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BHTUN6202

Petunia

Denomination: 'BHTUN6202'
Trade name: Supertunia Flamingo
Botanical Name: Petunia
Applicant/Holder: Plant 21 LLC
32149 Aquaduct Road
Bonsall, California
92003
United States of America
Breeder: Brian Heiser, Plant 21 LLC, Escondido, 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: 2012-12-28
Application Number: 12-7837
Grant of Rights Date: 2014-05-23
Certificate Number: 4781
Date rights surrendered: 2019-05-23

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'USTUNI6001' (Supertunia Vista Bubblegum)

Summary: The shoots and pedicels of 'BHTUN6202' are shorter than those of 'USTUNI6001'. The flowers of 'BHTUN6202' are smaller than those of 'USTUNI6001'. The corolla of 'BHTUN6202' is violet with purple red secondary veins whereas that of 'USTUNI6001' is blue pink. The corolla lobes of 'BHTUN6202' have absent or very weak undulation of the margin whereas 'USTUNI6001' has medium undulation of the margin. The corolla tube of 'BHTUN6202' is shorter than that of 'USTUNI6001'.

Description:

PLANT: upright to creeping growth habit, medium shoot thickness on lower third

LEAF BLADE: ovate, narrow apex, no variegation, medium green on upper side, no blistering

SEPAL: linear, no anthocyanin colouration
FLOWER: single, salverform, pink veins
COROLLA LOBE: one colour on upper side, upper side violet (RHS 75B-C) with purple red (RHS N66B) secondary veins, medium conspicuousness of veins on upper side, absent or very weak undulation of margin
COROLLA TUBE: inner side violet (RHS 75D) and yellow orange (RHS 11A) with dark purple red (RHS 185A) veins, strong conspicuousness of veins on inner side
ANTHERS: yellowish white before dehiscence

Origin & Breeding History: 'BHTUN6202' originated from a controlled cross conducted by the breeder between the female parent variety 'USTUNI8902' and the male parent variety 'Asukura roman'. The cross was conducted in Bonsall, California, USA on August 2, 2010. The new petunia variety was selected as a single plant from the resultant progeny on May 12, 2011. Selection was based on time of flowering, length of flowering period, number of flowers and plant shape throughout the season. 'BHTUN6202' was first propagated by vegetative tip cuttings on May 12, 2011 in Bonsall, California.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'BHTUN6202' were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2013 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 20 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 15 cm pots on April 10, 2013. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on May 12, 2013. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.


Comparison tables for 'BHTUN6202' with reference variety 'USTUNI6001'

Shoot length (cm)

  'BHTUN6202' 'USTUNI6001'
mean 19.2 24.9
std. deviation 1.30 2.14

Pedicel length (cm)

  'BHTUN6202' 'USTUNI6001'
mean 1.9 3.3
std. deviation 0.16 0.39

Flower diameter (cm)

  'BHTUN6202' 'USTUNI6001'
mean 4.4 5.5
std. deviation 0.08 0.32

Colour of corolla lobes (RHS)

  'BHTUN6202' 'USTUNI6001'
upper side closest to 75B-C with N66B secondary veins closest to N66C

Corolla tube length (cm)

  'BHTUN6202' 'USTUNI6001'
mean 2.5 3.2
std. deviation 0.11 0.20

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Petunia: 'BHTUN6202' (left) with reference variety 'USTUNI6001' (right)

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Petunia: 'BHTUN6202' (left) with reference variety 'USTUNI6001' (right)

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Petunia: 'BHTUN6202' (left) with reference variety 'USTUNI6001' (right)

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