Ansupi

Angelonia

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Anpinkim' (Angelface Perfectly Pink)

Summary: The reflexing of the corolla lobes is medium to strong for 'Ansupi' while the reflexing is absent or weak for 'Anpinkim'. The corolla lobes of 'Ansupi' have no stripes whereas the corolla lobes of 'Anpinkim' have stripes. The main colour on the inner side of the corolla lobes of the lower lip is violet with darker violet tones for 'Ansupi' whereas the lobes of the lower lip of 'Anpinkim' are purple red with darker purple red over colour. The main colour on the inner side of the pouch of 'Ansupi' is yellow green while the pouch of 'Anpinkim' is purple red.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit

SHOOT (BELOW INFLORESCENCE): absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration

LEAF (UPPER SIDE): medium green, medium glossiness

FLOWER: medium to strong reflexing of the lobes
COROLLA LOBES: stripes absent, weak undulation of lower lip margin
UPPER LIP OF COROLLA (INNER SIDE): blue pink (RHS N74C-D) becoming darker towards margin
LOWER LIP OF COROLLA (INNER SIDE): violet (RHS 75A) with violet (RHS N78C) tones

CHAMBER: broader than long
CHAMBER MARKINGS (INNER SIDE): purple red, strong intensity, medium to dense
POUCH (INNER SIDE): yellow green
NECTARY BULGE: white

Origin & Breeding History: 'Ansupi' was developed by Elke Steffen, an employee of Elsner pac Jungplanzen GbR, Dresden, Germany. It originated from an open pollinated cross conducted in the summer of 2010, in Dresden, between the female parent, an unnamed proprietary breeding line and an unknown male parent. From the resulting progeny, 'Ansupi' was selected in the summer of 2011, in Dresden, based on criteria for plant growth habit, flower colour, and stem quality and thickness. Asexual reproduction of 'Ansupi' was first conducted by vegetative cuttings, in the summer of 2011, in Dresden, Germany.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial of 'Ansupi' was conducted in a polyhouse, in the spring of 2017, at BioFlora Inc., in St. Thomas ON. It included 20 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. The plants were grown from rooted cuttings that were transplanted into 15 cm pots on April 18, 2017. The observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants or 10 parts of plants on June 30, 2017 for the candidate variety, and on June 22, 2017 for the reference variety. All colour determinations were made using the Royal Horticultural Society`s (RHS) 2007 Colour Chart.

Comparison table for 'Ansupi' with reference variety 'Anpinkim'

Colour of the inner side of the corolla lobes (RHS)

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Angelonia: 'Ansupi' (left) with reference variety 'Anpinkim' (right)

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Angelonia: 'Ansupi' (left) with reference variety 'Anpinkim' (right)

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Angelonia: 'Ansupi' (left) with reference variety 'Anpinkim' (right)