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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Ao Bombori’
2) Hardy
or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day
4)
Originator: Mio Sato, Kamo Nursery 5) Year of origin: 2005
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by):
8) Address (if
different from above):
9)
Introducer: Kakegawa Kacho-En
10) Address
(if different from above):
11) Applicant:
12) Address
(if different from above):
13)
Phone: 14) Fax: 15) Email: Removed to protect privacy
16) As far as you know, has this
name been published in a dated publication together with a description?
No
17) If yes to 16, give details of the earliest publication
(title, date, publisher, etc.):
18) Has this cultivar been granted Patent or Plant Breeders'
Rights, or is it being sold under a trade designation other than the name used
here? No
19) If yes to any of the above, please give details:
20) Has a Standard been
deposited in a recognized herbarium? No
21) If yes, please give details (where, when deposited,
etc.):
ABOUT THE PLANT
Parentage:
Seed
(maternal) parent: Nymphaea gigantea var. gigantea
Pollen (paternal) parent: Nymphaea gigantea
‘Hudsoniana’
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Cup
Diameter: 20 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Light green
Sepal
color, interior: Whitish green
Sepal
number: 4
Petal color: Light blue outer, white
inner
Petal
number: Ca. 30
Stamen:
Filament color: White
Anther color: Yellow
Tip color: Yellow
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Light green
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? No
Fragrant? Very faint if any
Height
above water: 40 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Orbicular to elliptic
Margin: Serrate and undulate
Length x width: 55 x 46 cm.
Sinus: Overlapping, then open
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Light green
Color, underside: Slightly paler than
top, purplish at margin
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Light green
Petiole
pubescent? No
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): Ca. 400 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
It resembles N. gigantea
var. gigantea
but the flower is larger, paler in color, and more tolerant of low temperature.
Unusual
characteristics or comments:
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