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Kiecasflirob

Calibrachoa

Denomination: 'Kiecasflirob'
Previously Proposed Denomination: 'A4071-1'
Trade name: Spring Fling Royal Blue
Botanical Name: Calibrachoa
Applicant/Holder: Kieft Bloemzaden B.V.
Elbaweg 35
1607 MN
Venhuizen
Netherlands
Breeder: Christa Kievit, Netherlands
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: 2004-08-16
Application Number: 04-4326
Date abandoned: 2009-10-31

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Caltradabl' (Superbells Trailing Blue)

Summary: 'A4071-1' is a calibrachoa variety that has purple violet flowers that have a darker purple colour on the corolla at the transition to the corolla tube. 'Caltradabl' has flowers with a lighter purple violet main colour with a slightly darker violet at the transition to the tube. The inside of the corolla tube of 'A4071-1' is a slightly darker yellow colour and has strongly conspicuous veins, whereas the inner side of the corolla tube of 'Caltradabl' is lighter yellow and has weakly to moderately conspicuous veins.

Description:


PLANT: upright to creeping growth habit
SHOOT: medium to long, no anthocyanin colouration
LEAF: elliptic to obovate, broad acute apex, medium green, no petiole

SEPAL: no anthocyanin
FLOWER: single, medium diameter
COROLLA: weak to moderate lobing, purple violet main colour, darker violet secondary colour at transition to corolla tube, apex cuspidate to rounded
COROLLA TUBE: light yellow on inner side, very strongly conspicuous veins

Origin & Breeding History: 'A4071-1' originated from the hybridization of an unnamed seedling (530-2) with the male parent 'Carmine'. The cross took place in Venhuizen, The Netherlands in 2002. The F1 seedlings were grown out in 2002 and were evaluated for plant habit, flower colour, and flower size. In 2003, the new variety was selected and reliable propagation and cutting stability were used as the final selection criteria for this new variety.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials for 'A4071-1' were conducted in a polyhouse in Oxford Station, Ontario during the summer of 2006. The trial consisted of 15 plants per variety, grown in 10cm pots and spaced approximately 25 cm apart in the polyhouse. Measured characteristics were based on ten measurements. All colour observations were made using the RHS Colour Chart 2001.


Comparison tables for 'Kiecasflirob' with reference variety 'Caltradabl'

Diameter of corolla (mm)

  'Kiecasflirob' 'Caltradabl'
mean 26.9 29.1
std. deviation 1.73 2.33

Main colour of corolla lobe (RHS)

  'Kiecasflirob' 'Caltradabl'
upper side N81A-B N82A
lower side N81C N81C

Secondary colour of corolla lobe (RHS)

  'Kiecasflirob' 'Caltradabl'
upper side N79A 86A-B

Main colour of corolla tube (RHS)

  'Kiecasflirob' 'Caltradabl'
inner side 8B 11B-C

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Kiecasflirob
Calibrachoa: 'A4071-1' (left) with reference variety 'Super Bells Trailing Blue' (right)

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