NPCW10167

Poinsettia

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'NPCW10158'

Summary: The upper side of the bracts of 'NPCW10167' are red while those of 'NPCW10158' are dark purple red. The lower side of the bracts of 'NPCW10167' are red to dark purple red while those of 'NPCW10158' are dark purple to red. The cyathia of 'NPCW10167' open very early to early while those of 'NPCW10158' open early to mid season.

Description:

PLANT: branching present, medium to many branches, short to medium height, medium width
STEM: absent or very weak intensity of green colour on middle third, weak to medium intensity of anthocyanin colouration on middle third, medium anthocyanin colouration on upper third

LEAF: medium to long, medium width, ovate, rounded base, one colour on upper side, strong intensity of green colour, green and red main vein on upper side, none or few lobes, shallow depth of deepest sinus, absent or weak curvature of main vein
PETIOLE: medium length, absent or very weak intensity of green colour on upper side, strong anthocyanin colouration on upper and lower side
TRANSITIONAL LEAVES: few partly bract-coloured leaf blades, medium to many fully bract-coloured leaf blades, absent or weak lobbing, absent or weak curvature along main vein of fully bract-coloured leaf blades

BRACT: few, short largest bract, narrow to medium width of largest bract, elliptic largest bract, one colour on upper side, upper side red (RHS 46B), no spotting on upper side, lower side red to dark purple red (RHS 46B/53B), no folding along the main vein, absent or present twisting, weak to medium rugosity between veins
CYME: narrow to medium width, very early to early opening of the cyathia
CYATHIUM GLAND: large, yellow, no deformation

Origin & Breeding History: 'NPCW10167' originated from a cross between the female parent designated P 359 and the male parent variety 'Christmas Star'. The cross was conducted in November 2004 in Stuttgart, Germany. Seedlings were selected in October 2005 based on bract shape, bract size, bract colour, stem quality and leaf quality. A greenhouse trial was conducted in the fall of 2006 and seedlings were evaluated for the above criteria and for plant vigour, growth habit and response time. One of these seedlings was designated 'NPCW10167' and selected for commercialization in November 2008.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'NPCW10167' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 67 27386, purchased from Denmark. The trials were conducted by the Department of Food Science at the University of Aarhus in Aarslev, Denmark, in 2011. Colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

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Poinsettia: 'NPCW10167'