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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘Stan Skinger’
2) Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3) Day or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator: Florida Aquatic Nurseries, Inc. 5) Year of origin: 2000
6) Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by): Joe Tomocik
8) Address
(if different from above):
9) Introducer: Florida Aquatic Nurseries, Inc.
10) Address (if different from above):
11) Applicant: Florida Aquatic Nurseries, Inc.
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.):
Pondkeeper Magazine, Jan/Feb, 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: N. ‘Trail Blazer’
Pollen (paternal) parent: N. ‘Trail Blazer’
Please give following dimensions in centimeters. Colors from RHS Colour Charts.
Description ‑ Flower: Shape: Star
Diameter: 15 cm.
Sepal color, exterior: 144B covered with 59A specks
Sepal color, interior: 2C, tips slightly tinted with 62A
Sepal number: 4
Petal color: 154C at base, top 1/3 suffused with 62A
Petal number: 20
Stamen: Filament color: 12A
Anther color: 12B
Tip color: 8B
Pedicel (flower stalk) color: 146A
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? No
Fragrant? Yes, sweet
Height above water: 20 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Egg
Margin: Serrated
Length x width: 36 x 30 cm.
Sinus: Closed
Lobes: Overlapping
Color, top: 146B splashed with 166A
Color, underside: 144B flushed with 60B
Petiole (leaf stem) color: 144A
Petiole pubescent? No
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant (diameter): 175 cm.
What cultivar does
this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
Unusual
characteristics or comments:
In
cooler climates the green in the leaves turns to a bronze color. Also, the
flower is more intense.
Additional
images of N. ‘Stan Skinger’
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