MACtro
| Denomination: | 'MACtro' |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name: | Canna |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Anthony Tesselaar Plants Pty Ltd. 327 Monbulk Road Silvan, Victoria 3795 Australia |
| Breeder: |
Neil Maccormick, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Agent in Canada: |
Kirby Eades Gale Baker 100 Murray Street Suite 500 Ottawa, Ontario K1N 0A1 Canada Tel: 613-907-9105 |
| Application Date: | 2004-06-18(priority claimed) |
| Application Number: | 04-4241 |
| Protective direction granted: | 2004-06-18 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2009-06-01 |
| Certificate Number: | 3529 |
| Grant of Rights Termination Date: | 2027-06-01 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Bethany'
Summary: The staminodes of 'MACtro' are recurved while those of 'Bethany' are straight to weakly curved. 'MACtro' has an orange staminode lip whereas that of 'Bethany' is yellow orange.
Description:
PLANT: variegated leaves, glaucose inflorescence
LEAF SHEATH: clasping, light green with membraneous yellow green margin
LEAF BLADE: elliptic, bi-coloured, primary colour dark green, secondary colour yellow green, secondary colour is distributed as a narrow stripe along midrib and secondary veins, entire margin with moderate to strong undulation
MIDRIB: channeled, light green with medium green flush
INFLORESCENCE: terminal spike with 2 flowered cincinni, light grey green bract
SEPAL: 3, narrow ovate, acute tip, light green
PETAL: 3, narrow ovate, yellow brown (RHS 164C)
STAMINODES: 4, petaloid, connate base, recurved, irregular and coarse plicate margin, very weakly incised margin, orange (RHS 24A) with short somewhat darker orange longitudinal stripes in basal half and more yellow (RHS 12A) towards the margin
STAMINODE LIP: 1, elliptic, deeply marginated, recurved, orange (RHS 24A) with a yellow (RHS 12A) spot, short somewhat darker orange longitudinal stripes in basal half
STAMEN: 1, petaloid with 1 side bearing a fertile anther-cell, other side elliptic, recurved to revolute, large yellow (RHS 12A) spot containing small orange longitudinal stripes
STYLE: foliaceous, flattened, yellow (RHS 12A)
Origin & Breeding History: 'MACtro' was developed as part of a selective breeding program. It was derived from the open pollination of Canna variety 'Phasion' conducted in 2000 in Auckland, New Zealand. 'MACtro' was selected from the resulting progeny based on the colour variation of the interveinal striping of its leaves.
Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'MACtro' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, CPVO reference number 20040732, grant number 21407. The trials were conducted by Naktuinbouw in Wageningen, The Netherlands in 2005 to 2007. Colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison table for 'MACtro' with reference variety 'Bethany'
Staminode colour (RHS)
| 'MACtro' | 'Bethany' | |
|---|---|---|
| lip | 24A | 17A |
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Canna Lily: 'MACtro'
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