Lan Redtwo

Verbena

Variety Description

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

Summary: 'Lan Redtwo' has a more upright growth habit than 'Sunvp-su'. 'Lan Redtwo' has a narrower plant width than 'Sunvp-su'. 'Lan Redtwo' has no anthocyanin in the stem while 'Sunvp-su' has strong to very strong anthocyanin along the edges. 'Lan Redtwo' has a cuneate shaped leaf base while 'Sunvp-su' has a truncate leaf base. 'Lan Redtwo' has a divided leaf blade while 'Sunvp-su' has an undivided leaf blade. 'Lan Redtwo' has a smaller inflorescence diameter than 'Sunvp-su'.

Description:

'Lan Redtwo' has an upright to semi-upright growth habit with medium plant height and narrow plant width. The stem has dense pubescence and is light green in colour. There is no anthocyanin colouration in the stem. The leaf blade is medium in length and narrow to medium in width. The leaf blade is ovate to lanceolate in shape with a cuneate base and divided margin. The upper side of the leaf blade is light to medium green in colour and there is no anthocyanin colouration. The petiole is short in length.

'Lan Redtwo' has an inflorescence which is medium in diameter and broad ovate in profile. The calyx has no anthocyanin. The corolla tube is short in length and the hairs protruding from the corolla tube are white and pink in colour. The corolla is medium in diameter and the lobes are not touching. The corolla lobes are straight along the longitudinal axis and have weak to medium undulation of the margin. There is one colour on the corolla and the colour pattern is even. The upper side of the corolla is red in colour and does not change with age. There is a very small corolla eye present which is whitish green in colour.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Lan Redtwo' originated from a cross made in Gilroy, California, USA in June 2002. The female parent was a proprietary line with red coloured flowers and the male parent was a proprietary line with purple flowers. The resultant F1 seed was sown in a greenhouse in October 2002. In December 2002 a single plant was selected based of flower colour, form and plant habit.

Tests & Trials: 'Lan Redtwo' 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 'Lan Redtwo' with reference variety 'Sunvp-su'

Plant width (cm)

Inflorescence diameter (cm)

Main colour of corolla (RHS)