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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Avalanche’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Daybloomer
4)
Originator: J. Craig Presnell 5)
Year of origin: 2003
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by): J. Craig Presnell
8) Address
(if different from above):
9)
Introducer: J. Craig Presnell
10) Address
(if different from above):
11) Applicant: J. Craig Presnell
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.):
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: Unnamed seedling
Pollen
(paternal) parent: N. ampla
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Cup, then flat
Diameter: 23 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green heavily colored with black speckles
Sepal
color, interior: White
Sepal
number: 4
Petal color: Large outer are light blue,
small inner are white petaloids with yellow base
Petal
number: 36-38 outer
130 inner
Stamen:
Filament color: NA
Anther color: NA
Tip color: NA
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Brown
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? Pubescence present on submerged portion
Fragrant? Slightly
Height
above water: 25 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Oval
Margin: Serrate
Length x width: 50 x 35 cm.
Sinus: Closed
Lobes: Pointed and some
overlapping
Color, top: Green with heavy maroon
mottling
Color, underside: Pink and blue speckling,
prominent veins
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Brown
Petiole
pubescent? Yes
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 330 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. ‘Foxfire’ but petals are lighter blue and center is white
Unusual characteristics or comments: 2006 IWGS Best New Waterlily of the year and
Best New Tropical.
.More images of N. ‘Avalanche’
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