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Sunbelkubu

Calibrachoa

Denomination: 'Sunbelkubu'
Trade name: Million Bells Trailing Blue
Botanical Name: Calibrachoa
Applicant/Holder: Suntory Flowers Limited
Administrative Division
4-17-5 Shiba, Minato-ku
Tokyo
108-0014
Japan
Breeder: Shinichiro Torii, Suntory Limited, Osaka, Japan
Agent in Canada: BioFlora Inc.
38723 Fingal Line
R.R. #1
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5P 3S5
Canada
Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date: 1999-12-14
Application Number: 99-1945
Grant of Rights Date: 2001-11-19
Certificate Number: 1068
Date rights surrendered: 2015-11-03

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Liricashower Blue'

Summary: 'Sunbelkubu' is a calibrachoa variety that has more compact plants than 'Liricashower Blue'. The flowers of 'Sunbelkubu' are slightly smaller and can be distinguished from 'Liricashower Blue' by the colour of the inner surface of the throat, which is bright yellow in the candidate variety and yellowish white in the reference. The overall flower colour of 'Sunbelkubu' is a slightly different shade of violet from the reference.

Description:

'Sunbelkubu' is a calibrachoa variety with a pendulous growth habit, abundant branching and dense foliage. The stems are thin with no pubescence. The leaves are dark green, elliptic in shape and have a broadly acute apex. Pubescence on the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf is very sparse. The sepals are linear with sparse pubescence. 'Sunbelkubu' produces single, funnelform, blue-violet flowers. The inner side of the throat of the flower is bright yellow. The apex of the corolla lobe is obcordate.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Sunbelkubu' originated from crossing a wild type of petunia plant called 'A1' (female), native to Brazil to another wild type called 'B2' (male), also native to Brazil. The crosses took place at the Hakushu Nursery Centre for Suntory Ltd., Japan, in May, 1992. From the cross 5 seedlings were selected for decumbent habit and flower colour. These 5 seedlings were used as the female parent in a cross with the wild type 'B2' plant as pollen parent. From this cross 10 seedlings were selected and put into a flower potting and bedding trial from which 2 plants were selected in the summer of 1993. Finally one plant was selected in October 1995 as being distinguishable from any other variety. This selection was named 'Sunbelkubu'.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials for 'Sunbelkubu' were conducted in a greenhouse at Norseco Inc., Boisbriand, Quebec during the summer of 2000. The trials consisted of nine plants of each variety, grown in 25 cm hanging pots (3 plants per pot). Measured characteristics were based on a minimum of 10 measurements.


Comparison tables for 'Sunbelkubu' with reference variety 'Liricashower Blue'

Length of longest stem internode (cm)

  'Sunbelkubu' 'Liricashower Blue'
mean 1.8 2.2
range 1.2-2.5 1.8-2.7

Diameter of corolla (cm)

  'Sunbelkubu' 'Liricashower Blue'
mean 2.2 2.6
range 1.7-2.5 2.2-3.0

Colour of inner side of corolla (RHS)

  'Sunbelkubu' 'Liricashower Blue'
middle 83A to 90A 83C to 83D
throat 2D 155D & 157D

Colour of outer side of corolla (RHS)

  'Sunbelkubu' 'Liricashower Blue'
middle 89D to 85A 88B to 88C
throat 1B 157C
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