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Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars

 

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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):

Nymphaea ‘Islamorada’

 

2) Hardy or tropical: Tropical                            3) Day or night bloomer: Day

4) Originator: Florida Aquatic Nurseries, Inc.    5) Year of origin: 1998

            6) Address: Removed to protect privacy

                        Florida, USA

 

7) Nominant (Named by): Florida Aquatic Nurseries, Inc.

            8) Address (if different from above):

 

9) Introducer: Florida Aquatic Nurseries, Inc.

10) Address (if different from above):

 

11) Applicant: Florida Aquatic Nurseries, Inc.

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.):

            Water Gardening Magazine, p. 37, Jan/Feb 2000

           

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. micrantha white form

 

Pollen (paternal) parent: N. ‘Panama Pacific’

 

Please give following dimensions in centimeters. Colors from RHS Colour Charts.

 

Description ‑ Flower: Shape: Star

Diameter: 10-15 cm.

            Sepal color, exterior: 146A suffused with 60B

            Sepal color, interior:  85C center, 84A edges with white spots throughout

            Sepal number: 4

            Petal color: 91A with white spots
 
Petal number: 23

            Stamen: Filament color: 14B     

            Anther color: 90B                    

            Tip color: 91A

Pedicel (flower stalk) color: 200B

Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? No

Fragrant? Yes

Height above water: 15-20 cm.

 

Leaves: Shape: Ovate
 
            Margin: Round toothed, undulating

            Length x width:  28 x 25 cm.

            Sinus: Open

            Lobes: Long pointed tips

            Color, top: 137A

            Color, underside: 59A-B, lighter in the center, 86A specks

            Petiole (leaf stem) color: 200B

            Petiole pubescent? No

            Viviparous? Yes, highly

            Spread of plant (diameter):  90-150 cm.

 

What cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?

 

Unusual characteristics or comments:

It is a heavy bloomer. It is the first lily ever to have spotted petals throughout the flower. With N. micrantha genes, it is more cold tolerant than most tropicals. 

 

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