ILVOMindy
| Denomination: | 'ILVOMindy' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Mega Mindy |
| Botanical Name: | Hydrangea paniculata |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. 12601 120th Avenue Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 United States of America |
| Breeder: |
Johan Van Huylenbroeck, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Melle, Belgium |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2010-09-16 |
| Application Number: | 10-7081 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2014-09-29 |
| Certificate Number: | 4911 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2019-08-23 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'DVPPinky' (Pinky Winky)
Summary: The plants of 'ILVOMindy' are wide while those of 'DVPPinky' are medium width. The leaf blade of 'ILVOMindy' is larger than that of 'DVPPinky'. The leaf blade of 'ILVOMindy' has a rounded base whereas that of 'DVPPinky' has an obtuse base. The calyx of the sterile flower of 'ILVOMindy' is larger in diameter that that of 'DVPPinky'. The fully opened sepal of the sterile flower of 'ILVOMindy' is light green while that of 'DVPPinky' is white. The aged sepal of the sterile flower of 'ILVOMindy' is yellow green developing brown purple tones whereas that of 'DVPPinky' is white with light blue pink tones.
Description:
PLANT: non-climbing, semi-upright to spreading growth habit, wide
STEM: no fasciation, brownish (red-brown), medium number of tan lenticels in autumn
LEAF BLADE: no lobing, ovate, medium length tip, rounded base, shallow incisions, no variegation, medium green, weak to moderate glossiness on upper side, weak to medium blistering
INFLORESCENCE: conical, moderate conspicuousness of fertile flowers
STERILE FLOWER: single, medium degree of overlapping of sepals, margin incisions absent on all sepals, closest to yellow green (RHS 150C-D) with light green (RHS 145B) tones when newly opened, duller than light green (RHS 145B-D) when fully opened, yellow green (RHS 150D) developing brown purple (RHS 185C-D) tones
FERTILE FLOWER: white petals
TIME OF BEGINNING OF FLOWERING: early to mid-season
Origin & Breeding History: 'ILVOMindy' originated from an open pollinated cross between the female parent, 'Pink Diamond', and pollen from an unknown male parent, conducted by the breeder Johan Van Huylenbroeck, an employee at the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), in the summer of 2001 in Melle, Belgium. In the summer of 2003, one plant was selected for its upright growth habit, good flowering, round shaped panicle, and unique dark-pink mature flower colour.
Tests & Trials: Trials for 'ILVOMindy' were conducted in an outdoor, irrigated, container trial during the summer of 2013 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 10 shrubs each of the candidate and reference variety. All shrubs were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 13 litre pots on July 8, 2012. Trials were arranged outdoors in rows with 1 metre spacing between plants. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on July 11, 2013. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'ILVOMindy' with reference variety 'DVPPinky'
Leaf blade length (cm)
| 'ILVOMindy' | 'DVPPinky' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 16.8 | 12.2 |
| std. deviation | 0.89 | 0.81 |
Leaf blade width (cm)
| 'ILVOMindy' | 'DVPPinky' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 10.1 | 6.9 |
| std. deviation | 0.77 | 0.37 |
Calyx diameter of sterile flower (mm)
| 'ILVOMindy' | 'DVPPinky' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| std. deviation | 0.43 | 0.43 |
Sepal colour of sterile flower (RHS)
| 'ILVOMindy' | 'DVPPinky' | |
|---|---|---|
| fully opened | duller than 145B-D | whiter than 157D |
| aged | 150D developing 185C-D tones | 157D with 73C-D tones |
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Hydrangea: 'ILVOMindy' (left) with reference variety 'DVPPinky' (right)
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Hydrangea: 'ILVOMindy' (left) with reference variety 'DVPPinky' (right)
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Hydrangea: 'ILVOMindy' (left) with reference variety 'DVPPinky' (right)
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