Nuanilainp

Cape Mallow

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Barely Boysenberry'

Summary: The leaf blades of 'Nuanilainp' are smaller than those of 'Barely Boysenberry'. The flowers of 'Nuanilainp' have weak overlapping of petals while those of 'Barely Boysenberry' have strong overlapping. The colour of the upper and lower sides of the petals of 'Nuanilainp' differ in colour from those of 'Barely Boysenberry'. The petals of 'Nuanilainp' are narrower than those of 'Barely Boysenberry'.

Description:

PLANT: upright to bushy growth habit, medium to dense branching
BRANCH: semi-upright attitude, green

LEAF BLADE: dark green on upper side, no variegation, ovate shape, truncate to cordate base, obtuse apex, lobing present, medium to strong degree of lobing
LEAF MARGIN: moderate undulation, dentate and crenate incisions, medium depth of incisions

PEDICEL: medium sized angle relative to peduncle
FLOWER: single type, weak degree of overlapping of petals, pink, medium size eye zone present, eye zone dark purple red (RHS 53A-B) with purple (RHS 61B) rays, early flowering
PETAL: retuse to truncate shape, one colour, blue pink (RHS N66D) on upper and lower sides, absent or very weak serration, absent or very weak undulation of margin, no fading of colour
STAMEN: column closest to white, indentical colour at base of column compared to main colour, medium red staminal pad
ANTHER: purple black before dehiscence, greyed white after dehiscence

Origin & Breeding History: 'Nuanilainp' originated from a controlled cross pollination conducted by the breeder, Daniel Bede McDonald, with NuFlora International Pty. Ltd., at the University of Sydney, Cobbitty in Camden, Australia, in September 2004. The cross was conducted between the female parent designated by X03.4.10 and the male parent designated by X03.4.7, both proprietary seedlings. A single plant from the resultant seedlings was selected in September 2005 in Cobbity, Australia, based on plant habit, floriferousness, flowering time, heat tolerance and flower colour. Asexual reproduction by cuttings was first conducted in October 2005 in Cobbitty, Australia.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Nuanilainp' were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2011 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 15 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 15 cm pots on April 25, 2011. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on June 14, 2011. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Nuanilainp' with reference variety 'Barely Boysenberry'

Leaf blade length (cm)

Leaf blade width (cm)

Colour of petals (RHS)

Petal width (cm)

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Cape Mallow: 'Nuanilainp' (left) with reference variety 'Barely Boysenberry' (right)

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Cape Mallow: 'Nuanilainp' (left) with reference variety 'Barely Boysenberry' (right)

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Cape Mallow: 'Nuanilainp' (left) with reference variety 'Barely Boysenberry' (right)