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WGI Registry of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Julia Russo’
2) Hardy
or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day
4)
Originator: Charles Winch 5)
Year of origin: 1974
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
NSW,
7) Nominant (Named by): Charles Winch
8) Address
(if different from above):
9)
Introducer:
10) Address
(if different from above):
11) Applicant: Noelene Pullen
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.):
The Names of Waterlilies 2002 Knotts
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? Yes
21) If yes, please give details
(where, when deposited, etc.):
Royal Botanic Gardens
ABOUT THE PLANT
Parentage:
Seed
(maternal) parent: Unknown
Pollen
(paternal) parent: Unknown
Please give following dimensions in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Stellate
Diameter: 19 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green
Sepal
color, interior: White with a hint of light blue
Sepal
number: 4
Petal
color: Light blue
Petal
number: 28
Stamen:
Filament color: Deep yellow
Anther color: Yellow
Tip color: Light blue
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Bronze green
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? No
Fragrant? Yes
Height
above water: 16 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Ovate
Margin: Denate
Length x width: 36 x 33 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Green
Color, underside: Green speckled light maroon
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Bronze
Petiole pubescent?
No
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 310 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. ‘White
Delight’ but light blue with white towards the centre rather than all cream
Unusual
characteristics or comments: Wide petals with curled tips; serrated
edge on pads
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