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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘Efestus’
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: Cup
Diameter: Average 8
cm.
Sepal color,
exterior: Green in centre lengthwise and Red lengthwise on edges
Sepal color,
interior: Light green in centre, Red on edges flashed with white
Sepal
number: 4 sometimes 5
Petal color: Dark Red (RHS
59A) black (RHS 202A) on tips
Petal number:35 to 39
Stamen:
Filament color:
Dark red (RHS 59A) on Base Dark Red (RHS 59C)
Anther color:
( Dark red RHS59A)
Tip color: : Black (RHS 202A)
Number
of Stamens: Around 63
Number
of Carpellary Styles: 14-17
Pedicel (flower
stalk) color: Brown (RHS 177B) 5 air channels
approximately 6 mm in diameter round.
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Hairy.
Fragrant? Some
fragrance
Height above
water: 0 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Ovate
Margin: Entire
Length x width: early leaves 11 x 10
cm. Mature leaves max size 16.5 x 15.5 cm.
Sinus: Closed. Overlapping on
some leaves
Lobes: Mucronate
Color,
top: on early leaves dark Brown (RHS 200A) and on mature leaves Green (RHS
147A)
Color, underside: Brown (RHS 177A) on early Leaves and on
mature Leaves (RHS 177A) flushed with green.
Petiole
(leaf stem) color: Brown round
Petiole
pubescent? Yes
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter):
Medium size
What cultivar does this plant most closely resemble
and how does it differ?
None
Unusual characteristics or comments:
Nymphaea ‘Efestus’ petals are a very dark red reaching
black towards the tips on the third day. Large number of
petals, a double water lily.
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