HOOGI021

Ninebark

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Tiny Wine'

Summary: The plants of 'HOOGI021' are taller than those of 'Tiny Wine'. The leaf blade for 'HOOGI021' is narrower than that of 'Tiny Wine'. The petiole of 'HOOGI021' has strong anthocyanin colouration whereas the petiole of 'Tiny Wine' has medium intensity of anthocyanin colouration. The inflorescence for 'HOOGI021' has a smaller diameter than that of 'Tiny Wine'. The petals of 'HOOGI021' are shorter than the petals of 'Tiny Wine'.

Description:

PLANT: shrub type, obovoid and mounding shape, upright to bushy growth habit, medium branching density

PREVIOUS YEAR'S STEM: light brown
CURRENT YEAR'S STEM: light green at base with anthocyanin on upper two thirds, thin, absent or very sparse pubescence, round in cross-section, smooth bark texture, absent or very few thorns

LEAF: simple type, alternate arrangement along stem
LEAF BLADE: ovate, acute apex, obtuse base, dentate to serrate margin, three lobes, weak rugosity, very weak undulation of margin
LEAF BLADE (UPPER SIDE): absent or very sparse pubescence, dark green mid-season, no variegation
LEAF BLADE (LOWER SIDE): absent or very sparse pubescence, medium brown green (close to RHS 138B) mid-season, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration on veins
PETIOLE: present, strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration

INFLORESCENC: corymb type
FLOWER: rotate form, white (RHS NN155D) on inner and outer sides

Origin & Breeding History: 'HOOGI021' originated from an open pollinated cross conducted by the breeder in Ederveen, the Netherlands in 2008. The cross was made between the female parent variety 'Monlo' and pollen from an unknown male parent. The resulting seed from the cross was collected and sown in 2009. The new variety was selected in 2012 as a single unique plant from 350 seedlings based on its growth habit, leaf size and leaf colour. Asexual reproduction of 'HOOGI021' was first conducted by stem cuttings in 2012 in Ederveen, the Netherlands.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'HOOGI021' was conducted as an outdoor container trial during the summer of 2022 at Bioflora Inc., in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 10 shrubs of the candidate variety and 5 shrubs of the reference variety. All shrubs were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into containers in July of 2021. Containers were arranged outdoors in rows with 1 meter spacing between plants. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of 10 plants of each variety on July 15, 2022 with the exception of flower characteristics which were assessed on May 18, 2022. All colour determinations were made using the 2015 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart. Mean differences were significant at the 5% confidence probability level based on a paired Student's t-test.

Comparison tables for 'HOOGI021' with reference variety 'Tiny Wine'

Plant height (cm)

Leaf blade width (cm)

Inflorescence diameter (cm)

Petal length (mm)

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Ninebark: 'HOOGI021' (left) with reference variety 'Tiny Wine' (right)