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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar
Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘Niki’
2) Hardy or tropical: Hardy 3) Day or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator:
6)
Address:
7) Nominant (Named by):
8) Address (if different from above):
9) Introducer:
10) Address (if different from above):
11) Applicant:
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.): Serrosen
by Dieter Bechthold / Haro Hieronimus 2006 Dahne Verlag GmbH, Postfach 10 02 50,
D-76256 Ettingen. ISBN 10:3-935175-33-7 and ISBN
13:978-3-935175-33-3
Also appears in the WGI web site galleries.
Also took second place in the IWGS competition for
Water Lilies in 2004 and 2006.
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: Average 10.5cm.
Sepal color, exterior: Green in centre lengthwise (RHS 146B) and
Pink (RHS 63A) lengthwise on edges
Sepal color, interior: Light green in centre, Pink on edges and
white at the base.
Sepal number: 4
Petal color: Starting on the Outer Petals with Pink (RHS 65A) flashed with white moving
towards yellow (RHS 5C) on the inner Petals again flashed with white. . Petaloid Stamens (RHS 161B)
Petal number: 26 to 30
Stamen: Filament color:
(RHS 9A)
Anther color: (RHS 9A)
Tip color: : (RHS 9A)
Number of Stamens 57 to 59
Number of Styles: 10 to 11
Pedicel (flower stalk) color:
Brown
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Hairy. Four air channels approximately
6 mm in diameter
Fragrant? Some fragrance
Height above water:
0-7 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Ovate
Margin:
Entire
Length
x width: 12 x 13 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Not overlapping slightly mucronate
Color, top: Green (RHS 146A with dark blotches (RHS 200A)
Color, underside: Brown
(RHS 177A) with dark blotches (RHS 200A). Mature leaf occasionally green with
no blotches on the top of the leaf.
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Brown Oval
Petiole pubescent? Yes
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant (diameter):
This depends on
depth. However I can
say that it is a medium size plant.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
None
Unusual
characteristics or comments:
Nymphaea ‘Niki’ has three colours. It starts off on the outer petals
with pink flushed with white moving towards yellow in the inner petals. Usually
pink cultivars do not have variegated leaves. Nymphaea ‘Niki’ has variegation on the
upper and lower leaves.
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