USCAL91001

Calibrachoa

Denomination:	'USCAL91001'
Trade name:	Superbells Cherry Star
Botanical Name:	Calibrachoa
Applicant/Holder:	Plant 21 LLC 32149 Aquaduct Road Bonsall, California 92003 United States of America
Breeder:	Ushio Sakazaki, 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:	2011-03-15
Application Number:	11-7221
Grant of Rights Date:	2013-08-19
Certificate Number:	4594
Grant of Rights Termination Date:	2031-08-19

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Sunbel Kopachipi' (Million Bells Cherry Pink) and 'CBRZ0002' (Callie Star Pink)

Summary: The plants of 'USCAL91001' are narrower than those of both reference varieties. The leaf blades of 'USCAL91001' are wider than those of both reference varieties. The sepals of 'USCAL91001' are shorter than those of 'Sunbel Kopachipi'. The flowers of 'USCAL91001' have two colours on the upper side while those of 'Sunbel Kopachipi' have one colour. The upper and lower sides of the corolla lobes of 'USCAL91001' differ in colour from those of 'CBRZ0002'.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit

LEAF BLADE: broad acute and obtuse apex, no variegation, medium green on upper side

SEPAL: no anthocyanin colouration
FLOWER: single, weak to medium degree of lobing, two colours on upper side
COROLLA LOBE: upper side when newly opened purple red (RHS N66A) with yellow (RHS 5C) longitudinal stipe between the lobes, upper side when fully opened purple (RHS N74A-B) with purple red (RHS N66A) secondary veins and dark purple red (RHS 53A) at transition to corolla tube and a light yellow to yellow (RHS 5C-D) longitudinal stripes between the lobes, weak conspicuousness of veins on upper side, lower side blue pink (RHS 64D), truncate and emarginate apex
COROLLA TUBE: yellow (RHS 9A) on inner side, weak conspicuousness of veins on inner side

Origin & Breeding History: 'USCAL91001' originated from a controlled cross between the female parent proprietary seedling 'CJ08-61' and the male parent proprietary seedling 'CJ08-38' conducted in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan on May 11, 2008. The new Calibrachoa variety is the product of a planned breeding program developed by the breeder, Ushio Sakazaki, in Higashiomi. The new variety was selected as a single plant from the resultant progeny on May 27, 2009 in Bonsall, California, United States. Selection was based on growth habit, a combination of flower colour and pattern, and continuous flowering. 'USCAL91001' was first propagated by vegetative cuttings on May 28, 2009 in Bonsall, California, United States.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'USCAL91001' were conducted during the summer of 2012 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 15, 2012. Each basket contained 4 cuttings with a total of 5 baskets per variety. All baskets were flowered in an outdoor area. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on June 26, 2012. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'USCAL91001' with reference varieties 'Sunbel Kopachipi' and 'CBRZ0002'

Plant width (cm)

	'USCAL91001'	'Sunbel Kopachipi'	'CBRZ0002'
mean	50.9	58.4	63.0
std. deviation	2.32	2.61	3.86

Leaf blade width (cm)

	'USCAL91001'	'Sunbel Kopachipi'	'CBRZ0002'
mean	1.6	1.2	0.9
std. deviation	0.10	0.16	0.14

Sepal length (cm)

	'USCAL91001'	'Sunbel Kopachipi'	'CBRZ0002'
mean	0.9	1.5	0.9
std. deviation	0.06	0.16	0.07

Main colour of upper side of corolla lobe (RHS)

	'USCAL91001'	'Sunbel Kopachipi'	'CBRZ0002'
newly opened	N66A	N/A	closest to N74B
fully opened	N74A-B with 53B at transition to corolla tube	N66A-B	more pink than N74B with weak lip of 7A

Secondary colour of upper side of corolla lobe (RHS)

	'USCAL91001'	'Sunbel Kopachipi'	'CBRZ0002'
newly opened	5C	N/A	NN155B with N74D at transition to main colour
fully opened	5D to 5C towards throat	N/A	NN155B to N74D