Sunbelrikubu
| Denomination: | 'Sunbelrikubu' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Million Bells Trailing Blue '09 |
| Botanical Name: | Calibrachoa |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Suntory Flowers Limited Administrative Division 4-17-5 Shiba, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0014 Japan |
| Breeder: |
Kenichi Kitamura, Suntory Flowers Limited, Shiga, Japan |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2008-02-21 |
| Application Number: | 08-6186 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2010-09-23 |
| Certificate Number: | 3949 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2014-09-23 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Sunbelkubu' (Million Bells Trailing Blue)
Summary: The flowers of 'Sunbelrikubu' are larger than those of 'Sunbelkubu'.
Description:
PLANT: trailing growth habit
LEAF BLADE: elliptic, narrow to broad acute apex, no variegation, medium green on upper side, no blistering
SEPAL: lanceolate
FLOWER: single, funnelform
COROLLA: weak degree of lobing, one colour on upper side
COROLLA LOBE: upper side violet (RHS N82C) with weak to medium conspicuousness of midvein, lower side violet (N82C) with dark violet (RHS N79A) midvein and violet (RHS 84B) secondary veins, truncate and rounded apex
COROLLA TUBE: inner side light yellow (RHS 6D) with medium conspicuousness of veins
ANTHER: yellowish white before pollen dehiscence
Origin & Breeding History: 'Sunbelrikubu' originated as a sport of the variety 'CRP4' discovered in May 2004 at Higashiomi-shi, Shiga, Japan. The discovered plant was propagated by cuttings and grown in pots. The trial was carried out from April to September 2005 at Higashiomi-shi, Shiga, Japan. The botanical characteristics of that plant were examined and found to be distinguishable from any other varieties. The new Calibrachoa variety was named 'Sunbelrikubu'.
Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Sunbelrikubu' were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2009 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included 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 21, 2009. 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 9, 2009. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison table for 'Sunbelrikubu' with reference variety 'Sunbelkubu'
Flower diameter (cm)
| 'Sunbelrikubu' | 'Sunbelkubu' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| std. deviation | 0.17 | 0.20 |
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Calibrachoa: 'Sunbelrikubu' (left) with reference variety 'Sunbelkubu' (right)
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Calibrachoa: 'Sunbelrikubu' (left) with reference variety 'Sunbelkubu' (right)
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