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USCAL42202

Calibrachoa

Denomination: 'USCAL42202'
Trade name: Superbells Evening 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: 2014-04-03
Application Number: 14-8253
Grant of Rights Date: 2016-08-26
Certificate Number: 5320
Date rights surrendered: 2018-08-17

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Balcablav' (Cabaret Lavender)

Summary: The leaf blade of 'USCAL42202' is longer than the leaf blade of 'Balcablav'. The pedicel of 'USCAL42202' has a strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration whereas the pedicel of 'Balcablav' has a weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration. The dark violet area at the transition to the corolla tube of 'USCAL42202' is medium sized whereas the dark violet area for 'Balcablav' is absent or very small. The corolla of 'USCAL42202' has a very large star shaped marking at the transition to the corolla tube whereas the corolla of 'Balcablav' has a small wedge shaped marking. The inner side of the corolla tube of 'USCAL42202' is yellow orange whereas it is yellow to light yellow for 'Balcablav'.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit

LEAF BLADE: broad acute to obtuse apex, no variegation, medium green

PEDICEL: strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration
FLOWER: single type, medium degree of lobing, weak conspicuousness of veins
COROLLA LOBE: inner side violet (darker than RHS N82A) when newly opened, violet (RHS N82A) when fully opened and blue violet (RHS N82D) when aged; medium sized dark violet (RHS N79A) rounded area at transition to corolla tube, very large yellow orange (RHS 14A) star shaped marking at transition to corolla tube, no colour change due to environment, truncate apex
COROLLA TUBE (INNER SIDE): yellow orange (RHS 14A and 14C), weak conspicuousness of veins

Origin & Breeding History: 'USCAL42202' was bred and developed by the breeder, Ushio Sakazaki as part of a planned breeding program. The new variety originated from a controlled cross between the proprietary varieties designated '11CJ22-03', as the female parent, and '11CJ32-01', as the male parent. The cross was conducted in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan on May 8, 2011. 'USCAL42202' was selected as a single plant from the resultant progeny on May 24, 2012 in Bonsall, California, USA based on flower colour, and spring and summer performance. Asexual reproduction by vegetative tip cuttings was first conducted on May 25, 2012 in Bonsall, California, USA.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'USCAL42202' was conducted outdoors in an irrigated hanging basket trial during the summer of 2015 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 20 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 30 cm hanging baskets on May 19, 2015. Each basket contained 4 cuttings with a total of 5 baskets per variety. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of plants of each variety on July 10, 2015. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.


Comparison tables for 'USCAL42202' with reference variety 'Balcablav'

Leaf blade length (cm)

  'USCAL42202' 'Balcablav'
mean 3.4 2.8
std. deviation 0.23 0.15

Colour of corolla tube (RHS)

  'USCAL42202' 'Balcablav'
inner side 14A and 14C 5B-D

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Calibrachoa: 'USCAL42202' '(left) with reference variety 'Balcablav' (right)

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Calibrachoa: 'USCAL42202' '(left) with reference variety 'Balcablav' (right)

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Calibrachoa: 'USCAL42202' '(left) with reference variety 'Balcablav' (right)

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