Congratulations to all winners of the New Waterlily Competition, which were grown out at Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado under the direction of horticulturist, Tamara Kilbane. A panel of esteemed judges from various backgrounds and countries judged the contest between September 14th and September 20th.
In addition, online and on-site voting was open to the public for the annual People's Choice Awards. This year's judges included James Allison of Aquapic Solutions, Craig Presnell of Luster Aquatic Nurseries, Tim Jennings of Longwood Botanical Gardens, Jim Purcell of Oregon Aquatics, Kelly Billing of Maryland Aquatic Nurseries, Stu Schuck of Charleston Aquatic Nurseries, Deb Spencer of Water's Edge, Dave Brigante of Hughes Water Gardens, and Danny Benjamin of Hazorea Aquatics.
A special thank you also to everyone involved in making the 2012 competition a success: http://iwgs.org/2012-nwc-thank-you/
All photos provided by Tamara Kilbane.
Best New Waterlily
Nymphaea 'Tropic Punch'
Florida Aquatic Nurseries, USA
2nd Best New Waterlily
Unnamed
Mike Giles, USA
1st Place Hardy Waterlily
Nymphaea 'Manee Red'
Pairat Songpanich, Thailand
2nd Place Hardy Waterlily
Nymphaea 'Pink Pom Pom'
Tony Moore, USA
1st Place Tropical Waterlily
Nymphaea 'Tropic Punch'
Florida Aquatic Nurseries, USA
2nd Place Tropical Waterlily
Nymphaea 'Sand Pearl'
Lonestar Aquatic Nursery, USA
1st Place Intersubgeneric Waterlily
Unnamed
Mike Giles, USA
2nd Place Intersubgeneric Waterlily
Nymphaea 'Florida Aquatic Nurseries' Deep Purple'
Florida Aquatic Nurseries, USA
