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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar
Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea Thalia
2) Hardy or tropical: Hardy 3) Day or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator:
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
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? Yes
17) If yes to 16, give details of the earliest
publication (title, date, publisher, etc.): Serrosen
by Dieter Beehthold / Haro Hieronimus 2006 Dahne Verlag GmbH, Postfach 10 02 50,
D-76256 Ettingen. ISBN 10:3-935175-33-7 and ISBN
13:978-3-935175-33-3
Also appears on 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: Star shaped
Diameter: Average 18 cm.
Sepal color, exterior: Green
(RHS 144B and 144A) and
yellow/green on the base and along the sides of the petals (RHS
145D)
Sepal
color, interior : Yellow/green
(RHS 145D)
Sepal number: 4 Sepals.
Sepals are pointed below the horizontal giving
the flower
a globe like shape.
Petal color: Yellow (RHS 1A) moving to 5B on the inner petals.
Petal number: 40 to 44, sometimes up to 50
Stamen: Filament color:
yellow (RHS 12A)
Anther color: : yellow (RHS 12A)
Tip color: : yellow (RHS 12A)
Number of Stamens: Around 57
Number of Carpellary
Styles: Around 11, yellow (RHS 13A)
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Green with brown lines along
its length. Around 7mm diameter. Four air channels of
equal size.
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Not hairy.
Fragrant? Fragrant like N. mexicana
Height above water: 0 - 7 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Orbicular
Margin:
Entire
Length
x width: Early leaves 8 cm. Later leaves around 12 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Slightly mucronate
Color, top: On
early leaves green (RHS 147A) with black blotches (RHS 200A) and on mature
leaves green (RHS 146B) with no blotches.
Color,
underside: Green (RHS 147C) on early leaves
and on mature eaves with blotches (RHS 200A) .
Petiole (leaf
stem) color: brown, oval, sometimes completely round.
Four air channels. Two are larger in diameter than the other two.
Petiole
pubescent? Not hairy
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant (diameter): Medium size
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
None
Unusual
characteristics or comments:
Nymphaea ‘Thalia’ is a star shaped waterlily with a large number of petals
for a yellow cultivar.
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