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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘
2) Hardy or tropical:
Hardy 3) Day
or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator:
Andreas Protopapas 5)
Year of origin: 2005
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? No
17) If yes
to 16, give details of the earliest publication (title, date, publisher, etc.):
Appears in the WGI Journal 1.1.
Appears in the WGI web site galleries.
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: Known
Please give following dimensions in centimetres
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Between cup and star shaped
Diameter: Average 12
cm.
Sepal color, exterior: Green with red
Sepal color,
interior: Deep red (RHS 59 A)
Sepal
number: 4
Petal color: Dark red (RHS
59A) on the outside, moving to dark red (RHS 59A), with black (RHS 200A)
towards the tips on the inner petals. The inner row is completely black (RHS
200A)
Petal number: 36 to
38
Stamen:
Filament color:
Deep red (RHS 59A) mixed with black (RHS 200A)
Anther color: Deep red ( RHS 59A)
mixed with black (RHS 200A)
Tip color: Black (RHS 200A)
Number
of Stamens: Around 69
Number of Carpellary
Styles: Around 15, yellow on the base, red in the middle and black on the tip.
Pedicel (flower stalk) color:
Brown, round near the flower becoming oval later on. Four
main air holes. Diameter 8 mm.
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? Hairy.
Fragrant? Fragrant
Height above water: 0 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Orbicular
Margin: Entire
Length x width: 18-19 cm.
Sinus: Closed on young leaves
slightly open on mature leaves.
Lobes: Slightly mucronate
and non-mucronate lobes on leaves.
Color,
top: Some leaves are green (RHS 147A) and some are black (RHS 200A)
Color,
underside: Brown (RHS 166A).
Petiole (leaf stem) color:
Brown, oval in shape. Four main air channels with additional 2 air channels one
on each side.
Petiole
pubescent? Yes
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter):
Medium size
What cultivar does this plant most closely
resemble and how does it differ?
Similar to Nymphaea ‘Efestus’
but a larger more star-shaped flower having a deeper red and black content.
Unusual characteristics or comments:
Have named this new deep red cultivar with 38
petals 'Stanley Angus Skinger', after an old friend
and correspondent from the email discussion lists. Stan was
for many years volunteer propagator of tropical waterlilies at Denver Botanic
Gardens, and is considered by many an expert in waterlily identification. He
has also made numerous trips to Amazonia, often as trip leader/guide, studying
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