the original nursery. It has been recognized as the French National Collection of the genus Nymphaea since the 1990s.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens has been designated by the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society as a Nymphaea Collection of Excellence and Nelumbo Collection of Merit.
129 cultivars and species of Nymphaea and 25 cultivars of Nelumbo are displayed in seven water gardens throughout the Gardens 24 acre property.
International Waterlily Collection
COLLECTION OF EXCELLENCE
The International Waterlily Collection has been designated by the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society as a premiere collection of aquatic plants in the genus Nymphaea. Only a small percentage of the entire collection can be grown at the IWC each year, ensuring that each year’s display is unique.
Oasis Desert City
COLLECTION OF EXCELLENCE
In the beautiful Oasis Desert City mirror pond, we proudly showcase Spain's finest collection of tropical waterlilies from late May through early December. With over 25 tropical waterlilies (43 total in 2023) from around the world, including 2 Victoria hybrids (Longwood Hybrid and Neverland Mumbai), our selection is unbeatable.
McKee Botanical Garden
COLLECTION OF EXCELLENCE
McKee Botanical Garden is, as its founders envisioned, a wild space of natural beauty, a place where guests can feel delightfully “away” from the modern, everyday world beyond its fence. Listed on the National Register of Historic places, it is an integrated garden set over a native hammock, and home to one of Florida’s most celebrated waterlily collections.
WATER GARDEN NAME
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