N. 'Mayla'

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N. 'Perry's Fire Opal'

Previously I have shared my experiences of the diversity of progeny of a cross of Nymphaea 'Mayla' and N. 'Madame Wilfron Gonnère'. This presentation is another cross using N. 'Mayla' and N. 'Perry's Fire Opal' as maternal and paternal parents. Both are pink lilies. The 43 seedlings are all pink, varying only in shade and intensity. Two/thirds are cup-shaped like N. 'Perry's Fire Opal'. The other one/third are more the star shape of N. 'Mayla'.

Seedling #1	Seedling #2	Seedling #3	Seedling #4	Seedling #5	Seedling #6
Seedling #7	Seedling #8	Seedling #9	Seedling #10	Seedling #11	Seedling #12
Seedling #13	Seedling #14	Seedling #15	Seedling #16	Seedling #17	Seedling #18
Seedling #19	Seedling #20	Seedling #21	Seedling #22	Seedling #23	Seedling #24
Seedling #25	Seedling #26	Seedling #27	Seedling #28	Seedling #29	Seedling #30
Seedling #31	Seedling #32	Seedling #33	Seedling #34	Seedling #35	Seedling #36
Seedling #37	Seedling #38	Seedling #39	Seedling #40	Seedling #41	Seedling #42
Seedling #43
Though I am satisfied that most of these are beautiful, I have only named Seedling #1, N. 'Supranee Pink'. It is registered with IWGS and WGI. Others are still under consideration for naming.
Complete description and more photos of N. 'Supranee Pink' in the WGI Checklist

Two matters of interest from this crossing: Seedling #22 produces viviparous flowers, at the right, while none of its hardy ancestors create them. No seedlings produce purple bloom like their grandparent N. 'Director George T. Moore', claimed paternal parent of N. 'Perry's Fire Opal'.
Parentage         Unknown         N. 'Pink Opal'           Unknown      N. 'Pearl of the Pool'          Unknown        N. 'Marliacea Rosea'          Unknown    N. 'Peter Slocum'       Unknown   N. 'Mayla'   Unknown     N. 'Fabiola'        Unknown              Unknown         N. 'Pink Opal'           Unknown      N. 'Pearl of the Pool'          Unknown        N. 'Marliacea Rosea'          Unknown    N. 'Peter Slocum'       Unknown   N. 'Perry's Fire Opal'     N. 'Judge Hitchcock'   * N. 'Director George T. Moore'     N. colorata  * Hybridizer Perry D. Slocum claimed the tropical N. 'Director George T. Moore' as the pollen parent of N. 'Perry's Fire Opal'. Most authorities question this as there is no scientific evidence that crosses between hardies and tropicals are possible.

Diversity of Waterlily Seedlingsin a Single Hybridization -
Nymphaea 'Mayla' x N. 'Madame Wilfron Gonnère'