Aquatic Nurseries

Where Can I Buy Affordable Waterlily Tubers & Pond Plants?

Commercial aquatic plant greenhouses in the USA / North America are some of the largest wholesale or warehouse shippers of bare-root waterlily tubers, bog and aquarium plants. Some ship only to nursery businesses or pond builders in the trade, others direct to consumer. You can order directly for affordable bare tubers, or find their listings on eBay and Amazon.

Established US Water Garden Nursery List

There are a fair number of reputable nurseries specializing in water garden plants. Some date back over 100 years and are still in business. Many are known for their own horticultural award-winning named varieties of hardy and tropical water lilies or hybrid lotus in a rainbow of colors. These may be walk-in nurseries you can visit to explore their greenhouses and ponds.

  • William Tricker Inc.
  • Slocum Water Gardens
  • Chalily
  • Van Ness Water Gardens
  • Florida Aquatic Nursery


List Of Online Water Garden Nurseries

For the average consumer or novice, online aquatic nurseries can provide affordable bare-root tubers and pond plants at low cost. Be aware - some states tightly control agriculture and the importation/shipping of certain non-native plants (especially pest & disease prone, invasive species!) You may have to source and travel within your own state to get the plants/varieties you really want.
  • Amazon Aquatic Plants #Ad
  • eBay Aquatic Plants
  • GreenPro Aquatics
  • Aquarium Plants Factory
  • Pond Megastore
  • Lily Blooms
  • Play It Koi
  • Pond Plants Online
  • The Pond Guy


Notable International Water Garden Nurseries

Europe and North America were once the epicenter of waterlily commerce and hybridization. But the reality is India, China & Japan, Vietnam have a much longer cultural history of reverence and fondness for watergardening and the care and development of lotus and waterlilies that dates back centuries. The global waterlily trade is now a multi-billion dollar industry serving every corner of the global water gardening community.
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  • Mexico -
  • Australia -
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