Sunphlocoro
| Denomination: | 'Sunphlocoro' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Astoria Hot Pink |
| Botanical Name: | Phlox drummondii |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Suntory Flowers Limited Administrative Division 4-17-5 Shiba, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0014 Japan |
| Breeder: |
Kiyoshi Miyazaki, Suntory Flowers Limited, Shiga, Japan |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2006-05-05 |
| Application Number: | 06-5473 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2008-08-29 |
| Certificate Number: | 3328 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2009-07-29 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'USPHLO3' (Intensia Neon Pink)
Summary: 'Sunphlocoro' has a compact bushy-rounded growth habit while 'USPHLO3' has an upright-bushy aging to trailing growth habit. 'Sunphlocoro' is shorter and narrower with a shorter internode length than the reference variety. The petal of 'Sunphlocoro' has a rounded apex with an absent to very weak fringe on the margin while it is cuspidate with a medium fringe on the margin for 'USPHLO3'.
Description:
PLANT: annual, compact bushy-rounded
LEAF: linear/subulate, glandular stickiness, medium to dense pubescence on upper side, medium pubescence on lower side, medium green
CYME: flat to dome shape, compound
FLORET: round, bicolour, pink colour group
PETAL: rounded apex, eye colour pattern, purple red apical zone on upper side, redder than purple red basal zone on upper side, a small dark violet star at base with larger star radiating from the base redder than purple red markings on upper side, blue pink apical zone on lower side, white basal zone on lower side
PETAL MARGIN: weakly to moderately overlapping, absent to very weak fringe
Origin & Breeding History: 'Sunphlocoro' originates from crossing the breeding line '2Ph-38a' as the female parent and the breeding line '2Ph-38b' as the pollen parent. This cross was conducted at Higashiomi-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan, in June 2002. From December 2002, the seedlings were sown and grown in pots on trial in a greenhouse. In May 2003, one seedling was selected in view of shape and flower colour. The seedling was propagated by cuttings and trialed to examine the botanical characteristics of that plant at the Omi R&D Center of Suntory Flowers Ltd.
Tests & Trials: PBR trials were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2007 in St. Thomas, Ontario. Trials included 15 plants of the candidate and reference variety. Rooted cuttings were transplanted into 15cm pots on May 1, 2007. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on June 27, 2007. All colour measurements were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'Sunphlocoro' with reference variety 'USPHLO3'
Plant height (cm)
| 'Sunphlocoro' | 'USPHLO3' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 11.9 | 21.4 |
| std. deviation | 1.55 | 2.87 |
Plant width (cm)
| 'Sunphlocoro' | 'USPHLO3' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 24.1 | 43.4 |
| std. deviation | 1.73 | 3.49 |
Stem internode length (cm)
| 'Sunphlocoro' | 'USPHLO3' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| std. deviation | 0.38 | 0.54 |
Petal colour (RHS)
| 'Sunphlocoro' | 'USPHLO3' | |
|---|---|---|
| upper side-apical zone | N57B-C | N74A-B |
| upper side-basal zone | redder than N66A | redder than N66A |
| upper side-markings | 83B at base with redder than N66A radiating from base | 86B at base with redder than N66A radiating from base |
| lower side-apical zone | N66C-D | white streaked with N80C |
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Phlox: 'Sunphlocoro' (left) with reference variety 'USPHL03' (right)
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