Hybridizing Waterlilies: State of the Art

by Richard Sacher
published by the IWGS, 2006, 31 pages, color photographs, 5.5" x 8.5"

The arthor, Richard Sacher notes, "Our combined work adds up to more than one hundred years of trial and error, success and failure, and most importantly, accumulated wisdom. I am presenting this information in straightforward language so that anyone interested in hybridizing waterlilies can use it, regardless of having or not having a formal background in botany or horticulture."

This booklet is geared towards Tropical Water Lilies

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Contributors

Why We Hybridize

Some Pollen Facts

Pollen from Tropical Waterlilies

Testing Pollen before Use

Low Tech Hybridizing

Timing Pollination

Pollen Anomalies

Saving Pollen for Future Use

Stigmatic Fluid

Some Crooks are Liars

Seed Pods

Some Seed Pods are Liars, too!

Water Lily Seeds

Methods for Planting the Seeds

The Juvenile Seedling Stage

Forcing Juveniles to Grow Up

Making Tubers from Tropical Lilies

Judging the Value of a New Hybrid

Published by the IWGS (International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society)