(Perry D. Slocum 1991) For this variety Slocum repeated the cross that Marliac did to create `Marliacea Chromatella`. Slocum was able to repeat it with better plants, instead of European Nymphaea alba he use a more floriferous variety from New Zealand, and instead of the usual Nymphaea mexicana ...

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(Kirk Strawn 1993) Let`s start with what is undisputed: this waterlily has very nice leaves. Such colours and patterns are rarely to be found among hardy waterlilies. The flowers however are subject of a lot of disputes. They are very narrow and allways more or less crinkled. It was the intention ...

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(Kirk Strawn 1993) If the name of a waterliy is well choosen, it will speak for itself and it is unnecessary to describe the case. Such is the case here: `Pink Peony`- and it is a very large and very double (some would even call it fat) `peony` that we spot here. The pink flowers and the light green ...

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(Fowler 1915) For many years this was the standard variety for dwarf pink waterlilies. Interestingly with this variety the usual colour pattern of waterlilies is reversed. While usualy the colour is most intensive in the centre of the flower, here the centre of the flower is the palest part. The peducules ...

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(Latour-Marliac 1908) We received this variety some years ago from a friend. It seems to be not available from any other nursery we know. All we can say is that it was introduced to the market in 1908. We lack the original description by Marliac so we can`t tell if we got the true `Phoenix` or not. ...

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(Latour-Marliac 1909) Marliac made a mistake with this one, for it is a fertile variety. Fertile varieties are necessary to create new hybrids and Marliac did his best to keep their existence secret. All hybrids he introduced to the market were steril and the trade wondered how he was able to create ...

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(Kirk Strawn 1993) This variety could be also listed among the small varieties, for it doesn`t go deeper than 40 cms. Its flowers are pale yellow and stand high over the water. It is very good for tubs, but has to be kept free of frost if grown in a tub.

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(Latour-Marliac 1879) The first and still the only dwarf yellow waterlily. It is a cross of the Nordic Waterlily and the Mexican Waterlily. The flowers are pale yellow, very small and slightly fragrant. The pads are nicely mottled and very showy. If planted where the water warms up well it is unbelievable ...

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(Perry D. Slocum 1991) The rivalry for the best new waterlily hybrids between Perry D. Slocum and Kirk Strawn is well known. It is common saying: if you can`t beat them, join them. Slocum changed this to: if you can`t beat the best yellow hybrid of your adversary, simply take seed of it and sow it. ...

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