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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Starlight’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day
4)
Originator: Rich Sacher 5) Year of origin: 1999
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by): Rich Sacher
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.):
The
Names of Waterlilies, Knotts 2002
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. ‘Morning Star’
Pollen
(paternal) parent: N. ‘Purple
Zanzibar’
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Stellate
Diameter: 18-20 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green streaked with purple
Sepal
color, interior: Very light blue, almost white
Sepal
number: 4
Petal
color: Ice blue, lighter at base, stamenoid petals at
center almost white
Petal
number: 50-54
Stamen:
Filament color: Light yellow
Anther color: White
Tip color: Ice blue
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Reddish bronze
Pedicel
pubescent (fuzzy)? Slightly
Fragrant? Yes
Height
above water: 15 cm.
Leaves:
Shape:
Ovate
Margin: Denate and
extremely undulate, edges turned up
Length x width: 36 x 33 cm.
Sinus: Closed, usually overlapping,
sometimes raised like a sail
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Green heavily streaked with purple
Color, underside: Green heavily flecked with
purple
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Reddish bronze
Petiole pubescent?
Slightly
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 210 - 240 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N.
‘Star of
Unusual
characteristics or comments:
Excellent
bloomer, good flower to pad scale. Cold tolerant.
Additional Images of N. ‘Starlight’
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