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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Pink Velvet’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Hardy 3)
Day or night bloomer: Daybloomer
4)
Originator: Han D. Sou 5) Year of origin: pre-1995
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
NSW,
7) Nominant (Named by): John Sou
8) Address
(if different from above): NSW,
9)
Introducer: John Sou
10) Address
(if different from above):
11) Applicant: John Sou
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.):
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? No
21) If yes, please give details
(where, when deposited, etc.):
ABOUT THE PLANT
Parentage:
Seed
(maternal) parent: Unknown
Pollen
(paternal) parent: Unknown
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Initially
cup, then stellate with long narrow petals.
Diameter: Approx. 10 cm (when fully opened). Size
varies depending on depth of planting
Sepal
color, exterior: Olive green, sometimes with medium pink
stripe on edges similar to those of the outer petals.
Sepal
color, interior: Dark musky pink
Sepal
number: 4
Petal
color: Musky pink. Outer petals
are sometimes lined with thin dark pink colour on petal edge.
Petal colour tends to be lighter
colour the 1st season of transplanting.
Petal
number: Approx. 27
Stamen:
Filament color: Orange-pink
Anther color: Deep yellow
Tip color: Yellow
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Green
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? Yes, moderately
Fragrant? Deliciously sweet
Height
above water: 0-1 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Nearly round, wider than long
Margin: Entire
Length x width: 13 x 16 cm.
Sinus: Wide open
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Initially dark bronze-purple then fades to green with age.
Green star where
petiole joins leaf.
Color, underside: Reddish
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Green
Petiole
pubescent? Slightly
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 50 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. ‘Rose Arey’ but with darker sepal and the compact growth that is
somewhat similar to that of N.
‘Perry’s Baby Red’. This information is based on observations from a specimen
growing in a tub.
Unusual
characteristics or comments: The leaves stay mostly dark purple
early in the season. During mid and late season, the leaves
with age to green.
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