VEAZ0015

Verbena

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'VEAZ0013' (Lanai Limegreen) and 'Flagdena' (Lanai Twister Pink)

Summary: Plants of 'VEAZ0015' have a creeping growth habit while plants of 'VEAZ0013' have an upright habit. The plants of 'VEAZ0015' are shorter and broader than those of 'VEAZ0013' and taller than those of 'Flagdena'. The leaves of 'VEAZ0015' are longer than those of 'VEAZ0013'. The inflorescence and corolla of 'VEAZ0015' are smaller in diameter compared to both reference varieties. The corolla of 'VEAZ0015' has one to two petaloids while the corolla of 'Flagdena' does not have petaloids. Undulation of the corolla lobe margin is strong for 'VEAZ0015' while it is weak to medium for 'Flagdena' . There are two colours on the upper side of the corolla of 'VEAZ0015' whereas there is only one colour on the corolla of 'VEAZ0013'. When fully opened, the upper side of the upper lobes of the corolla of 'VEAZ0015' are dark purple red fading to purple with white at margins while those of 'VEAZ0013' are grey and those of 'Flagdena' are purple red streaked with light blue violet tones. When fully opened, the upper side of the lower lobes of the corolla of 'VEAZ0015' are white while those of 'Flagdena' are white with blue pink along the margin.

Description:

PLANT: creeping growth habit
STEM: no anthocyanin colouration on middle third of actively growing stem

LEAF BLADE: ovate, no divisions, crenate to dentate incisions of margin, medium green on upper side, no anthocyanin colouration on upper side

INFLORESCENCE: broad ovate in profile
CALYX: no anthocyanin colouration
COROLLA: arrangement of lobes is not touching to overlapping, 1 to 2 petaloids present on all flowers, two colours on upper side, lighter towards apex of lobes, upper side of upper lobes is dark purple red (RHS 60B) fading to purple (RHS 58A) with white (RHS 157D) at margins when fully opened, upper side of lower lobes are white (RHS 157D) when fully opened, no change of colour with age
COROLLA LOBE: strongly incurved along longitudinal axis, strong undulation of margin
COROLLA EYE: absent
COROLLA TUBE: tip of protruding hairs is white

Origin & Breeding History: 'VEAZ0015' originated from an open pollinated cross conducted in August 2007 by the breeder as part of a controlled breeding program in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands. The cross involved a proprietary line designated 'KO515-2' as the female parent and an unknown male parent. The resultant seed was collected and sown in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen in February 2008. In August 2008, 'VEAZ0015' was selected based on its flower colour and plant growth habit.

Tests & Trials: The PBR trials for 'VEAZ0015' were conducted in a polyhouse during the summer/fall of 2012 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 20 plants each of the candidate and reference varieties. The plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 15 cm pots on July 24, 2012. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on September 18, 2012. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'VEAZ0015' with reference varieties 'VEAZ0013' and 'Flagdena'

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Colour of upper side of corolla when fully opened (RHS)

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Verbena: 'VEAZ0015' (left) with reference varieties 'VEAZ0013' (center) and 'Flagdena' (right)

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Verbena: 'VEAZ0015' (left) with reference varieties 'VEAZ0013' (center) and 'Flagdena' (right)

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Verbena: 'VEAZ0015' (left) with reference varieties 'VEAZ0013' (center) and 'Flagdena' (right)