Balserdarp
| Denomination: | 'Balserdarp' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Serenity Dark Purple |
| Botanical Name: | Osteospermum ecklonis |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Ball Horticultural Company 622 Town Road West Chicago, Illinois 60185 United States of America |
| Breeder: |
Linda Laughner, Ball Horticultural Company, Santa Paula, United States of America |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2008-02-28 |
| Application Number: | 08-6202 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2010-07-13 |
| Certificate Number: | 3892 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2012-09-27 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Oste Deeppur' (Tradewinds Deep Purple)
Summary: The plants of 'Balserdarp' are shorter with wider leaves than those of 'Oste Deeppur'. The leaves of 'Balserdarp' have shallow margin indentations while those of 'Oste Deeppur' have medium depth indentations. The lowe side of the ray florets of 'Balserdarp' is light blue pink to light blue violet with violet longitudinal stripes while it is purple with dark violet longitudinal stripes for 'Oste Deeppur'.
Description:
PLANT SHOOTS: erect to semi-erect
LEAF: shallow margin indentations, no variegation, medium green on upper side
FLOWER: no paracorolla
RAY FLORET: rounded apex, no inward rolling of longitudinal margins, one colour on upper side, purple (RHS 72A-71A) on upper side, even colour with stipes on upper side, light blue pink to light blue violet (RHS 69A-C) with violet (RHS 77B-C) longitudinal stripes on lower side
DISC: dark blue
Origin & Breeding History: 'Balserdarp' originated from a cross pollination between the female proprietary breeding selection 231-6op-1 and the male proprietary breeding selection 285-2 conducted in August 2005, at Santa Paula, California, United States. Selection of 'Balserdarp' was made in February 2006 based on pedicel length, branching characteristics, growth habit and flowering that best matched the 'Serenity' series. Asexual propagation since its selection has been through vegetative cuttings.
Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Balserdarp' were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2009 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 15 plants each of the candidate and reference varieties. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 11 cm pots on March 31, 2009. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on June 1, 2009. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'Balserdarp' with reference variety 'Oste Deeppur'
Plant height (cm)
| 'Balserdarp' | 'Oste Deeppur' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 24.4 | 29.3 |
| std. deviation | 1.53 | 1.84 |
Leaf width (cm)
| 'Balserdarp' | 'Oste Deeppur' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| std. deviation | 0.28 | 0.24 |
Colour of ray floret (RHS)
| 'Balserdarp' | 'Oste Deeppur' | |
|---|---|---|
| lower side | 69A-C with longitudinal stripes of 77B-C | 70B with longitudinal stripes of N79A |
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Osteospermum: 'Balserdarp' (left) with reference variety 'Oste Deeppur' (right)
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Osteospermum: 'Balserdarp' (left) with reference variety 'Oste Deeppur' (right)
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Osteospermum: 'Balserdarp' (left) with reference variety 'Oste Deeppur' (right)
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