Sunasashiro
| Denomination: | 'Sunasashiro' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Lophos Summer Cream |
| Botanical Name: | Asarina |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Suntory Flowers Limited Administrative Division 4-17-5 Shiba, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0014 Japan |
| Breeder: |
Kiyoshi Miyazaki, Shiga, Japan Tomoya Misato, Yamanashi, Japan |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2007-09-21 |
| Application Number: | 07-6007 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2009-08-25 |
| Certificate Number: | 3565 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2010-08-17 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Bridal Bouquet'
Summary: 'Sunasashiro' has a longer shoot length and smaller leaf blade size than 'Bridal Bouquet'. 'Sunasashiro' has dentate margin incisions while 'Bridal Bouquet' has crenate incisions. 'Sunasashiro' has medium pubescence on the upper side of the leaf blade while 'Bridal Bouquet' has very dense pubescence. The sepal of 'Sunasashiro' is longer and has an acuminate apex while the sepal of 'Bridal Bouquet' has a broadly acute to obtuse apex. 'Sunasashiro' has a smaller corolla diameter than 'Bridal Bouquet'.
Description:
PLANT: trailing/climbing growth habit
STEM: dense pubescence, light to medium green, no anthocyanin colouration
LEAF: deltoid shape, narrow acute apex, truncate base, medium depth dentate margin incisions, medium green on upper side, medium pubescence on upper side, no anthocyanin colouration on leaf blade
FLOWER: bilabiate
CALYX: light green, no anthocyanin colouration, dense pubescence
COROLLA: weak undulation of margin, weak reflexing of upper and lower lobes, white (RHS 155A) on inner and outer side, corolla tube white on dorsal surface (RHS 157D).
Origin & Breeding History: 'Sunasashiro' originated from a cross made in May 2002 at Higashiomi-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan. The female parent was a proprietary Asarina hybrid designated 3Asa-1 and the male parent was a proprietary Asarina hybrid designated 2022-S. In January 2003, seedlings from the cross were grown in pots in the greenhouse and evaluated. In September 2003, one seedling was selected for its growth habit, flower size and flower colour. The selected plant was propagated by cuttings and grown in a potted trial in 2004 where the variety was determined to be distinct, uniform and stable.
Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Sunasashiro' were conducted during the spring/summer of 2008 in a polyhouse at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The candidate variety was grown from rooted cuttings while the reference variety was grown from seed. Rooted plants were transplanted into 10 inch baskets with 3 plants per basket on May 14, 2008. The trial contained six baskets of the candidate variety and 5 baskets of the reference variety. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants on August 5, 2008. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'Sunasashiro' with reference variety 'Bridal Bouquet'
Shoot length (cm)
| 'Sunasashiro' | 'Bridal Bouquet' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 101.7 | 83.3 |
| std. deviation | 3.66 | 4.56 |
Leaf blade length (cm)
| 'Sunasashiro' | 'Bridal Bouquet' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 9.6 | 10.8 |
| std. deviation | 0.40 | 0.55 |
Leaf blade width (cm)
| 'Sunasashiro' | 'Bridal Bouquet' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 10.1 | 11.3 |
| std. deviation | 0.46 | 0.72 |
Sepal length (cm)
| 'Sunasashiro' | 'Bridal Bouquet' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| std. deviation | 0.14 | 0.14 |
Corolla diameter (cm)
| 'Sunasashiro' | 'Bridal Bouquet' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| std. deviation | 0.18 | 0.33 |
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Asarina: 'Sunasashiro' (left) with reference variety 'Bridal Bouquet' (right)
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Asarina: 'Sunasashiro' (left) with reference variety 'Bridal Bouquet' (right)
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Asarina: 'Sunasashiro' (left) with reference variety 'Bridal Bouquet' (right)
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