Breeding of cut-flower type cross subgenus waterlily new cultivar Purple Luoqun
Waterlilies are known as"pond palettes"due to their large,beautiful,and colorful flowers.Waterlilies are widely cultivated in lakes and rivers all over the world.Coss-breeding is a common method for cultivating new varieties of waterlilies at present.Our research focused on the breeding of high-tolerance waterlily of Anecphya.The Nymphaea immutabilis with good stem erection and neat flower pattern,Nymphaea gigantea with large and blue purple flower,and Nymphaea colorata with easy dormancy,cold-resistance and abundant flowers,purple pistil were used as crossbred parents.The three waterlily species are crossed and backcrossed.After multiple generations of cross-breeding,a new variety of waterlily with well-adapted,abundant flowers and easy dormancy has been cultivated,named as Purple Luoqun.