Kakegawa S68

Calibrachoa

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Kakegawa S52' (Liricashower Coral Vein)

Summary: 'Kakegawa S68' has larger sepals than 'Kakegawa S52'. The upper side of the corolla of 'Kakegawa S68' is orange pink to light red pink with dark pink red secondary colour in the area of transition to the corolla tube and along the midribs of the corolla lobes while that of 'Kakegawa S52' is blue pink with purple secondary colour in the area of transition to the corolla tube and along the midribs of the corolla lobes. The outer side of the corolla is orange pink for 'Kakegawa S68' whereas it is light blue pink for 'Kakegawa S52'.

Description:

PLANT: short height, upright to creeping growth habit
SHOOT: medium length, very weak anthocyanin colouration

LEAF BLADE: shape ranging from elliptic to obovate, obtuse apex, medium green upper side, no variegation, no petiole

FLOWER: single type, absent anthocyanin colouration of sepals
COROLLA: very weak lobing, truncate shaped apex of corolla lobes, orange pink to light red pink inner side with dark pink red secondary colour in the area of transition to the corolla tube and along the midribs of the corolla lobes, orange pink outer side
COROLLA TUBE (inner side): yellow (RHS 6B-C), strong conspicuousness of veins

Origin & Breeding History: 'Kakegawa S68' originated from a hybridization conducted in November of 1999 in Kakegawa, Japan. The female parent was an unnamed breeding line with red flowers and semi-creeping plant growth habit designated '9B-58C' and the male parent was another unnamed breeding line with rose coloured flowers and a mounding plant growth habit designated '7BC-42A-1'. In February of 2000, F1 seed was sown and five plant selections were made based on their red flowers and erect plant habit. These selections were intercrossed to produce F2 seed. In August of 2000, the F2 seed was sown. From the resulting seedlings, 120 were evaluated. One plant was selected based on its rose coloured veins and semi-creeping plant growth habit and subsequently named 'Kakegawa S68'.

Tests & Trials: The test and trial for 'Kakegawa S68' was conducted in a polyhouse at Variety Rights Management in Oxford Station, Ontario during the summer of 2005. The trial included 15 plants of each variety grown in 10 cm pots. The plants were spaced 13 cm apart. All colour characteristics were determined using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) colour chart and measured characteristics were based on ten measurements.

Comparison tables for 'Kakegawa S68' with reference variety 'Kakegawa S52'

Sepal length (mm)

Sepal width (mm)

Colour of inner side of corolla (RHS)

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Calibrachoa: 'Kakegawa S68'