Taylor

Kalanchoë

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: tall, broad to very broad width, very many flowering shoots

LEAF: long to very long length, broad width, ovate, medium green on upper side, light to medium green on lower side, very weak or no anthocyanin colouration, concave to flat cross-section, no twisting of longitudinal axis, medium thickness
LEAF MARGINS: bicrenate, shallow incisions
LEAF APEX: round, straight attitude

FLOWERING SHOOT: medium number to many lateral shoots of first order, early to medium flowering time, medium number of flowers of highest pleiochasium
YOUNG FLOWER: red (RHS 43A) upper side of corolla lobes
FLOWER: double, medium diameter
COROLLA LOBES: short to medium length, narrow to medium width, purple red (RHS 58B) upper side, purple red (RHS 58D) lower side

ANTHERS: not prominent

Origin & Breeding History: The kalanchoe variety 'Taylor' was developed by the breeder, an employee of FGB B.V., at the FGB Research Facility in De Lier, The Netherlands. It resulted from a cross made in November 1999, between the female parent 'Leonardo' and the male parent 'Klabat'. The new kalanchoe variety 'Taylor' was selected in autumn 2001, based on flower colour and a unique, double decorative flower type.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Taylor' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2004/1086, grant of rights number 18042, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the Bundessortenamt in Hannover, Germany, in 2005. Colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) colour chart.

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Kalanchoë: 'Taylor'