Abstract: Nymphaea‘Bagui Hongyang’,N.‘Mantian Hong’,and N.‘Tian Zhilan’are F₁ hybrid of Nymphaea subgenus Brachyceras. ‘Bagui Hongyang’has double petals,rose-red flowers,emergent pedicels 18-20 cm tall,and tlight-green floating leaves with irregular reddish-brown patches. ‘Mantian Hong’has simple petaled,pink flowers marked with deep pink spots,emergent pedicels 20 to 23 cm tall,and reddish-brown floating leaves marked with dark green patches. ‘Tian Zhilan’has simpl petaled,blue-purple flowers,emergent pedicels 27 cm tall,and bright green floating leaves. These three cultivars feature radial flowers and bloom from May to November. They are heliophilous and thermophilic,require minimal management,and are suitable for cultivation and popularization in tropical and subtropical regions such as Nanning and Baise.

Key words: waterlily, cross breeding, cultivar