Innkapink
| Denomination: | 'Innkapink' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Safari Pink |
| Botanical Name: | Nemesia |
| Applicant/Holder: |
InnovaPlant Zierpflanzen GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 113 D-55454 Gensingen Germany |
| Breeder: |
Susanne Herdegen, InnovaPlant Zierpflanzen GmbH & Co. KG, Gensingen, Germany Silvia Hofmann, InnovaPlant Zierpflanzen GmbH & Co. KG, Gensingen, Germany Hendrick Theobald, InnovaPlant Zierpflanzen GmbH & Co. KG, Gensingen, Germany |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2002-10-03 |
| Application Number: | 02-3298 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2004-09-16 |
| Certificate Number: | 1939 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2013-11-27 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Penval' (Lilac Sachet)
Summary: 'Innkapink' has lighter leaf colour and deeper incisions on the leaf margin than 'Penval'. 'Innkapink' has lighter flower colour and wider upper and lower corolla lobes than 'Penval'. 'Innkapink' has weaker reflexing of the corolla lobes than 'Penval'.'Innkapink' has a larger yellow marking on the palate than 'Penval'.
Description:
'Innkapink' is a vegetatively propagated nemesia variety with a moderately dense, erect growth habit. The leaves are medium green in colour, narrowly ovate in shape and have a serrate margin.
'Innkapink' flowers early in the season. The calyx has sparse pubescence on the inner side. The spur on the floret is slightly curved and is longer than the lower lobe. The main colour on the upper and lower corolla lobes is violet. The margin on the central upper lobe has weak to medium undulation and very weak to weak reflexing while the lateral lobes on the upper part have weak reflexing. The lower lobe has medium undulation and reflexing. The yellow marking on the palate is large in size.
Origin & Breeding History: 'Innkapink' originated from a cross between the female parent, 'NJ99-1' and the male parent 'N98äS5-C', made in Gensingen, Germany in 1999. Selection criteria included vigourous growth, early flowering and flower characteristics.
Tests & Trials: Tests and trials for 'Innkapink' were conducted in a greenhouse during the summer of 2003 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial consisted of 15 plants per variety grown from rooted cuttings. The cuttings were transplanted into 11cm pots in week 17. All colour characteristics were determined using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) colour chart and measured characteristics were based on ten plant measurements.
Comparison tables for 'Innkapink' with reference variety 'Penval'
Colour of central and lateral lobes on upper lip of corolla (RHS)
| 'Innkapink' | 'Penval' | |
|---|---|---|
| newly opened | N74C-D | N74B with tones of 75A and 90B-C at base |
| fully opened | N74D, 77C | 76A-B, 90B-C at base |
Colour of lower corolla lobe (RHS)
| 'Innkapink' | 'Penval' | |
|---|---|---|
| newly opened | 75B-C with tones of N74D, 77C | N74B, N66D |
| fully opened | 75B-C with tones of N74D, 77C | 76A, 75B |
Width of central upper corolla lobe (mm)
| 'Innkapink' | 'Penval' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 11.3 | 9.6 |
| std. deviation | 1.07 | 1.11 |
Width of lower corolla lobe (mm)
| 'Innkapink' | 'Penval' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 16.9 | 9.5 |
| std. deviation | 1.45 | 0.83 |
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