Kiecandiro

Fuchsia

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Dollar Princess' and 'Tom Thumb'

Summary: 'Kiecandiro' has a narrower more upright plant growth habit then the reference varieties. The stem, petiole and pedicel anthocyanin colouration of 'Kiecandiro' is weaker than the reference varieties. 'Kiecandiro' has a single flower type while it is a double flower type in 'Dollar Princess'. The flower width of 'Kiecandiro' is wider than in 'Tom Thumb'. 'Kiecandiro' has a whitish pink coloured filament while it is pink to violet coloured in the reference varieties. The hypanthium form in 'Kiecandiro' is cylindrical while it is globose in form for 'Dollar Princess'. 'Kiecandiro' has a longer sepal than 'Tom Thumb'. The sepal attitude in 'Kiecandiro' is horizontal to drooping while it is semi-erect to horizontal in the reference varieties. 'Kiecandiro' has an incurving to straight sepal apex while it is straight to reflexing in the reference varieties. The sepal colour in 'Kiecandiro' is lighter red than the reference varieties. 'Kiecandiro' has a larger flower petal than the reference varieties. The flower petal of 'Kiecandiro' is a lighter violet colour than in 'Dollar Princess'.

Description:

'Kiecandiro' is a fuchsia variety with a narrow upright growth habit. The stems have absent to very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration. The leaf blades are medium green in colour on the upper side with absent to very weak blistering and very shallow incisions of the margin.

'Kiecandiro' has a single flower type. The sepals are horizontal to semi-drooping in attitude with an incurving to straight apex. The sepals are dark pink-red in colour on the outer and inner side. The colour of the petals is blue-violet on the upper and lower sides. Anthocyanin colouration on the ovary is absent. The hypanthium is cylindrical in form and dark pink-red in colour. The colour of the style is pink. The stamen filaments are white to pink in colour.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Kiecandiro' was developed from a Fuchsia ×hybrida breeding program conducted in the 1990's at Kieft Bloemzaden, b. V., Venhuizen, The Netherlands. The objective of the program was to create new Fuchsia varieties suitable for bedding purposes. Selection criteria included basal branching, compactness, early and free floriferousness and semi-pendant growth habit. 'Kiecandiro' was a selection made in 1998 from a seedling population of Fuchsia × hybrida that was produced as a result of crossing two inbred parental lines, 9141-6 x 9078-3.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials for 'Kiecandiro' were conducted in Oxford Station, Ontario during the summer of 2005. Fifteen plants of each variety were individually grown in 10cm plastic pots in a polyhouse. Unless indicated otherwise, measured characteristics were based on ten measurements.

Comparison tables for 'Kiecandiro' with reference varieties 'Dollar Princess' and 'Tom Thumb'

Flower width (mm)

Sepal length (mm)

Sepal colour (RHS)

Petal length (mm)

Petal width (mm)

Petal colour (RHS)

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Fuchsia: 'Kiecandiro' (top) with reference varieties 'Dollar Princess' (bottom left) and 'Tom Thumb' (bottom right)