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Acorus calamus
Sweet Flag
2 Cultivars
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
Variegated Sweet Flag
Arundo domax 'Variegata'
Giant Variegated Mediterranean Rush
Baumea rubiginosa 'Variegata'
Variegated Rush
Colocasia esculenta
Elephant Ears
,
Green Taro
6 Cultivars
Hymenocallis crassifolia
Spider Lily
Ludwigia sedoides
Mosaic Plant
Myosotis scorpioides
Forget-me-not
,
Water Forget-me-not
3 Cultivars
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Parrot Feather
Nelumbo lutea
American Lotus
,
Nelumbo
Nymphaea 'Albert Greenburg'
Albert Greenberg
Nymphaea 'Antares'
Antares
Nymphaea 'Arc-en-ciel'
Arc-en-ciel
Nymphaea 'Attraction'
Attraction
Nymphaea 'Blue Beauty'
Blue Beauty
,
Pennsylvania
Nymphaea 'Catherine Marie'
1 Cultivar
Nymphaea 'Charles de Meurville'
Charles de Meurville
Nymphaea 'Colorado'
Colorado
Nymphaea 'colorata'
Blue Pigmy
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Colorata
Nymphaea 'Colossea'
Colossea
Nymphaea 'Comanche'
Comanche
Nymphaea 'Conqueror'
Conqueror
Nymphaea 'Cynthia Ann'
Cynthia Ann
Nymphaea 'Darwin'
Darwin
Nymphaea 'Daubeniana'
Dauben
,
Daubeniana
Nymphaea 'Director George T. Moore'
Director George T. Moore
Nymphaea 'Edward D. Uber'
Edward D. Uber
Nymphaea 'Ellisiana'
Ellisiana
Nymphaea 'Emily Grant Hutchings'
Emily Grant Hutchings
Nymphaea 'Firecrest'
Firecrest
Nymphaea 'Foxfire'
1 Cultivar
Nymphaea 'General Pershing'
General Pershing
Nymphaea 'Georgia Peach'
Georgia Peach
Nymphaea 'Gladstone'
Gladstone
Nymphaea 'Gloriosa'
Gloriosa
Nymphaea 'Green Smoke'
Green Smoke
Nymphaea 'Helvola'
Helvola
,
Yellow Pygmy
Nymphaea 'Hybrid Hardy Yellow'
Hardy Yellow
Nymphaea 'Innerlight'
Innerlight
Nymphaea 'Isabelle Pring'
Isabelle Pring
Nymphaea 'James Brydon'
James Brydon
Nymphaea 'Joanne Pring'
Joanne Pring
Nymphaea 'Joey Tomocick'
Joey Tomocick
Nymphaea 'Judge Hitchcock'
Judge Hitchcock
Nymphaea 'Lemon Chiffon'
Lemon Chiffon
Nymphaea 'Leopardess'
Leopardess
Nymphaea 'Louise'
Louise
Nymphaea 'Luciana'
Luciana
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Pink Beauty
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