Bluette White
| Denomination: | 'Bluette White' |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name: | Petunia ×hybrida |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Dai-Ichi Seed Co., Ltd. 5-21 Katsushima 1-Chome, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140-0012 Japan |
| Breeder: |
Yoshito Koyama, Dai-Ichi Seed Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan |
| Agent in Canada: |
Variety Rights Management 475 County Road 18 R.R. #2 Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0 Canada Tel: 613-258-9015 |
| Application Date: | 2005-10-05 |
| Application Number: | 05-5083 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2009-11-09 |
| Certificate Number: | 3676 |
| Date rights revoked: | 2014-11-09 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'MP21' (Tiny Tunia White)
Summary: 'Bluette White' has a slightly shorter plant height with thinner shoots than 'MP21'. The flower diameter of 'Bluette White' is slightly smaller than 'MP21'. 'Bluette White' has less conspicuous veins on the inner side of the corolla lobe than 'MP21'. The veins on the corolla lobe of 'Bluette White' are a whitish yellow while they are yellowish green in 'MP21'. 'Bluette White' has a weaker undulation of the margin of the corolla lobe than 'MP21'. The corolla tube of 'Bluette White' is shorter and has less conspicuous veins on the inner side than in 'MP21'. 'Bluette White' has an inner corolla tube colour that is white while it is green brown to light yellow brown in 'MP21'. The anthers of 'Bluette White' are yellowish white while they are light grey in 'MP21'.
Description:
PLANT: creeping growth habit, very short to short height
SHOOT: thin, short, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration
LEAF: elliptic to round shape, broad acute apex, no variegation, medium green, no blistering
SEPAL: linear shape, no anthocyanin colouration
FLOWER: single type, funnelform shape
COROLLA LOBE: white on inner side, absent to very weakly conspicuous whitish yellow veins on inner side
COROLLA TUBE: white inner side, absent or very weakly conspicuous veins on inner side, yellowish white anthers
Origin & Breeding History: In 1998, a cross between a female parent 'Blue Purple' and an un-named selection as the male parent was conducted in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The seedlings were grown out in a trial and evaluated as a vegetative cutting line. The final selection was made in 1999. Selection criteria included small flowers, multi branching, vigorous growth habit, and reliable cutting propagation and cutting stability.
Tests & Trials: Trials were conducted during the summer of 2007 in Oxford Station, Ontario. Fifteen plants of each variety were individually grown in 15 cm pots in a poly house.
Comparison tables for 'Bluette White' with reference variety 'MP21'
Flower diameter (mm)
| 'Bluette White' | 'MP21' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 27.14 | 31.86 |
| std. deviation | 1.95 | 3.44 |
Corolla tube length (mm)
| 'Bluette White' | 'MP21' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 15.13 | 26.83 |
| std. deviation | 1.13 | 2.00 |
Corolla tube colour (RHS)
| 'Bluette White' | 'MP21' | |
|---|---|---|
| inner side | 155A | 153D/162B |
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Petunia: 'Bluette White' (left) with reference variety 'MP21' (right)
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