关键词: 莲, 并肩荷叶, 品种

Abstract: The new cultivar of ornamental lotus‘Bingjian Heyun’was selected from the F₂ population derived from the cross between the parent cultivars‘E Lian 9’and‘Zhoucheng Lian 2’. Its significant feature is that some of the vertical leaves are conjoined. When cultivated in the field，the leaf stalks are 63 to 83 cm high. Flower density is 2 to 3 flowers per square meter. The number of flower petals is 20 to 22 and the diameter reaches 20 to 24 cm. The flowers are white with pink tips，and a small number of lotus seedpods are conjoined. All lotus seedpods are infertile. The new cultivar blooms from July to September in the East and North China regions.

Key words: Nelumbo nucifera, conjoined leaf, cultivar