aquatic collection
The aquatic collection consists of the following sub-collections:
- Hardy Waterlilies
- Tropical Waterlilies
- Historical waterlilies (Denver Botanical Gardens’ Waterlily Trials)
- Nymphaea ‘Denver’s Delight’
- Lotuses
- Victoria waterlilies
- Tropical marginals
- Hardy marginals
- Floating Plants
- Wiersema Acquisition (species tropical and hardy waterlilies)
- Carnivorous plants
Collections Content:
| Sub-collection | # Families | # Genera | # Species | # Taxa | # Accessions |
| Hardy Waterlilies | 1 | 2 | 6 | 173 | |
| Tropical Waterlilies | 1 | 2 | 20 | 147 | 173 |
| Historical Waterlilies | 19 | ||||
| Lotuses | 1 | 1 | 19 | 27 | |
| Victoria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tropical Marginals | 25 | 65 | 70 | ||
| Hardy Marginals | 26 | 43 | 48 | ||
| Floating Plants | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Wiersema Acquisition | 18 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Carnivorous Plants | 5 | 24 |
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