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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘Aphrodite’
2) Hardy or tropical:
Hardy 3) Day
or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator:
6) Address:
7) Nominant (Named by):
8) Address
(if different from above):
9) Introducer:
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? Yes
17) If yes
to 16, give details of the earliest publication (title, date, publisher, etc.):
Serrosen by Dieter Beehthold
/ Haro Hieronimus 2006 Dahne Verlag GmbH, Postfach 10 02 50, D-76256 Ettingen.
ISBN 10:3-935175-33-7 and ISBN 13:978-3-935175-33-3
Also
appears on the WGI web site galleries.
Also won
third place in the IWGS competition for Water Lilies in 2004
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: Known
Pollen (paternal)
parent: Known
Please give following dimensions in centimetres
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Star shaped
Diameter: Average 12
cm.
Sepal color, exterior: Green
Sepal color, interior : Pink flushed with white
Sepal number: 4
sometimes 5
Petal color: Pink (RHS 73A)
Petal number:37 to 42
Stamen:
Filament color:
yellow (RHS 13A) base starts off red (RHS 54B)
Anther color: : yellow (RHS 13A)
Tip color: : : yellow (RHS 13A)
Number
of Stamens: Around
Number
of Carpellary Styles: Around 17, yellow with orange
tip
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: round.
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Hairy. 4 air channels
Fragrant? Fragrant
Height above water: 0
to 4 cms.
Leaves: Shape: Orbicular
Margin: Entire
Length x width: Early
leaves 11cms. Mature leaves max 15cms.
Sinus: Closed on young leaves
slightly open on mature leaves.
Lobes: Not mucronate
to slightly mucronate
Color, top: on
early leaves, Green (RHS 147A). Mature leaves top Green (RHS 146A).
Color,
underside: Brown (RHS
183B) on early Leaves and on mature Leaves Brown (RHS 183A)
Petiole
(leaf stem) color: Brown Oval
Petiole
pubescent? Yes
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter):
Medium size
What cultivar does this plant most closely resemble
and how does it differ?
Unusual characteristics or comments:
Nymphaea
‘Aphrodite’ is a star-shaped waterlily
with a large number of pointed petals
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