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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Charles Winch’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day
4)
Originator: Charles Winch 5)
Year of origin: 1974
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
NSW,
7) Nominant (Named by): Charles Winch
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.):
The
Names of Waterlilies 2002 Knotts
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: Unknown
Pollen
(paternal) parent: Unknown
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Stellate
Diameter: 18-20 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green
Sepal color,
interior: White
Sepal
number: 4
Petal
color: White
Petal
number: 36
Stamen:
Filament color: Deep yellow
Anther color: Yellow
Tip color: White
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Bronze green
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? No
Fragrant? Yes
Height
above water: 15 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Ovate
Margin: Denate
Length x width: 41 x 36 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Green
Color, underside: Green speckled with light
maroon
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Bronze
Petiole
pubescent? No
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 300 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. White
Delight’ but white rather than cream, and with more petals that are also wider
Unusual
characteristics or comments: The large flower has wonderful
substance.
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