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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Jennifer Presnell’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day
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?
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. ampla
Pollen (paternal)
parent: Unknown
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Stellate, then flat
Diameter: 25 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Drab olive green
Sepal
color, interior: Very light blue
Sepal
number: 3 sepals, 3 half sepals
Petal color: Blue with a hint of purple
Petal number: 28-30
Stamen:
95-105 petaloid stamens. Inner petaloids are pink, but the very outer rows are pale blue
and extended
Anther color: N/A
Tip color: N/A
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Brown
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? Slightly
Fragrant?
Height
above water: 30 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Oval
Margin: Dentate
Length x width: 40 x 35 cm.
Sinus: Upper 2/3 closed,
bottom 1/3 open
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Medium green, a few black
specks primarily on margin and lobes
Color, underside: Rosy pink with
prominent green veins
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Brown
Petiole
pubescent? No
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 305 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. ‘Jennifer Catherine’ but the color is blue
and the outer petaloids are blue.
Unusual
characteristics or comments:
The center ‘pillows’ when
the flower is opened flat.
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