In 2015, for the first time in industry history, Turtle Island Waterlilies released not one…not two…but three of our Hardy/Tropical (HXT) hybrid water lilies in our 2015 Collector’s HXT(TM) Trio. Now those famous water lilies, Nymphaea ‘Turtle Island Tropic Star’, Nymphaea ‘Turtle Island Violicious’, and Nymphaea ‘Turtle Island Fay McDonald’, are available for sale individually. Get them while they’re hot!

My husband surprised me this morning with a bouquet of fresh cut waterlily flowers for my empty vase.  The bouquet had four sublimely peaceful flowers from ‘Sunfire’…(breathing)…Now there is just[…]

Enrique Ascanio shared with us on Mike’s FaceBook these beautiful photographs of N. ‘Turtle Island Fay McDonald’! She is displayed at The Botanical Garden of Caracas at the Central University[…]

Turtle Mike’s Hardy-Tropicals sweep IWC/WWALA 2013 Competition for Best New Hardy Waterlily. Winning 1st Place, N. ‘Purplelucent’ Winning 2nd Place, N. ‘Sundog’ And in 3rd Place, N. ‘Sky Diamond’  

The IWGS New Waterlily Competition at Denver Botanic Gardens. The IWGS writes: Congratulations to all winners of the New Waterlily Competition, which were grown at Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver,[…]

Mike answers questions at the pool where many of his hybrids are on display at the International Lily Collection in San Angelo Texas.

What a beautiful day at the International Waterlily Collection in San Angelo, Texas! There are a ton of waterlilies in bloom and the weather is perfect.

Ken Landon introduced one of Turtle Mike’s Hardy-Tropical waterlilies to Arianna Renee, it’s namesake.

I’ve noticed that quite often my first day flowers start closing mid-day. The second, third, and fourth (when lucky) day flowers are open all day. Ever heard of that? The[…]

2nd Place Best New Waterlily Nymphaea ‘Kiss the Sky’ by Mike Giles 1st Place Intersubgeneric Waterlily Nymphaea ‘Kiss the Sky’ by Mike Giles People’s Choice Award 2nd Place Intersubgeneric Waterlily[…]