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Nymphaea Niki description
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
(If new, Proposed Cultivar Name): Nymphaea Niki
2) Hardy or tropical: Hardy 3) Day or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator: Andreas Protopapas 5) Year of origin: 2001
6) Address: 35 Panagias Kykkou Archangelos Kato Lakatamia Nicosia 2331 Cyprus
7) Nominant (Named by): Andreas Protopapas
8) Address (if different from above):
9) Introducer: Andreas Protopapas
10) Address (if different from above):
11) Applicant: Andreas Protopapas
12) Address (if different from above):
13) Phone: +35722371385 mob: +35799434281 14) Fax: 15) Email: aprotopa@gmail.com
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.
Also took second place in the IWGS competition for Water Lilies in 2004
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? Yes or No No
19) If yes to any of the above, please give details:
20) Has a Standard been deposited in a recognized herbarium? Yes or No No
21) If yes, please give details (where, when deposited, etc.):
ABOUT THE PLANT
Parentage: Seed (maternal) parent: Known
Pollen (paternal) parent: Unknown
Please give following dimensions in centimeters
Description Flower: Shape: Cup
Diameter: Average 10.5cm.
Sepal color, exterior: Green in centre lengthwise (RHS 146B) and Pink (RHS 63A) lengthwise on edges
Sepal color, interior: Light green in centre, Pink on edges and white at the base.
Sepal number: 4
Petal color: Starting on the Outer Petals with Pink (RHS 65A) flashed with white moving towards yellow (RHS 5C) on the inner Petals again flashed with white. . Petaloid Stamens (RHS 161B)
Petal number: 26 to 30
Stamen: Filament color: (RHS 9A)
Anther color: (RHS 9A)
Tip color: : (RHS 9A)
Number of Stamens 57 to 59
Number of Styles: 10 to 11
Pedicel (flower stalk) color: Brown
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? Hairy. Four air channels approximately 6 mm in diameter
Fragrant? Some fragrance
Height above water: 0-7 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Ovate
Margin: Entire
Length x width: 12 x 13 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Not overlapping slightly mucronate
Color, top: Green (RHS 146A with dark blotches (RHS 200A)
Color, underside: Brown (RHS 177A) with dark blotches (RHS 200A). Mature leaf occasionally green with no blotches on the top of the leaf.
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Brown Oval
Petiole pubescent? Yes
Viviparous? No
Spread of plant (diameter): This depends on Depth however I can say that it is a medium size plan
What cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
None
Unusual characteristics or comments:
Nymphaea Niki has three colours. It starts off on the outer Petals with Pink flashed with white moving towards yellow in the inner Petals. Usually Pink cultivars do not have variegated leaves. Nymphaea Niki has variegation on the upper and lower leaves.
Photos or illustrations: 1. Entire plant with one pad reversed
2. The flower
3. An image showing the best characteristics of the cultivar
Attached are 4 pictures of the flower, one picture of the upper and lower leaves and on picture of the leaves. |
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