Balazreve

Verbena

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Sunvp-su' (Temari Bright Red)

Summary: 'Balazreve' has a more upright growth habit and a narrower plant width than 'Sunvp-su'. 'Balazreve' has a longer leaf blade length than 'Sunvp-su'. 'Balazreve' has a larger corolla diameter and stronger undulation of the corolla lobe margin than 'Sunvp-su'. 'Balazreve' has slightly darker red corolla colour and has a larger eye than 'Sunvp-su'.

Description:

'Balazreve' has a semi-upright growth habit with short to medium plant height and narrow plant width. The stem has dense pubescence and is light green in colour. There is strong anthocyanin colouration in the stem along the edges. The leaf blade is medium to long in length and medium in width. The leaf blade is narrow ovate in shape with a truncate base and crenate margin. The upper side of the leaf blade is medium to dark green in colour and there is no anthocyanin. The petiole is short in length.

'Balazreve' has a large inflorescence which is broad ovate in profile. The calyx has anthocyanin colouration at the tips of the teeth. The corolla tube is medium in length and the hairs protruding from the corolla tube are light green yellow in colour. The corolla is large in diameter and the lobes are not touching. The corolla lobes are straight to recurved along the longitudinal axis and have medium to strong undulation of the margin. The colour pattern on each corolla is even. The upper side of the corolla is red in colour and does not change in colour with age. There is a medium to large corolla eye present which is whitish green in colour.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Balazreve' originated in a controlled breeding program during December 2001 at Arroyo Grande, California, USA. The female parent was a proprietary selection designated BFP-0970, characterized by its semi-trailing habit, bright red flowers and dark green foliage. The male parent was a proprietary selection designated BFP-1476, characterized by its semi-trailing habit, red flowers with an eye zone and dark green foliage. The initial selection was made in April 2002 and asexual propagation since that time has been through the use of vegetative cuttings.

Tests & Trials: 'Balazreve' was tested in a polyhouse during the summer of 2005, in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included 15 plants of the candidate and reference varieties. Rooted cuttings were transplanted into 15 cm pots on April 25, 2005. All colour measurements were made using the RHS Colour Chart 2001. Measured characteristics were based on ten plant measurements.

Comparison tables for 'Balazreve' with reference variety 'Sunvp-su'

Plant width (cm)

Leaf blade length (cm)

Corolla diameter (cm)

Main colour of corolla (RHS)