Silte Pinka

Impatiens

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'TiHop' (Tioga Hot Pink)

Summary: The upper side of the petals of 'Silte Pinka'are blue pink with white at the margin edges while those of 'TiHop' are purple red with streaks of purple along the midrib of all petals as well as occasional white blotches. 'Silte Pinka' has a small very light pink eye zone while 'TiHop' has no eye zone.

Description:

PLANT: medium to tall, medium to wide, weak to medium anthocyanin colouration on upper third of shoot

LEAF: very long, wide, no variegation, medium green on upper side, weak anthocyanin colouration at base of midrib on upper side, red and green between veins on lower side, very weak intensity of red colouration between veins on lower side, absent to very weak anthocyanin colouration on midrib and veins of lower side
PETIOLE: weak to medium anthocyanin colouration on upper side, medium to long

FLOWER: double, very wide, one coloured, blue pink (RHS 67C) with white at margin edges on upper side of petal, blue pink (RHS N66D) with light blue pink (RHS 69B) at center of lower side of petal, small eye zone, very light pink eye zone, long pedicel, weak anthocyanin colouration on pedicel
SPUR: very weak anthocyanin colouration at base to medium at tip, weak to medium degree of curvature

Origin & Breeding History: 'Silte Pinka' originated from a cross conducted by the breeder J. Hanneke Jonkers, an employee of Goldsmith Seeds Europe, The Netherlands, as part of a planned pedigree breeding program in 2003. The cross was between the female parent 'IDY-14-9' and the male parent 'IDY-29-2' both unpatented proprietary lines. The resultant seed was sown in 2003. In the same year a single plant was selected by the breeder based on branching, plant growh habit, size of double flowers and time of flowering.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Silte Pinka' were conducted in a polyhouse during the summer of 2008 in St. Thomas, Ontario. Trials included 15 plants each of the candidate and reference varieties. Rooted cuttings were transplanted into 15 cm pots on April 25, 2008. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on June 23, 2008. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison table for 'Silte Pinka' with reference variety 'TiHop'

Colour of upper side of petals (RHS)

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Impatiens: 'Silte Pinka' (left) with reference variety 'TiHop' (right)

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Impatiens: 'Silte Pinka' (left) with reference variety 'TiHop' (right)