NPCW04095

Poinsettia

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: few to medium number of branches, tall, medium to broad, medium to strong anthocyanin colouration in stem

LEAF: medium to long, medium width, broad ovate, rounded base, strong greenish colour on upper side, medium greenish colour on lower side, anthocyanin colouration in veins on upper and lower side, absent or very weak lobing, no margin incisions
PETIOLE: medium length, strong anthocyanin colouration on upper side, medium anthocyanin on lower side

BRACT: short to medium length, narrow to medium width, few to medium number of uniform coloured bracts, medium number of bicolored bracts, medium to long distance between bracts, red on upper and lower sides, no lobe development, no margin incisions, no folding, no curving, no twisting, very weak to weak rugosity between veins, elliptic
CYME: very broad
CYATHIUM GLANDS: medium to large, weak to medium anthocyanin colouration on margin, yellow, early time of opening.

Origin & Breeding History: 'NPCW04095' originated from a cross pollination between proprietary seedlings, conducted in 1999 in Stuttgart, Germany. Seedlings were selected in the summer of 2000 based on bract size, bract colour, bract shape, leaf quality and branching characteristics. The selected seedling was grafted in 2001 to promote branching and the new variety was assessed for plant vigour and postharvest characteristics.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description is based on the UPOV (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) report of Technical Examination, Community Plant Variety Office reference number 2004/2548, grant number 18433, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, in 2005.

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Poinsettia: 'NPCW04095'