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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Foxfire’
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: Stellate then flat
Diameter: 20-23 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Dark green heavily covered with black speckles
Sepal
color, interior: White
Sepal
number: 4
Petal color: Medium blue outer petals,
pink inner petals
Petal
number: 150
Stamen:
Filament color: NA
Anther color: NA
Tip color: NA
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Brown
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? Pubescence on submerged portion
Fragrant? Slightly
Height
above water: 25 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Oval
Margin: Heavily serrated
Length x width: 50 x 46 cm.
Sinus: Closed
Lobes: Overlapping, pointed
Color, top: Maroon with green mottling
Color, underside: Pink and blue
blotches, prominent green veins
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Brown
Petiole
pubescent? Pubescence on underwater portion
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant (diameter): 305 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. ‘Midnight’, but this has mottled pads and a pink petaloid center.
Unusual characteristics or comments: One of the earliest lilies to open and last to close. Best New Waterlily and Best New Tropical IWGS 2004.
More images of N. ‘Foxfire’
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