History of Competition

IWGS New Waterlily Competition through the Years

The IWGS has held the New Waterlily Competition for 11 of the last 13 years. This is definitely an international competition with entries from all over the world. This is one of the highlights our organization is proud to be recognized for. Many of the entrants have made it into the retail channels for our members and friends to purchase. Keep your eyes on the contest. The winning waterlilies could make it into your ponds in a few short years.

The following are some interesting facts that we came across in going over all of the entries from the competitions.

There have been 9 different countries represented.

There have been 211 entries.

There have been 39 hybridizers.

There have been 42 individual winning entries.

There have been 6 hybridizers with 10 or more entries through the years.

Below is a comprehensive list of the winner's throughout the years.

1997

Best in Show / Banksian Award Winner	N. 'William McLane'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Best Dwarf	N. 'Deva'	Michael Duff
Best Small	N. 'Albina'	Michael Duff
Best Medium	N. 'Willam McLane'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Best Large	N. 'Angela'	Don & Shirley Bryne

1998

Best in Show / Banksian Award Winner	N. 'Helen Nash'	Tropical Pond & Garden
Best Small	N. 'Weymouth Red'	Norman Bennett
Best Medium	N. 'FLT 947'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Best Large	N. 'FLT697'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries

1999
No Competiton

2000

Best in Show / Banksian Award Winner	N. 'Star of Zanzibar'	Rich Sacher
Best Medium	N. 'Key Lime'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Best Large	N. 'Suwannee Mist'	Don & Shirley Bryne

2001

Best in Show / Banksian Award Winner	N. 'Serendipity'	Craig Presnell
Best M/L Tropical	N. 'Mahogany Rose'	Rich Sacher
Best D/S Hardy	N. 'Perry's Ruby Red'	Perry's Water Gardens
Best M/L Hardy	N. 'Moondance'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries

2002

Best in Show / Banksian Award Winner	N. 'Chaz'	Charleston Aquatic Nurseries
Best ML Tropical	N. 'Midnight Serenade'	Craig Presnell
Best D/S Hardy:	N. 'Snow Princess'	Stewart Maiden
Best M/L Hardy	N. 'Perry's Orange Sunset'	Perry's Water Gardens

2003

Competition Cancelled

2004

Best New Waterlily	N. 'Foxfire'	Craig Presnell
1st Place Tropical	N. 'Foxfire'	Craig Presnell
2nd Place Tropical	N. 'Avalanche'	Craig Presnell
1st Place Hardy	N. Mangala Ubol'	Nopchai Chansipa
2nd Place Hardy	N. 'Niki'	Andreas Protopapas

2005

Best New Waterlily	N. 'Blue Aster'	Charles Winch
1st Place Tropical	N. 'Blue Aster'	Charles Winch
2nd Place Tropical	N. 'Black & Blue'	Rich Sacher
1st Place Hardy	N. 'Maria'	Andreas Protopapas
2nd Place Hardy	N.'Shady Lady'	Hazorea Aquatics

2006

Best New Waterlily	N. 'Avalanche'	Craig Presnell
1st Place Tropical	N. 'Avalanche'	Craig Presnell
2nd Place Tropical	N. 'Pink Flamingo'	Craig Presnell
1st Place Hardy	N. 'Tan Khwan'	Pairat Songpanich
2nd Place Hardy	N. 'Niki'	Andreas Protopapas

2007

Best New Waterlily	N. 'Suwanna'	Kanchana Kokhakanin (Kathy)
1st Place Tropical	N. 'Suwanna'	Kanchana Kokhakanin (Kathy)
2nd Place Tropical	N. 'Pam Wilson'	Noelene Pullen
1st Place Hardy	N. 'Miss Siam'	Pairat Songpanich
2nd Place Hardy	N. 'John Wedgewood'	Andreas Protopapas

2008

Best New Waterlily	N.'Ultra Violet'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
1st Place Tropical	N. ' Ultra Violet'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
2nd Place Tropical	N. 'Viginia McLane'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
1st Place Hardy	N. 'John Wedgewood'	Andreas Protopapas
2nd Place Hardy	N. 'Cliff Tiffany'	Fourth Generation Nursery

2009

Best New Waterlily	N. 'Tanzanite'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
1st Place Tropical	N. 'Tanzanite'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
2nd Place Tropical	N. 'Hot Pink'	Florida Aquatic Nurseries
1st Place Hardy	N. 'Cliff Tiffany'	Fourth Generation Nursery
2nd Place Hardy	N. 'Cyprus Pink Star'	Andreas Protopapas