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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘Hunnycup’
2) Hardy or tropical: Hardy 3) Day or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator: Mike Giles 5) Year of origin: 2006
6) Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by): Mike Giles
8) Address (if different from above):
9) Introducer: Mike Giles
10) Address (if different from above):
11) Applicant: Mike Giles
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: Known
Pollen (paternal)
parent: Unknown
Please give following dimensions in centimeters.
Description ‑ Flower: Shape: Cup
Diameter: 15 cm.
Sepal color, exterior: Medium green aging
to lighter yellow-green with darker green tips.
Sepal color, interior: Orangey-pink
Sepal number: 4
Petal color: Somewhat variable. Usually the outer petals are all light pink but are sometimes yellow with pink bases or pink with yellow tips, progressing to more yellow and darker yellow middle petals still with a pink base. Inner row very deep yellow. Sometimes slightly lighter overall.
Petal number: 25-30
Stamen: Filament color: Outer row, very deep yellow. next rows very deep orange progressing to deeper, almost red-orange in the inner rows. Very deep orange-red carpel appendages that curl inward and stand well away from the inner filaments.
Anther color: Outer row yellow, inner rows deep yellow to deep orange.
Tip color: Outer row yellow, inner rows yellow-orange to
red-orange.
Pedicel (flower stalk) color: Light green
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Thick
velvet arranged in fine lines running vertically the length of the pedicel.
Fragrant? Waxy-sweet, lemony.
Height above water: 15-18 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Round. Slightly wider than long. saucer shaped when young, then flat.
Margin: Smooth, then even
Length x width: 18 x 20 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Straight to slightly curved, sSmall pointy tips that point up.
Color, top: Very dark green with of lots of small evenly distributed dark reddish brown flecks radiating from a lighter green center circle with no flecks. Some lighter green vein shapes. The patterns are retained except in the oldest leaves which eventually turn a lighter even green.
Color, underside: Very dark pinkish-red, with very dark red splotches starting about an inch away from the green central vein, all other veins dark red. About an inch away from the edge the splotches turn abruptly into fine specks and dots.
Petiole color: Light green
Petiole pubescent? Covered with thick short velvet
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant (diameter): 90-120 cm.
What cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ? N. ‘Pink Tulip’. It differs in that it is a much smaller plant with fewer leaves that are small and dark and show a lot of water, and is a different colored flower. Also similar to N. ‘Colorado’ in plant size and flower height above water.
Unusual characteristics or comments: A
very substantial, richly colored flower, held high above the water rivaling
many tropicals, on a very small plant with and very
few small leaves. A slow growing root that is slow to make
offshoots. Small very thick leaves that have a smooth saucer shaped curve
and smooth surface. 30 to 40 percent leaf coverage. Strongly
spoon-shaped very thick petals. The sepals are too small for the petals
and often expose the outer petals a day before opening, progressively covering
less of the petals each evening. The dark colored carpel appendages and
the dark filaments and inner anthers along with the petal color give it the
color of honey. Generally consistently colored all summer with a very high
flower to leaf ratio and slow multiplication rate that should allow the
crowding of multiple crowns together to create a compact display of lots
of flowers without overcrowding and frequent repoting.
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