POR16000

Portulaca/purslane

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Cupcake Cherry Baby'

Summary: The plants of 'POR16000' are taller than the plants of 'Cupcake Cherry Baby'. The leaf blade of 'POR16000' is narrower than the leaf blade of 'Cupcake Cherry Baby'. The leaf blade of 'POR16000' has a medium degree of undulation of the margin while the leaf blade of 'Cupcake Cherry Baby' has weak undulation of the margin. The sepal of 'POR16000' is shorter than that of 'Cupcake Cherry Baby'. The corolla of 'POR16000' has a smaller diameter than that of 'Cupcake Cherry Baby'. The outer side of the corolla lobe of 'POR16000' is dark pink red with yellow orange at the base while the outer side of the corolla lobe for 'Cupcake Cherry Baby' is dark pink red with yellow and red at the mid zone and yellow green at the base. The petal of 'POR16000' is shorter than that of 'Cupcake Cherry Baby'.

Description:

PLANT: spreading/trailing growth habit
STEM: light green, medium to very strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration, strong glaucosity, absent or very sparse pubescence, medium diameter

LEAF: simple type, petiole present
LEAF BLADE: obovate with obtuse and cuspidate apex, cuneate base, entire margin, variegation absent, medium degree of undulation of margin
LEAF BLADE (UPPER SIDE): brown green (RHS N137D) with anthocyanin colouration along margin, absent or very sparse pubescence, strong glaucosity
LEAF BLADE (LOWER SIDE): brown green (RHS 137A-B), absent or very sparse pubescence

SEPAL: ovate, acute apex, absent or very weak recurvature of tip, entire margin, absent or very sparse pubescence, weak glaucosity on inner side
FLOWER: solitary type
COROLLA: single type, free arrangement of lobes, absent or very sparse pubescence on inner and outer side, entire margin, weak to medium degree of undulation of margin
COROLLA LOBE (INNER SIDE): dark pink red (RHS 53C) with yellow orange (RHS 15A) at base, markings absent
COROLLA LOBE (OUTER SIDE): dark pink red (RHS 53C) with yellow orange (RHS 15C) at base
PETAL: overlapping arrangement, few in number, obcordate in shape, truncate to emarginate apex

Origin & Breeding History: 'POR16000' was bred and developed by the breeder Mr. Thomas Psenner of Bolzano, Italy. 'POR16000' originated from a controlled cross conducted in May, 2015 in Bolzano, Italy between the female parent variety 'POR12005' and the male parent variety 'POR13109'. A single seedling was selected from the resultant progeny in June 2016, based on plant habit, internode length, flower colour and duration of flower opening. Asexual reproduction of 'POR16000', was first conducted by vegetative tip cuttings in September 2016 in Bolzano, Italy.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'POR16000' was conducted in a polyhouse at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario during the summer of 2020. The trial included a total of 20 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 15 cm pots. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants, or 10 parts of plants, of each variety. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'POR16000' with reference variety 'Cupcake Cherry Baby'

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Sepal length (cm)

Corolla diameter (cm)

Corolla colour (RHS)

Petal length (cm)

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Portulaca/purslane: 'POR16000' (left) with reference variety 'Cupcake Cherry Baby' (right)

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Portulaca/purslane: 'POR16000' (left) with reference variety 'Cupcake Cherry Baby' (right)