International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society

The Rules of Entry have changed. Please review them at IWGS New Waterlily Competition before completing this form.

To be eligible, an entry must not be commercially available for more than one year prior to entering the competition. Participation in other non-IWGS competitions does not affect eligibility provided that the name of the cultivar and the hybridizer name is not identifiable prior to the completion of the IWGS New Waterlily Competition.

Hybrids must be entered by the hybridizer or with the evidence of the hybridizer’s written permission, which must be submitted along with the entry form.

This year there is A MAXIMUM LIMIT of ONE CULTIVAR/HYBRID ENTRY per HYBRIDIZER. Multiple entries from the same hybridizer will NOT be accepted, even if it is submitted by a different person (i.e., regardless of who submitted the entry). The total number of entries allowed in the contest is 30. Priority will be given to the first entry forms submitted provided plants arrive at the grow out site in the specified window. (April 1st to April 30th, 2023)

Entry forms must be submitted by March 31st, 2023 (or as soon as all spots have been allocated). PLEASE NOTE: A confirmation email will be sent to the participant once an entry has been accepted into the competition.

Entries may be submitted for a second year if the entry is not named the overall winner during the first year and the hybrid has not been commercially available for more than a year. Entries may only be submitted twice.

Clear (high resolution) photographs of each entry, including flowers and foliage, should be included with the entry form to ensure proper identification in the contest. Please submit at least 3 photos of the flowers from different angles and at least 1 photo of the entire plant.

Note: There will be 2 different grow sites for the 2023 entries. All Hardy and Hardy ISG waterlily entries will be grown at Denver Botanical Garden and Tropical and Tropical ISG waterlily entries will be grown at Naples Botanical Garden. All entries must be received between April 1st and April 30th, 2023.

You MUST submit a printed copy of this form with your nymphaea tuber.

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