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Rare Plants Collection

These are the aquatic plants that formed part our plant collection. They are either the plants imported from overseas (from hybridizers, plant collectors and well knowledged water garden nurseries) or plants bred by local hybridizers.


Crinum americanum
Crinum americanum (American Swamp Lily)
One of our favourite recent imports. The only specie from the Crinum genus that will withstand fully water-logged conditions throughout all year round. Long deep green strap-like leaves. White lily-like flowers with only 6 petals. Spread by producing suckers. Rare.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Shade or Indirect Sunlight  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

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Iris prismatica (Slender Blue Flag Iris)
The species plant with attractive blue flowers. Very small and low growing. Suitable for the smaller water features.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Iris prismatica 'Alba'
Iris prismatica 'Alba' (Slender Blue Flag Iris)
The beautiful and rare white form of this species. Very small and low growing. Suitable for the smaller water features. Rare.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Justicia americana
Justicia americana (Water Willow)
One of the more interesting plants from our previous imports. Very beautiful orchid-like flowers blended with colours of violet, light lavender and white. Bright green linear-lanceolate leaves. Native to USA.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Shade or Indirect Sunlight  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams		Currently Not Available

Nerine platypetala
Nerine platypetala (Marsh Nerine)
The only Nerine species that is of aquatic nature. Attractive pale pink flowers with grass-like green leaves. Very Rare.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Almost Black'
Nymphaea 'Almost Black' (Hardy Water Lily)
Beautiful and unusual black cherry soda coloured flowers. Large reddish bronze leaves maturing to green with age. A large grower.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Fireball'
Nymphaea 'Fireball' (Hardy Water Lily)
Exceptionally beautiful double watermelon red flowers in the shape of a bowl. Round green leaves.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Froebeli'
Nymphaea 'Froebeli' (Hardy Water Lily)
A vintage! Beautiful eye-catching red flowers. Medium olive green leaves with an open sinus. This lily does not particularly like hot & humid summer climates. Prefers cooler climates and mild summer and very cold winter to flower well. A vintage cultivar not commonly available and slow propagating. Rare.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Georgia Peach'
Nymphaea 'Georgia Peach' (Hardy Water Lily)
Beautiful peach coloured flowers deepening to salmon pink at the centre. Sweet fragrance. Green leaves that are splashed and blotched with chocolate brown. A beautiful hybrid by Kirk Strawn.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Highlight'
Nymphaea 'Highlight' (Hardy Water Lily)
Beautiful double creamy yellow peach flowers. Will also flower in part shade. Light fragrance. Green leaves initially blotched and splashed with brown.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Innerlight'
Nymphaea 'Innerlight' (Hardy Water Lily)
Huge and beautiful double creamy yellow flowers that has brighter yellow centre. Strong fragrance. Green leaves that are faintly blotched and splashed bronze-brown. Unique leaf undersides that are plain reddish brown in colour instead of speckled patterns that are common in other yellow hardy water lily hybrids.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Islamorada'
Nymphaea 'Islamorada' (Tropical Water Lily)
A very unusual hybrid with attractive purplish-blue flowers overlaid with white spots on all petals. Green leaves with new leaves speckled maroon. It is viviparous and are also suitable for growing in tubs or small water gardens. Truly a collector's item.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Frost Sensitive - may not survive in climate subjected to frost  Full Sun  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'J. C. N. Forrester'
Nymphaea 'J. C. N. Forrester' (Hardy Water Lily)
Beautiful flowers opening apricot and deepening to coppery orange colour on tall stems. Green leaves speckled with purplish brown. An old hybrid.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Lemon Mist'
Nymphaea 'Lemon Mist' (Hardy Water Lily)
Very beautiful lemon sherbet coloured flowers. Strong lemon fragrance. Green leaves that are initially blotched brown. Unique leaf undersides that are plain reddish brown in colour instead of speckled patterns that are common in other yellow hardy water lily hybrids. A more recent hybrid by Kirk Strawn.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Mary Mirgon'
Nymphaea 'Mary Mirgon' (Tropical Water Lily)
Attractive purplish-pink flowers. Green leaves lightly mottled with purple. A hybrid by Charles Winch.
Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Frost Sensitive - may not survive in climate subjected to frost  Full Sun  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers 		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Maurice Laydeker'
Nymphaea 'Maurice Laydeker' (Hardy Water Lily)
Beautiful deep strawberry pink-red flowers with outer petals white. Bright green leaves. An import from England. Prefers climate with very cold winter season and to be established in colonies before flowering well. A a novelty plant for the collector. An old cultivar that is very slow to propagate and are not commonly available. Vintage & Rare.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Patio Joe'
Nymphaea 'Patio Joe' (Hardy Water Lily)
Beautiful bi-coloured flowers with petals in gentle pink colour at the centre fading to apricot at the tips. Green leaves that are initially blotched and splashed with brown. Another beautiful hybrid by Kirk Strawn.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Peachglow'
Nymphaea 'Peachglow' (Hardy Water Lily)
One of the more recent hybrids from Kirk Strawn. Very double and attractive deep peach toned water lily. The round green leaves are initially blotch with brown markings but fades with age. An import from Strawn Water Gardens, USA.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Phoebus'
Nymphaea 'Phoebus' (Hardy Water Lily)
A vintage gem! Flowers opening cup-shaped light cream colour deepening to orange-red towards the centre with age. Oval green leaves heavily speckled with brown. Rare. This is the true cultivar form not the mislabelled lily with lighter coloured flowers offered under this name.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Pink Grapefruit'
Nymphaea 'Pink Grapefruit' (Hardy Water Lily)
Very attractive pink grapefruit coloured blooms makes this a very eye-catching water lily. Sweetly fragrant. Round green leaves splashed and mottled with chocolate brown. A hybrid by Kirk Strawn.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Pink Pumpkin'
Nymphaea 'Pink Pumpkin' (Hardy Water Lily)
An absolute gem! Very beautiful eye-burning fuchsia pink colour. Flower opens star-like and then flat rather like a bowl or cup shape. Sweet fragrance. Round dark purplish to green leaves. A hybrid by Kirk Strawn.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Pink Sparkle'
Nymphaea 'Pink Sparkle' (Hardy Water Lily)
One of the recent hybrids from Kirk Strawn. Beautiful silvery pink flowers deepening towards the centre with age. An import from Strawn Water Gardens, USA.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Pink Starlet'
Nymphaea 'Pink Starlet' (Hardy Water Lily)
A very beautiful hybrid from Kenneth Landon (USA). Glowing pale pink to white starry flowers with deeper pink towards flower centre. Round yellow-green leaves. Sweetly fragrant.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers 		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Pink Velvet'
Nymphaea 'Pink Velvet' (Hardy Water Lily)
New! Beautiful glowing musky pink flowers flowers. Sweetly scented. Purple leaves fading to deep green with age. Prefers deeper water. Rare.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Sultan'
Nymphaea 'Sultan' (Hardy Water Lily)
Attractive cherry red coloured flowers deepening with age. Orbicular green leaves.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'White Reign'
Nymphaea 'White Reign' (Tropical Water Lily)
A spectacular new hybrid with very attractive white flowers with many petals. Flower similar to those of Chrysanthemums. Green leaves highly blotched and splashed with purplish brown. A collector's item. Rare.
Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Frost Sensitive - may not survive in climate subjected to frost  Full Sun  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'White Sensation'
Nymphaea 'White Sensation' (Hardy Water Lily)
Different to it's sibling Nymphaea 'Pink Sensation', this beautiful lily is more double and much more free flowering (in Sydney) than other white hardy water lily cultivars. The fragrance is sweet and flower is large and in a neat globular shape. Leaves are purplish-green ageing to dark green. One of the more recent Perry Slocum hybrids.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'White Sultan'
Nymphaea 'White Sultan' (Hardy Water Lily)
A very beautiful lily resulting from a mutation in a bed of Nymphaea 'Sultan' at Strawn Water Gardens. Elegant egg-shell white in colour, this lily has all the same characteristics as Nymphaea 'Sultan' except for the flower colour. Orbicular green leaves with overlapping lobes. Gently fragrant, free flowering and slow propagating. Rare.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Sun  Part Sun & Part Shade  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Nymphaea 'Wood's Blue Goddess'
Nymphaea 'Wood's Blue Goddess' (Tropical Water Lily)
Beautiful flowers of deep sky blue colour with very dark violet to black stamens. Leaves are green sparsely speckled with dark purplish-black.
Certified Water Lily  Tolerant of tropical climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Frost Sensitive - may not survive in climate subjected to frost  Full Sun  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Great as cut flowers		Currently Not Available

Riccacarpus natans
Riccacarpus natans (Bearded Liverwort)
A floating plant with green velvet textured foliage and fine black root hairs underneath. Unusual.
Tolerant of cold temperate climate  Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate  Full Shade or Indirect Sunlight  Part Sun & Part Shade  Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features  Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens  Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams  Native to Australia		Currently Not Available



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