Bergen Water Gardens is excited to be the exclusive source of the Detective Erika waterlily. Nymphaea ‘Detective Erika’ is destined to become a legendary waterlily as it’s one of the first commercially available hardy purple waterlilies. BUY Detective Erika
Detective Erika waterlily was created by Mr. Zijun Li of Guangzhou China in 2013. This unique waterlily is a cross between Nymphaea x Brachyceras or a hardy and a tropical waterlily hybrid. Such a waterlily is called an Intersubgeneric Hybrid or ISG hybrid. Zijun named this waterlily after one of his favorite novel characters Detective Erika Furundo. Detective Erika is an outstanding waterlily which produces 8 inch (20 cm) rich purple flowers. The petals are narrow and elongate; the flower is star-shaped. Detective Erika is a profuse blooming waterlily and will be a vigorous grower. In 2016 Detective Erika was named Best New Waterlily and was the 1st Place winner of the ISG Waterlily division by the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society. BUY Detective Erika
Zijun Li is remarkable hybridizer in his home town of Guangzhou China. Zijun started hybridizing lotus at age 10 in his small rooftop nursery. By age 12 (2007) he had created dozens of new lotus hybrids. A friend introduced Zijun to waterlilies and by 2011 he had started to hybridize them.Soon thousands of seedling would raised in his tiny indoor nursery under artificial lights. In 2012 Zijun successfully created then intersubgeneric cross of Nymphaea x Brachyceras and in 2015 Anecphya x Brachyceras hybrids were created. Zijun carefully selected 10 plants to be named from the 200 flowering seedlings he was evaluating: N. ‘Detective Erika’ was identified.
Vidya Kullarwar says
Fantastic!! Zijun very creditable that young age u have taken this task of hybridising …instead of playing.Do u send to lndia if we order.Thank You n all the best.
Larry Nau says
Sorry we can not ship internationally at this time.
Magnus Nilsson says
Cool, news!! Could you send orders to Sweden on spring 2019?
Larry Nau says
We can provide a phyto only if you have a plant import permit. We would have to learn which other requirements Sweden has to import live plants
beautam.ts says
I just received and planted a Detective Erika and a Ms Siam.I am very impressed,these are full sized ready to flourish lilies.Not micro lilies most other companies have been sending me.Thankyou,John
Larry Nau says
Thank you for your kind comments. We try our very best to provide high quality plants.
Jackie says
How hardy do you believe DErika is? Will it survive a Buff/Roch winter in the water or does it require special handlin
Larry Nau says
DE has survived here in Rochester just fine and has been at the Denver Botanical Gardens for about 3 years. We have it in 20 inches of water.
Shawn Bryan says
Do you ship to Canada?
Larry Nau says
Yes we do but we need to provide a $40 Phytosanitary Certificate. We normally use UPS.
Dana Connell says
I am Looking for Water Lilies for a large Japanese water container. I live in Buffalo NY and am wondering how you Winter them
Larry Nau says
Depends how large is the container. the smallest hardy waterlily is helvola. Assuming the container is smaller, you would bring the pot inside and keep it in a bucket of water