NPCW10187

Poinsettia

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Florasatur'

Summary: The leaves of 'NPCW10187' are long and medium width while those of 'Florasatur' are medium length and narrow. There are a medium number of fully bract-coloured leaf blades on 'NPCW10187' while there are many on 'Florasatur'. The plants of 'NPCW10187' have few to medium number of bracts while those of 'Florasatur' have medium to many. The largest bract of 'NPCW10187' is medium length while that of 'Florasatur' is short. The upper side of the bracts of 'NPCW10187' are red while those of 'Florasatur' are dark purple red to red. The lower side of the bracts of 'NPCW10187' are dark pink red while those of 'Florasatur' are red to dark pink red.

Description:

PLANT: branching present, few to medium number of branches, tall, medium width
STEM: absent or very weak green colour on middle third, medium to strong anthocyanin colouration on middle third, medium anthocyanin on upper third

LEAF: long, medium width, ovate, rounded base, one colour on upper side, strong 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 green colour on upper side, strong anthocyanin colouration on upper side, medium anthocyanin colouration on lower side
TRANSITIONAL LEAVES: very few to few partly bract-coloured leaf blades, medium number of fully bract-coloured leaf blades, absent or weak lobbing, absent or weak curvature along main vein of fully bract-coloured leaf blade

BRACT: few to medium number, medium length of largest bract, medium to broad largest bract, elliptic largest bract, one colour on upper side, upper side red (RHS 45B), no spotting on upper side, lower side dark pink red (RHS 53C), no folding along main vein, absent or present twisting, weak rugosity between veins
CYME: broad, opening of cyathia very early to early
CIANTHIUM GLAND: large to very large, yellow, no deformation

Origin & Breeding History: 'NPCW10187' originated from a cross between the female parent designated P 359 and the male parent variety 'Christmas Feelings'. The cross was conducted in November 2004 and 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 the seedlings was designated 'NPCW10187' and it was selected for commercialization in November 2008.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'NPCW10187' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2010/2293, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the University of Aarhus in Aarslev, Denmark, in 2011. Colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison table for 'NPCW10187' with reference variety 'Florasatur'

Colour of bract (RHS)

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Poinsettia: 'NPCW10187'