Ansublu

Angelonia

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Anbluim' (Angelface Blue)

Summary: The plant growth habit for 'Ansublu' is upright whereas it is semi-upright for 'Anbluim'. The intensity of anthocyanin colouration on the shoot below the inflorescence is absent or very weak for 'Ansublu' while it is weak to medium for 'Anbluim'. The leaf length for 'Ansublu' is longer than that of 'Anbluim'. The undulation of the lower lip margin is medium to strong for 'Ansublu' whereas it is weak to medium for 'Anbluim'. The nectary bulge is white for 'Ansublu' while it is violet for 'Anbluim'.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit

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

LEAF (UPPER SIDE): dark green, medium to strong glossiness

FLOWER: medium degree of reflexing of upper corolla lobes
COROLLA LOBES: stripes absent, medium to strong undulation of lower lip margin
UPPER LIP OF COROLLA (INNER SIDE): dark violet (RHS 83B), blue violet (RHS 83C) at base
LOWER LIP OF COROLLA (UPPER SIDE): dark violet (RHS 83B)
CHAMBER: as long as broad to broader than long
CHAMBER MARKINGS (INNER SIDE): violet, medium intensity, medium density
POUCH (INNER SIDE): white
NECTARY BULGE: white

Origin & Breeding History: 'Ansublu' 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 2009, in Dresden, between the female parent, an unnamed proprietary breeding line, and an unknown male parent. From the resulting progeny, 'Ansublu' was selected in the summer of 2010, in Dresden, based on criteria for plant growth habit, flower colour, and stem quality and thickness. Asexual reproduction of 'Ansublu' was first conducted by vegetative cuttings, in the summer of 2010, in Dresden, Germany.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'Ansublu' 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 of each variety, on June 22, 2017. All colour determinations were made using the Royal Horticultural Society`s (RHS) 2007 Colour Chart.

Comparison table for 'Ansublu' with reference variety 'Anbluim'

Leaf length (cm)

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Angelonia: 'Ansublu' (left) with reference variety 'Anbluim' (right)

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Angelonia: 'Ansublu' (left) with reference variety 'Anbluim' (right)

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Angelonia: 'Ansublu' (left) with reference variety 'Anbluim' (right)