Kakegawa S89

Petunia × Calibrachoa

Denomination:	'Kakegawa S89'
Trade name:	SuperCal Neon Rose
Botanical Name:	Petunia x Calibrachoa
Applicant/Holder:	Sakata Seed Corporation 2-7-1 Nakamachidai Tsuzuki-Ku Yokohama 224-0041 Japan
Breeder:	Akinobu Ui, Sakata Seed Corporation, Shizuoka, Japan
Agent in Canada:	BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date:	2007-03-01
Application Number:	07-5780
Grant of Rights Date:	2008-08-29
Certificate Number:	3311
Grant of Rights Termination Date:	2026-08-29

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Dancalipet' (Calitunia Purple) and 'Kakegawa S90' (SuperCal Purple)

Summary: 'Kakegawa S89' has smaller leaves and shorter petioles than both reference varieties. The flowers of 'Kakegawa S89' are smaller in diameter with shorter pedicels than those of 'Kakegawa S90' and larger in diameter with longer pedicels than those of 'Dancalipet'. The flowers of 'Kakegawa S89' are funnelform while those of 'Dancalipet' are salverform. The upper side of the corolla for 'Kakegawa S89' is bright purple with purple red tones whereas it is darker purple for 'Kakegawa S90'. The veins on the upper side of the corolla are red purple for 'Kakegawa S89' while they are purple black for 'Dancalipet' and violet for 'Kakegawa S90'. 'Kakegawa S89' has weaker conspicuousness of the veins on the inner side of the corolla tube than the reference varieties.

Description:

PLANT: semi-upright growth habit
SHOOT: thin on lower third, medium to strong anthocyanin colouration at base

LEAF: narrow elliptic, narrow acute apex, no variegation, dark green on upper side, no blistering

SEPAL: linear, no anthocyanin colouration
FLOWER: single type, funnelform
COROLLA: medium to strong degree of lobing, one coloured
COROLLA LOBE: truncate apex, medium undulation of margin, upper side is bright purple with purple red tones, weakly conspicuous red purple veins on upper side, dark blue pink on lower side
COROLLA TUBE: yellow on inner side, moderately conspicuous veins on inner side
ANTHER: yellowish white before pollen dehiscence, yellow after pollen dehiscence

Origin & Breeding History: 'Kakegawa S89' was developed by the breeder, Akinobu Ui, an employee of Sakata Seed Corporation, Japan. It originated from a hybridization between a proprietary hybrid Calibrachoa line and a proprietary hybrid Petunia line made in May 2003 in Kakegawa, Japan. In December 2003, 10 intergeneric hybrid plantlets were transplanted to soil-less media for greenhouse culture and acclimatization. In March 2004, 7 of the 10 plantlets were vegetatively propagated to produce rooted cuttings. In April 2004, these were transplanted to an open field and evaluated until July 2004 for flower colour and plant growth habit. 'Kakegawa S89' was selected in August 2004 based on its bright pinkish red flowers with yellow corolla throat and mounding plant growth habit. Ten (10) cuttings of 'Kakegawa S89' were further evaluated in open field trials from September to November 2004. These trials were used to confirm that the distinctive characteristics of 'Kakegawa S89' are fixed and stable.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Kakegawa S89' were conducted in a poly-house during the summer of 2007 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of fifteen (15) plants per variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 11.5 cm pots on July 10, 2007. Observations and measurements were taken from ten (10) plants or parts of plants on August 30, 2007. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Kakegawa S89' with reference varieties 'Dancalipet' and 'Kakegawa S90'

Leaf length (cm)

	'Kakegawa S89'	'Dancalipet'	'Kakegawa S90'
mean	3.3	4.2	4.8
std. deviation	0.20	0.25	0.26

Leaf width (cm)

	'Kakegawa S89'	'Dancalipet'	'Kakegawa S90'
mean	1.0	1.4	1.3
std. deviation	0.08	0.10	0.09

Petiole length (cm)

	'Kakegawa S89'	'Dancalipet'	'Kakegawa S90'
mean	2.0	3.7	6.0
std. deviation	0.67	0.67	1.05

Flower diameter (cm)

	'Kakegawa S89'	'Dancalipet'	'Kakegawa S90'
mean	4.6	4.0	5.3
std. deviation	0.21	0.15	0.21

Colour of corolla (RHS)

	'Kakegawa S89'	'Dancalipet'	'Kakegawa S90'
upper side	N74A with N66A tones	N74A with N66A tones, darker than N66A at area of transition to corolla tube	more purple than N74A, N77A at area of transition to corolla tube
upper side - veins	64A	187A	N77A
lower side	darker than 72C	75A with 64C around margins and along mid-veins	more purple than N74B