Chantal

Campanula

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Emerald'

Summary: The main colour of the inner and outer side of the corolla is light blue violet for 'Chantal' whereas the main colour is darker light blue violet for 'Emerald'. The outer side of the corolla of 'Chantal' has secondary colour distributed along the midribs whereas there is no secondary colour on the outer side of the corolla of 'Emerald'.

Description:

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

LEAF BLADE: medium to long, medium width, low length to width ratio, position of broadest part is at middle, acute apex, rounded base, no variegation, green tinged with purplish red on upper side, medium degree of rugosity, weak degree of glossiness, medium density of pubescence
LEAF BLADE MARGIN: very many indentations, very shallow indentations, strong 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 diameter
COROLLA (INNER SIDE): light blue violet (RHS 76C, but slightly more violet), no secondary colour, no spots, no pubescence
COROLLA (OUTER SIDE): main colour is light blue violet (RHS 76C, but slightly more violet), secondary colour is light blue violet (RHS 76B) and distributed along midribs, no spots
COROLLA (FUSED PART): short, medium length relative to total length of corolla, small diameter, profile is weakly diverging in longitudinal section
COROLLA LOBE: elliptic shape, medium length, medium to broad, curvature is very weakly reflexed, acuminate apex

Origin & Breeding History: 'Chantal' 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 2007 between two unnamed proprietary seedlings. From the resulting progeny, 'Chantal' was selected in June of 2009 for its plant growth habit, abundant flowering, flower colour, and petal characteristics. 'Chantal' was first propagated asexually in August of 2009, in Oude-Wetering, Netherlands.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Chantal' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2015/1560, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office in Angers, France. The trial was conducted by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2016. The colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison table for 'Chantal' with reference variety 'Emerald'

Main colour of corolla (RHS)

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Campanula: 'Chantal'

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Campanula: 'Chantal'