Fisupnic Chersweet

Impatiens

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Fisimp 130' (Sonic Sweet Cherry)

Summary: 'Fisupnic Chersweet' has a shorter petiole than 'Fisimp 130'. 'Fisupnic Chersweet' has slightly larger flower diameter and differs in flower colour from 'Fisimp 130'. 'Fisupnic Chersweet' has stronger anthocyanin in the spur than 'Fisimp 130'.

Description:

'Fisupnic Chersweet' is a New Guinea Impatiens variety which has a medium to tall plant height and medium plant width. The stem has strong to very strong anthocyanin in the upper third. The leaf blade is medium in length, medium in width and has no markings on the upper side. The midrib on the upper side has medium to strong anthocyanin colouration and the veins have weak anthocyanin. The intensity of green colouration on the upper side is dark to very dark and the lower side of the leaf blade is red in colour between the veins. The intensity of the red colour is strong. The mid rib and veins on the lower surface have strong anthocyanin and the petiole has strong anthocyanin on the upper side.

'Fisupnic Chersweet' has single flowers which are large in diameter. The flowers are light violet in colour with red secondary colour. There is an eye zone present which is large in size. The pedicel has weak anthocyanin colouration and the spur has medium anthocyanin. The spur angle is weak to medium.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Fisupnic Chersweet' originated from a hybridization made in Hillscheid, Germany in 2000. The female parent was the variety 'Alexis' and the male parent was a numbered seedling. The seed was sown in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain, where the first selection of the seedlings was conducted. Cuttings from the selected seedling were taken back to Hillscheid for further selection and trial cultivation. The selection criteria used were flower shape, time of flowering, branching habit, plant size and flower colour.

Tests & Trials: 'Fisupnic Chersweet' was tested at Westcan Greenhouses, Langley, British Columbia in spring/summer of 2003. The trials included 12 plants of the candidate and reference variety. The plants were grown from rooted cuttings transplanted into 9 cm pots on March 25, 2003. On May 27, 2003 the plants were repotted into 15 cm pots and spaced 12 inches apart. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 RHS colour chart and measured characteristics were based on ten measurements.

Comparison tables for 'Fisupnic Chersweet' with reference variety 'Fisimp 130'

Petiole length (cm)

Flower diameter (cm)

Colour of upper side of petal (RHS)

Main colour of petal (RHS)