Waterlilies and Lotuses: Species, Cultivars, and New Hybrids

By Perry D. Slocum

In this fully updated work, Perry Slocum describes nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the waterlilies and lotuses. This book includes more than 130 of the best new hybrids introduced since the landmark "Water Gardening: Water Lilies and Lotuses" by Perry Slocum and Peter Robinson was published. All species and the major cultivars, including day- and night-blooming tropical and hardy waterlilies and lotuses, are described along with the author's and hybridizers' comments on the best landscape uses for each plant. Although the genera "Nymphaea" and "Nelumbo" receive special emphasis, a chapter is also devoted to the other genera in the waterlily family, "Nuphar, Victoria, Euryale, Barclaya, " and "Ondinea." In addition to his achievements as a hybridizer, Slocum is an award-winning nature photographer. "Waterlilies and Lotuses" is illustrated with 350 stunning color photographs of these exotic beauties, with more than 100 photos published here for the first time. With information on hardiness, including maps for Europe and the United States, and an extensive list of suppliers of water gardening plants and equipment in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, "Waterlilies and Lotuses" is a truly definitive resource for water gardeners the world over.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881926841
• ISBN13: 9780881926842
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Water Lilies Plus!

Great book for anyone who wants to enjoy pictures of water lilies and lotus or identify plants and blooms that you see in botanical parks or water ponds. The text also gives recommendations as to appropriate size of home ponds for each plant. For the more experienced water gardeners and collectors, the crosses making the hybrids are given as well as the hybridizer. For me, this book was a great help in identifying my photo collection of water lilies!

Great book with great pictures.

I just bought this latest edition of Waterlilies and Lotuses after owning the last one for a few years and I was glad to see photos and information on many new varieties. Some of the new listings, with photos, include Foxfire, King of Siam, Carla's Sonshine, Islamorada, Innocence, Miami Rose and many others. A lot of great species lilies are also listed, with photos, such as the Victoria lilies, the Australian Gigantea lilies, Eurayle Ferox and others. All descriptions of the lilies include information such as flower size, shape and fragrance and leaf sizes colors and spread. Also included on most lilies is the date of introduction, the person who hybridized them and the parent plants of the hybrids when known. The authors also give recommendations as to what size pond or tub is best suited for a particular lily. I like this book and think it can be helpful for persons deciding which plants to purchase for their pond.

A good addition to his first book on water lilies

There is a lot of information on the newer lilies,but I was disappointed there weren't more pictures of the lilies.