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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Raspberry Sorbet’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day bloomer
4)
Originator: Louis Belloisy 5) Year of origin: 2001
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by): Louis Belloisy
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?
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. ‘Star of Siam’
Pollen
(paternal) parent: N. ‘Jack Wood’
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Stellate
Diameter: 18 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Dark green, mottled with maroon
Sepal
color, interior: Dark magenta
Sepal
number: 4
Petal
color: Deep magenta/rose
Petal
number: 30
Stamen:
Filament color: Yellow
Anther color: Dark magenta
Tip color: Deep dark magenta
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Dark green with maroon speckles
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Slightly
Fragrant? Yes, not overwhelmingly
Height
above water: 15 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Ovate
Margin: Denate and
undulating
Length x width: 25 x 18 cm.
Sinus: Slightly open young, closed mature
Lobes: Straight
Color, top: Medium green with maroon streaks
Color,
underside: Light green speckled with
maroon
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Dark green with maroon specks
Petiole
pubescent? No
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 152 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
To my knowledge, it
does not look like any other plant of its type. The color closely resembles N. ‘Jack Wood’.
Unusual
characteristics or comments: Petal
count is around 30, opens up early (10:00AM) and
closes around 5:00 PM. Pads open with sinus slightly open and as they mature,
they close.
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