Jodie

Kalanchoë

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: medium height, medium to broad, medium number of flowering shoots of first order

LEAF: medium to long, medium to broad, ovate, no variegation, medium to dark green on upper side, medium green on lower side, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration, concave to flat cross section, no twisting of longitudinal axis, medium thickness
LEAF MARGINS: bicrenate, shallow incisions
LEAF APEX: acute, straight attitude

FLOWERING SHOOT: low number of lateral shoots of first order, medium to late flowering time, 11 week response group, medium number of flowers of highest pleiochasium, medium width of highest pleiochasium
BUD: light red pink (RHS 39C)
YOUNG FLOWER: red pink (RHS 43D) upper side of corolla lobes
FLOWER: double, large diameter
COROLLA LOBES: many, medium length, medium to broad width, light blue pink (RHS 73C) upper side, light blue pink (RHS 69A) lower side
ANTHERS: prominent

Origin & Breeding History: The variety 'Jodie' originated from a cross pollination made in November 1999, at De Lier, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to create new kalanchoe varieties with multi-petalled flowers. The female parent of 'Jodie' was the variety 'Leonardo' and the male parent was the variety 'Pablo'. The variety has been reproduced by terminal vegetative cuttings since 2000.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Jodie' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 20052105, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the Bundessortenamt in Hannover, Germany, in 2006. Colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) colour chart.

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Kalanchoë: 'Jodie'