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John Sou

John Sou manages Watergarden Paradise Aquatic Nursery in Sydney, Australia, and currently serves on the IWGS board of directors. He joined the industry 25 years ago and has worked extensively in aquatic and wetland plant identification, propagation and consultancy. In addition to being a passionate plant collector, he also experiments with hybridizing waterlilies, irises and other aquatic plants. He can be contacted at john@watergardenparadise.com.au.

2020 IWGS New Waterlily Competition Results

By John Sou / February 26, 2021 / 0 Comments

The International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) has put on its New Waterlily Competition (NWC) for more than 20 years. The competition aims to showcase and evaluate the latest interesting cultivars from around the world.  Over the years, the competition has debuted many successful plants that remain popular with home gardeners and commercial nurseries […]

2018 IWGS New Waterlily Competition Results

By John Sou / February 28, 2019 / 0 Comments

In 2018, the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) held its third New Waterlily Competition at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. This year, 16 entries were submitted from around the world by waterlily hybridizers across the three categories: hardy, intersubgeneric (ISG) and tropical.  The entries were grown under the supervision of senior gardener […]

2017 IWGS New Waterlily Competition

By John Sou / December 24, 2017 / 3 Comments

This year marked the second year that the International Waterlily and Water Garden Society (IWGS)’s New Waterlily Competition was held at its new home — Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The entries were submitted from hybridizers worldwide to compete in three categories: hardy, intersubgeneric (ISG) and tropical. In addition to these categories, there was […]