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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Caliente’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Daybloomer
4)
Originator: J. Craig Presnell 5)
Year of origin: 2001
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: N. ampla
Pollen (paternal) parent: Unknown
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description ‑ Flower: Shape:
Stellate
Diameter: 25 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green with black streaks
Sepal
color, interior: White
Sepal
number: 4
Petal
color: Soft yellow
Petal
number: 20
Stamen:
Filament color: Yellow
Anther color: Yellow
Tip color: White
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Brown
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Pubescence
on submerged portion
Fragrant? Slightly
Height
above water: 30 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Oval
Margin: Heavily serrated
Length x width: 56 x 51 cm.
Sinus: Closed
Lobes: Overlapping, pointed
Color, top: Green, heavily speckled with
reddish brown
Color, underside: Green with obvious
veins and some pink and blue splotches
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Brown
Petiole
pubescent? Pubescent on underwater portion
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 340 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. ampla. Pads are heavily speckled and the
flower is a soft yellow rather than white.
Unusual characteristics or comments: One of the earliest lilies to open and last
to close.
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