Abstract:Nymphaea spp. is an excellent plant material in waterscape construction. This paper introduces 3 application forms of waterscape garden, special garden and potted plant, and analyzes the key points of each form. Combined with the application example of Nymphaea spp. in Santanyinyue, the paper discusses its garden configuration methods. It emphasizes that the water surface needs to be left blank in order to form a reflection, expounds the collocation of different types of Nymphaea spp., and recommends two planting forms of base and key planting and simple area planting, as well as collocation methods of varieties of Nymphaea spp. with different flowering periods, colors and flowering times between areas. The collocation between Nymphaea spp. and other plants is also described, and the commonly used collocation plants and their collocation methods are listed. Finally, suggestions and ideas are put forward for the further promotion of Nymphaea spp. in gardens.