The 2009 IWGS New Waterlily Competition has come to an end. The official judging took place in late August, with the tropical waterlily 'Tanzanite' (pictured here) from Florida Aquatic Nurseries taking top honors as the Best New Waterlily of 2009. Florida Aquatics also won second place in the tropicals category with their hybrid 'Hot Pink'.
In the hardy waterlily division, Fourth Generation Nursery took first place with 'Cliff Tiffany' (pictured below) while hybridizer Andreas Protopapas of Cyprus took sec
ond place with 'Cyprus Pink Star'. To view photos of all of the entries and the official winners, visit http://www.iwgs.org/site-structure/.
ond place with 'Cyprus Pink Star'. To view photos of all of the entries and the official winners, visit http://www.iwgs.org/site-structure/.The turnout for the public voting this year was impressive, with 1,675 votes cast using pond-side ballots and online voting. The public agreed with the judges in their choice of 'Tanzanite' as the top new tropical waterlily, while second place went to 'Silver Moon' (pictured below), hybridized by Louis Belloisy. Voters chose 'Rattana Ubol', hybridized by Pairat Songpanich of Thailand, as the best new hardy waterlily, while second place went to Andreas Protopapas of Cyprus for his unnamed hybrid, aka Hardy #5. The results of the public voting are posted on our website at http://hrweb-dev.oit.duke.edu/dukegardens/waterlilies2009-after.htm
Congratulations to all of the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted in this year's contest!
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