X001541

Petunia

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Danpetsweet' (Petitunia Sweet Dream)

Summary: 'X001541' has thinner and shorter shoots and smaller diameter flowers than 'Danpetsweet'. The shape of the leaves is elliptic to round for 'X001541' while it is obovate for 'Danpetsweet'. The flower colour for 'X001541' is violet while it is blue pink for 'Danpetsweet'. 'X001541' has less conspicuous venation on the inner side of the corolla tube than 'Danpetsweet'. The main colour of the inner side of the corolla tube is white for 'X001541' while it is light blue violet for 'Danpetsweet'.

Description:

The plants of 'X001541' are short with a creeping growth habit. The shoots are thin to medium in thickness and short to medium in length with absent to very weak anthocyanin colouration. The leaf blade is elliptic to round in shape with a broad acute apex. The colour of the leaf blade is medium green with no variegation. The leaf blade has no blistering. The sepals range from linear to obovate in shape and have no anthocyanin colouration.

'X001541' has single type, funnel form flowers. The colour of the upper side of the corolla is violet. The veins on the inner side of the corolla lobes are purple and weakly conspicuous. Undulation of the corolla margin is moderate. The inner side of the corolla tube is mainly white and conspicuousness of the veins is weak. The colour of the anthers before pollen dehiscence is light gray.

Origin & Breeding History: 'X001541' originated from a Petunia ×hybrida breeding program which was carried out at The University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty (PBIC), New South Wales, Australia. Seeds from crosses performed in 1999 were planted in 2000 and F1 plants were transplanted to the field for selection that spring. 'X001541' resulted from crossing 'X99.23.9' and 'X99.3.7', two F1 selections from The University of Sydney Petunia breeding program whose parents trace back to {'Surfinia Mini Purple' x 'Fairyland' (mini seed annual)} x {'Petunia integrifolia' × 'Apple Tart' (double seed annual)}. 'X001541' was selected based on its plant growth habit, flower colour and earliness to flower.

Tests & Trials: The test and trial for 'X001541' was conducted in a polyhouse during the summer of 2005 at Variety Rights Management in Oxford Station, Ontario. The trial included 15 plants of each variety. The plants were grown in 10 cm pots spaced 15 to 20 cm apart. 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 'X001541' with reference variety 'Danpetsweet'

Flower diameter (mm)

Colour of corolla (RHS)

Colour of corolla tube (RHS)

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Petunia: 'X001541' (bottom left) and 'MP7' (top left) with reference varieties 'MP101' (bottom right) and 'Danpetweet' (top right)