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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Fountain Blue’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day
4)
Originator: J. Craig Presnell 5)
Year of origin: 2008
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?
No
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. capensis
Pollen
(paternal) parent: N. ‘White Colorata’
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Stellate, then flat
Diameter: 20 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green
Sepal
color, interior: White
Sepal
number: 4
Petal color: Icy blue
Petal number: 36 plus 100+ petaloid stamens
Stamen:
Filament color: Bottom half yellow, upper half light lavender
Anther color:
Tip color:
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Brown
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? No
Fragrant? Slightly
Height
above water: 20 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Oval
Margin: Entire (few indents)
Length x width: 25 x 20 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Round
Color, top: Drab green, a few
purple splotches in new leaves
Color, underside: Green with light purple shading
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Brown
Petiole
pubescent? No
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 200 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
Most closely resembles
N. ‘Sandra Lynn' but has many more petals and green pads
Unusual characteristics or comments: The petaloid stamens
in N. 'Fountain Blue' form a raised
center that "pillows" while the petals lay flat.
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