Chico Merano

Campanula

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'PKMGLOME01' and 'Allgentibl'

Summary: The colour of the stem of 'Chico Merano' is green tinged with purple whereas the stem of 'PKMGLOME01' is medium green. The leaf blade of 'Chico Merano' is of medium width whereas the leaf blade of 'PKMGLOME01' is broad. The length of the corolla is medium to long for 'Chico Merano' whereas the corolla of 'PKMGLOME01' and 'Allgentibl' is short to medium length. The inner side of the corolla of 'Chico Merano' has no secondary colour whereas the inner side of the corolla of 'Allgentibl' has secondary colour distributed along the distal quarter. The colour of the outer side of the corolla of 'Chico Merano' is blue violet whereas the outer side of the corolla of 'Allgentibl' is lighter blue violet.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit, very short to short, narrow to medium width, sparse to medium density
STEM: green tinged with red purple

LEAF BLADE: very long, medium width, low to medium length to width ratio, position of broadest part is at middle, acute apex, rounded base, no variegation, medium green upper side, medium degree of rugosity, medium degree of glossiness, medium density of pubescence
LEAF BLADE MARGIN: very many indentations, very shallow indentations, weak undulation

FLOWER: slightly outward attitude, campanulate type
CALYX: no petaloid lobes, position of lobes relative to corolla is adpressed to moderately spreading
COROLLA: very few whorls, medium to long, small to medium size diameter
COROLLA (INNER SIDE): blue violet (RHS N87A, but slightly darker), no secondary colour, no spots, pubescence present
COROLLA (OUTER SIDE): blue violet (RHS N87A), no secondary colour, no spots
COROLLA (FUSED PART): very short to medium length, medium length relative to total length of corolla, very small to small diameter, profile is weakly diverging in longitudinal section
COROLLA LOBE: elliptic shape, short to medium length, very narrow to narrow, curvature is very weakly reflexed, acuminate apex

Origin & Breeding History: 'Chico Merano' was bred and developed by the breeder, Alexius Joannes Joseph van der Zwet, in Oude-Wetering, Netherlands. It originated from an open pollinated cross that occurred during the summer of 2006 between two unnamed proprietary seedlings. From the resulting progeny, 'Chico Merano' was selected in the summer of 2007 for its plant growth habit, abundant flowering, flower colour, and length of flowering period. 'Chico Merano' was first propagated asexually in the summer of 2009, in Oude-Wetering, Netherlands.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Chico Merano' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2013/3211, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office in Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2015 and 2016. The colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison table for 'Chico Merano' with reference varieties 'PKMGLOME01' and 'Allgentibl'

Main colour of corolla (RHS)

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Campanula: 'Chico Merano'

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Campanula: 'Chico Merano'