Bodcomredeye
| Denomination: | 'Bodcomredeye' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Napoleon Red/Eye |
| Botanical Name: | Glandularia ×hybrida |
| Applicant/Holder: |
John Bodger and Sons Company 1800 North Tyler Avenue South El Monte, California 91733-3618 United States of America |
| Breeder: |
Yoshiro Arimitsu, Lompoc, United States of America |
| Agent in Canada: |
Variety Rights Management 475 County Road 18 R.R. #2 Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0 Canada Tel: 613-258-9015 |
| Application Date: | 2001-10-02 |
| Application Number: | 01-2846 |
| Date abandoned: | 2007-12-10 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Quartz Red Eye'
Summary: 'Bodcomredeye' has a slightly narrower plant width than 'Quartz Red Eye'. The leaf of 'Bodcomredeye' is slightly smaller and darker green than 'Quartz Red Eye'.
Description:
'Bodcomredeye' is an annual plant with an upright growth habit. The stems have sparse to medium pubescence and are medium to dark green in colour with absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration. The leaves are ovate in shape with an obtuse shaped base, no divisions and crenate margins. The leaves are dark green. There is a leaf petiole present.
The inflorescences produced by 'Bodcomredeye' have a broad obovate shape in profile. The calyx has no anthocyanin colouration present. The corolla tube is short in length and has white to light green-yellow hairs protruding at the opening of the throat. The corolla has overlapping lobes that are incurved to straight along the longitudinal axis. The corolla margin has weak undulation. The florets are single, and dark purple-red in colour with a small to medium sized whitish-green eye zone. There are no petal markings.
Origin & Breeding History: 'Bodcomredeye' was developed from a verbena breeding program conducted at John Bodger & Sons Co. Greenhouses in Lompoc, California, USA. The breeding objectives were to develop verbena with compact bush-type habit and attractive flower colours. The original cross took place in 1989 using 'Romance Scarlet' x 'Romance Cadix'. The final selection occured in 2000.
Tests & Trials: Tests and trials for 'Bodcomredeye' were conducted in a polyhouse in Oxford Station, Ontario during the summer of 2005. The trials consisted of ten plants per variety. Unless indicated otherwise, measured characteristics were based on ten measurements.
Comparison tables for 'Bodcomredeye' with reference variety 'Quartz Red Eye'
Plant width (cm)
| 'Bodcomredeye' | 'Quartz Red Eye' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 17.30 | 21.17 |
| std. deviation | 1.95 | 1.47 |
Leaf length (cm)
| 'Bodcomredeye' | 'Quartz Red Eye' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 21.40 | 27.60 |
| std. deviation | 3.24 | 3.13 |
Leaf width (cm)
| 'Bodcomredeye' | 'Quartz Red Eye' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 12.67 | 14.88 |
| std. deviation | 2.02 | 2.10 |
Colour of corolla (RHS)
| 'Bodcomredeye' | 'Quartz Red Eye' | |
|---|---|---|
| upper side | 46A | 46A |
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Verbena: 'Bodcomredeye' (left) with reference variety 'Quartz Red Eye' (right)
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