Shugert
| Denomination: | 'Shugert' |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name: | Hydrangea macrophylla |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. 12601 120th Avenue Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 United States of America |
| Breeder: |
Timothy D. Wood, Spring Lake, United States of America |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2007-07-13 |
| Application Number: | 07-5972 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2012-08-23 |
| Certificate Number: | 4390 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2016-08-23 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Lynn' (Let's Dance Starlight)
Summary: The plants of 'Shugert' are taller in height than those of 'Lynn'. Leaves of 'Shugert' have longer petioles than 'Lynn'. The sepals of the sterile flowers of 'Shugert' differ in colour from those of 'Lynn'.
Description:
PLANT: non-climbing type, upright growth habit
STEM: no fasciation, green and brownish
LEAF BLADE: no lobing, elliptic, medium to long tip, obtuse and rounded base, shallow to medium incisions, no variegation, medium green, moderate glossiness on upper side, weak blistering
INFLORESCENCE: flattened in one whorl arrangement of sterile flowers, fertile flowers very inconspicuous, early-season flowering
STERILE FLOWER: single type, medium overlapping of sepals, margin incisions present on some sepals, violet (RHS 75C-D) overlaid with blue pink (RHS N66D)
FERTILE FLOWER: yellow-green with blush of pink petals
Origin & Breeding History: 'Shugert' originated from an open pollination cross between the female parent 'Bailmer' and the pollen from an unknown male parent in July 2003, in Grand Haven, Michigan, USA. The new cultivar was selected from the progeny in May 2005 based on remontant flowering, large inflorescences, and sepal colour.
Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Shugert' were conducted during the spring of 2011, in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 10 shrubs each of the candidate and reference varieties. All shrubs were grown from young plants transplanted in 3 gallon containers in the spring of 2009. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on May 19, 2011. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'Shugert' with reference variety 'Lynn'
Plant height (cm)
| 'Shugert' | 'Lynn' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 77.8 | 67.4 |
| standard deviation | 3.14 | 2.39 |
Leaf blade: petiole length (cm)
| 'Shugert' | 'Lynn' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| standard deviation | 0.61 | 0.40 |
Colour of sterile flower (RHS)
| 'Shugert' | 'Lynn' | |
|---|---|---|
| sepal | 75C-D overlaid with N66D | 73B-68B |
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Hydrangea: 'Shugert' (left) with the reference variety 'Lynn' (right)
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Hydrangea: 'Shugert' (left) with the reference variety 'Lynn' (right)
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Hydrangea: 'Shugert' (left) with the reference variety 'Lynn' (right)
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