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Nymphaea Thalia description
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1) Cultivar Name (Epithet):
(If new, Proposed Cultivar Name): Nymphaea Thalia
2) Hardy or tropical: Hardy 3) Day or night bloomer: Day
4) Originator: Andreas Protopapas 5) Year of origin: 2002
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.
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 Mexicana
Height above water: 0 - 7 cm.
Leaves: Shape: Orbicular
Margin: Entire
Length x width: Early leaves 8 cm. Later leaves size 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 Leaves with blotches (RHS 200A_ .
Petiole (leaf stem) color: brown.Oval sometime 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 Water Lily with a large number of Petals for a yellow cultivar.
Photos or illustrations: 1. Entire plant with one pad reversed
2. The flower
3. An image showing the best characteristics of the cultivar
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