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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘Tanglewood Blue’
2)
Hardy or
tropical: Tropical
3) Day or Night:
Daybloomer
4) Originator: J. Craig
Presnell
5) Year of origin: 2003
6) Address: Removed to protect privacy
7)
Nominant (Named by): J. Craig Presnell
8) Address (if different from above):
9)
Introducer: J. Craig Presnell
10) Address (if different
from above):
11)
Applicant: J. Craig Presnell
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 2003
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: Star shaped
Diameter: 20 cm.
Sepal color, exterior:
Green with black specks
Sepal color, interior:
Light purple
Sepal number: 4
Petal color: Violet blue
Petal number: 20
Stamen: Filament color:
Deep
violet
Anther color: Violet
Tip color: Violet
Pedicel (flower stalk) color:
Light brown
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)?
Slightly
Fragrant? Yes
Height above
water 30 cm.
Leaves:
Shape: Oval
Margin: Denate
Length x width: 45 x 38 cm.
Sinus: Closed to the midpoint, then open
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Green with heavy maroon mottling
Color, underside: Heavily veined and speckled with light purple and reddish
pink
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Light brown
Petiole pubescent? Slightly
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant
(diameter): 200-300 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ? N. ‘Wood’s Blue Goddess’, but this has heavily mottled pads.
Unusual characteristics or comments: The flower holds its blue color for all three days.
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