N. Mizu-no-Mori is an Australian hybrid produced by Garet Uemura of Hawaii.

This waterlily is not in the IWC collection at this time. This information is for educational purposes only.

Here is Garet's description of this beauty...

I produced this hybrid by crossing (N. Andrea Leu x N. Neorosea) that I received from Mr. William Phillips with N. gigantea. So, the cross looks like: (N. Andrea Leu x N. Neorosea) x N. gigantea). The flower is dark blue with lighter blue towards the center, flower size is much larger than any of the parent plants, flowers are held higher up above the leaves, and the wonderful part about it is that it is not as cold sensitive as the true species. This plant will continue to produce flowers even when days get shorter and temperatures start to drop. I have had plants produce flowers for me all winter long while all of my other Anecphya have gone dormant. I originally presented the hybrid to the botanical garden as (N. Andrea Leu x N. Neorosea) x N. gigantea) and suggested that they name it. They decided to name it after their botanical garden. I have asked them to submit the paperwork on registering it with the IWGS, but because the forms are in English they are having some problems. I am working on translating the forms as well as going there to help them in the near future since I work closely with that garden.