SAKIMP010

Impatiens

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Misato FG4' (SunPatiens White)

Summary: The plants of 'SAKIMP010' are taller than those of 'Misato FG4'. 'SAKIMP010' has shorter leaves than 'Misato FG4'. The flowers of 'SAKIMP010' have a small very pale green eye zone while those of 'Misato FG4' have no eye zone.

Description:

PLANT: medium anthocyanin colouration on upper third of shoot

LEAF: no variegation, medium green on upper side, absent to very weak anthocyanin colouration on upper side, green only between veins on lower side, absent to very weak anthocyanin colouration on midrib and veins of lower side
PETIOLE: absent to very weak anthocyanin colouration on upper side

FLOWER: single, one coloured with a blush, white with faint pink blush around the base of all petals on upper side, small eye zone, very pale green eye zone, medium to deep incision on lower petals, very weak to weak anthocyanin colouration on pedicel
SPUR: very weak anthocyanin colouration, medium to strong degree of curvature

Origin & Breeding History: 'SAKIMP010' originated from a hybridization between the female parent 'NG-01WD' and the male parent 'EL-1A-2' conducted by the breeders Moriya Kawashima and Yoneo Kobayashi in February 2002 in Misato, Japan. The resultant progeny were grown in a field trial in 2004, in Misato, Japan and were evaluated for flower colour, strength of root system and plant growth habit. Based on these criteria a single plant was selected and vegetatively propagated. After being evaluated in a field trial from May to August of 2005, the new variety was shipped to Salinas, California where it was propagated from shoot-tip cuttings and reevaluated for stability of traits. The new variety was found to reproduce true to type and was subsequently named 'SAKIMP010'.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'SAKIMP010' 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 29, 2008. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on July 3, 2008. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'SAKIMP010' with reference variety 'Misato FG4'

Plant height (cm)

Leaf length(cm)

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Impatiens: 'SAKIMP010' (left) with reference variety 'Misato FG4' (right)

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Impatiens: 'SAKIMP010' (left) with reference variety 'Misato FG4' (right)