KLECA06125

Calibrachoa

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Kakegawa S82' (Colorburst Trailing Electric Red)

Summary: The plants of 'KLECA06125' are narrower than those of 'Kakegawa S82'. The pedicels of 'KLECA06125' are longer than those of 'Kakegawa S82'. 'KLECA06125' has larger flowers than 'Kakegawa S82'. The flowers of 'KLECA06125' have medium to strong degree of lobing while those of 'Kakegawa S82' have weak degree of lobing. 'KLECA06125' has a small dark brown eye at the transition to the corolla tube on the upper side of the corolla while 'Kakegawa S82' has none. The upper side of the corolla lobes of 'KLECA06125' has medium conspicuousness of veins while that of 'Kakegawa S82' has weak conspicuousness of veins.

Description:

PLANT: upright to trailing growth habit, short, very narrow to narrow

LEAF BLADE: medium to long, elliptic, narrow acute to broad acute apex, no variegation, medium green on upper side, no blistering
PETIOLE: short to medium length

SEPAL: short, narrow, elliptic and rhombic, weak anthocyanin colouration present
FLOWER: single, large to very large diameter, salverform, long to very long pedicel
COROLLA: medium to strong degree of lobing, two coloured on upper side
COROLLA LOBE: red (RHS 45A) with small dark brown (RHS 200A) eye marking at transition to corolla tube on upper side, purple veins, medium conspicuousness of veins on upper side, purple to purple red (RHS 59C-D) on lower side, cuspidate apex
COROLLA TUBE: medium length, yellow (RHS 9A) on inner side, medium conspicuousness of veins on inner side
ANTHER: yellow before pollen dehiscence

Origin & Breeding History: 'KLECA06125' originated from a controlled cross pollination of the proprietary seedlings V 127 and J 313 conducted in 2003 in Stuttgart, Germany. In May 2004, 23 seedlings were selected, one of which would later be designated as 'KLECA06125'. The seedlings were selected based on plant growth habit, branching habit, flower colour and flower size, they were then further evaluated in greenhouse trials in Germany for flowering time, branching habit and foliage sensitivity. Outdoor performance trials were conducted to assess powdery mildew resistance, rain tolerance and flowering permanence.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'KLECA06125' were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2008 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 20 plants each of the candidate and reference varieties. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 30 cm hanging baskets on May 23, 2008. Each basket contained 4 cuttings with a total of 5 baskets per variety. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on July 22, 2008. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'KLECA06125' with reference variety 'Kakegawa S82'

Plant width (cm)

Pedicel length (cm)

Flower diameter (cm)

Secondary colour of corolla (RHS)

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Calibrachoa: 'KLECA06125' (left) with reference variety 'Kakegawa S82' (right)

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Calibrachoa: 'KLECA06125' (left) with reference variety 'Kakegawa S82' (right)