Bonpridepcom

Poinsettia

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Bonpripicom'

Summary: Anthocyanin colouration on the upper side of the petiole is weak to medium for 'Bonpridepcom' while it is very weak to weak for 'Bonpripicom'. 'Bonpridepcom' has darker purple red colouration on the upper side of the bract than 'Bonpripicom'. Colour of the lower side of the bract is lighter purple red for 'Bonpridepcom' than it is for 'Bonpripicom'.

Description:

PLANT: branching, many branches, very short, very narrow to narrow
STEM: strong to very strong intensity of green colour on middle third, absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration on middle third, absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration on upper third

LEAF BLADE: very short to short, very narrow, ovate, rounded base, one coloured on upper side, strong intensity of green colour on upper side, main vein on upper side is only green, many lobes, very shallow sinus between lobes, absent or weak curvature of main vein
PETIOLE: very short, absent or very weak intensity of green colour on upper side, weak to medium intensity of anthocyanin colouration on upper side, absent or weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration on lower side
TRANSITIONAL LEAVES: few to medium number of partly bract-coloured leaf blades, medium to many fully bract-coloured leaf blades, absent or weak lobing, absent or weak curvature along main vein of fully bract-coloured leaf blades

BRACT: many, very short (including petiole), very narrow, elliptic, one coloured on upper side, purple red (RHS N57B) on upper side, no spotting on upper side, purple red (RHS 57D) on lower side, no folding along the main vein, no twisting, absent or very weak rugosity between veins
CYME: medium to broad, opening of cyathia occurs mid-season
CYATHIUM GLAND: small, yellow, not deformed

Origin & Breeding History: 'Bonpridepcom' was discovered as a whole plant mutation of 'Bonpripicom' in January 2005 in an isolated area at Bonza Botanicals Pty Limited in Yellow Rock, New South Wales. The discovered plant was propagated by cuttings and grown in pots in a glasshouse. A trial was carried out in a controlled environment from August 2005 to December 2006 during which the botanical characteristics of the plant were examined. It was concluded that this Euphorbia hybrid plant was distinguishable from any other varieties based on its plant habit, plant vigour, freely branching habit, strong stems that resist breakage, foliage colour and bract colour, and that its characteristics are uniform and stable. It was subsequently named 'Bonpridepcom'.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Bonpridepcom' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2009/0531, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the Department of Horticulture at the University of Aarhus in Aarslev, Denmark, in 2010. Colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison table for 'Bonpridepcom' with reference variety 'Bonpripicom'

Colour of bract (RHS)

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Poinsettia: 'Bonpridepcom'