USMINT2
| Denomination: | 'USMINT2' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Pink Sensation |
| Botanical Name: | Clinopodium mexicanum x Hesperozygis sp. |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Plant 21 LLC 32149 Aquaduct Road Bonsall, California 92003 United States of America |
| Breeder: |
Ushio Sakazaki, 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: | 2004-03-26 |
| Application Number: | 04-4149 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2008-08-29 |
| Certificate Number: | 3305 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2009-08-25 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Mintia Blue'
Summary: 'USMINT2' has a taller plant height and wider plant width than 'Mintia Blue'. 'USMINT2' has a shorter leaf and longer flower than 'Mintia Blue'. The flower lobes of 'USMINT2' are dark pink red when newly opened, changing to blue pink at maturity while the lobes of 'Mintia Blue' are light blue violet with violet on the lower lobe.
Description:
PLANT: upright growth habit with outwardly spreading branches, medium foliage density
STEM: square, medium to strong anthocyanin colouration at shoot tips, medium pubescence
LEAF: opposite arrangement, dark green, elliptic to ovate, serrate margin, acute apex, cuneate base, no anthocyanin colouration, no pubescence
CALYX: dense pubescence
FLOWER: compound raceme, newly opened lobes dark pink red (RHS 53D), mature lobes blue pink (RHS 63B)
Origin & Breeding History: 'USMINT2' originated from a controlled cross conducted in Hikone, Japan on May 25, 1999. The female parent was a Satureja mexicana plant and the male parent was a Hesperozygis species plant. The F1 seed was sown in Bonsall, California on February 10, 2000, and the new Saturozygis hybrid was selected as a single plant from the resultant progeny on May 12, 2000. The new variety was selected based on plant growth and habit, and flower characteristics. The first propagation by vegetative cuttings was made on July 1, 2000 in Bonsall, California, USA.
Tests & Trials: Tests and trials were conducted in a polyhouse during the summer of 2007 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 15 plants of each variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 11cm pots on May 8, 2007. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'USMINT2' with reference variety 'Mintia Blue'
Plant height (cm)
| 'USMINT2' | 'Mintia Blue' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 30.3 | 20.2 |
| std. deviation | 2.71 | 2.25 |
Plant width (cm)
| 'USMINT2' | 'Mintia Blue' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 58.2 | 35.9 |
| std. deviation | 7.48 | 1.91 |
Leaf length (cm)
| 'USMINT2' | 'Mintia Blue' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| std. deviation | 0.09 | 0.23 |
Flower length (cm)
| 'USMINT2' | 'Mintia Blue' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| std. deviation | 0.18 | 0.10 |
Colour of flower (RHS)
| 'USMINT2' | 'Mintia Blue' | |
|---|---|---|
| lobes | 63B | lighter than 85A with N87D on lower lobe |
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Saturozygis: 'USMINT2' (left) with reference variety 'Mintia Blue' (right)
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Saturozygis: 'USMINT2' (left) with reference variety 'Mintia Blue' (right)
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Saturozygis: 'USMINT2' (left) with reference variety 'Mintia Blue' (right)
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