Water Lilies

Don't let the graceful, delicate beauty of water lilies discourage you from trying them in your water garden. Many hybrids are exceptionally hardy and bred for Florida temperatures.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Florida Native: Fragrant Water Lily
• Stormwater "Kidneys"

UF/IFAS Publications

• Nymphaea mexicana Mexican Water Lily
• Nymphaea odorata Fragrant Water Lily
• Topics: water lilies, including hybrids

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Fish Ponds
• Water Gardens

Other Sites

• General Information About the Fragrant Water Lily--Washington State Department of Ecology
• International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society
• Water Lilies--Twin Groves Museums, Illinois
• White Water Lily--Texas Cooperative Extension
• Waterlilies--Water Gardeners International