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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
Nymphaea ‘The Antipodean’
2) Hardy or tropical: Hardy 3) Day or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator: Nerissa Marshall 5) Year of origin: 1996
6) Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by): Nerissa
8) Address (if different from above):
9)
Introducer: Nerissa
10) Address (if different from above):
11) Applicant: Nerissa
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.):
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: Progressive selection of N. alba var. rubra
Pollen (paternal) parent:
Please give following dimensions in centimeters
Description ‑ Flower: Shape: Stellate
Diameter: 17.5 cm.
Sepal color, exterior: Olive with greyed pink variegation 146A, 146C and 65A
Sepal color, interior: White to greyed green 155C to 192D
Sepal number:
4
Petal color: Deep red inner 59B progressing to white outer
Petal number: 35
Stamen: Filament color: Greyed orange 167C
Anther color: Greyed yellow 160B
Tip color:
Pedicel (flower stalk) color:
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)?
Fragrant? Slight
Height above water:
Leaves: Shape: Round
Margin: Undulate
Length x
width:
Sinus: Slightly open
Lobes: Rounded
Color, top: Olive, greyed red and yellow 8A, 144B, 147A and 181A
Color, underside: Olive, greyed red and yellow 8A, 144B, 147A and 181A
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Greyed red 185A
Petiole pubescent? No
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant (diameter): 100 cm.
What cultivar does
this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
Unusual characteristics or comments:
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