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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Senorita’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Day
4)
Originator: Charles Winch 5)
Year of origin: 1992
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
NSW,
7) Nominant (Named by): Charles Winch
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.):
The Names of Waterlilies 2002
Knotts
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: Stellate
Diameter: 20 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green
Sepal
color, interior: Medium pink
Sepal
number: 4 large, 4 small
Petal
color: Deep pink approaching red
Petal
number: 50, plus many extra stamens
Stamen:
Filament color: Dark yellow
Anther
color: Light yellow
Tip
color: Deep pink approaching red
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Bronze green
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? No
Fragrant? Yes
Height
above water: 23 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Ovate
Margin: Denate
Length x width: 28 x27 cm.
Sinus: Open
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Green
Color, underside: Green speckled
with red
Petiole
(leaf stem) color: Bronze
Petiole
pubescent? Yes
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 190 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
N. ‘Charlie’s
Pride’. It has slightly shorter stamens but more of them.
Unusual
characteristics or comments:
The
extra petals and stamens give this flower an unusual look in the center. The
color is brilliant.
Additional Images of N. ‘Senorita’
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