56. Volume 12- Number 2 - IP Australia

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1999 VOL 12 NO. 2
DESCRIPTIONS
Key to definitions/symbols/words used in the short
descriptions
* = variety(s) used as comparator(s)
Agent = Australian agent acting on behalf of an
applicant (usually where application is
from overseas).
ca = about
DUS = Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability
LSD = Least Significant Difference
LSD/sig = The numerical value for the LSD (at
P≤0.01) is in the first column and the level
of significance between the candidate and
the relevant comparator in subsequent
columns
n/a = not available
ns = not significant
RHS = Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart
(Chip Number)
std deviation = Standard deviation of the sample
syn = synonym
UPOV = International Union for the Protection of
New Plant Varieties
+ = When used in conjunction with an RHS
colour, ‘+’ indicates a notional extension of
a colour series when a precise match can
not be made. It is most commonly used
when the adjacent colour chip(s) are of a
different sequence
# = Values followed by the same letter are not
significantly different at P≤0.01
Origin = unless otherwise stated the female parent
of the cross precedes the male parent
A = variety(s) for which PBR has been granted
ALSTROEMERIA
Alstroemeria hybrid
‘Miami’ syn Carise Miami
Application No. 98/032 Accepted: 7 Jul 1998.
Applicant: Konst Alstroemeria BV, Nieuwveen, The
Netherlands.
Australian: Maxiflora Pty Ltd, Monbulk, VIC.
Characteristics (Table 1, Figure 23) Plant: stem length
medium, stem thickness thin, density of foliage medium to
dense. Leaf: shape narrow elliptic, longitudinal axis of
blade recurved, length medium, width broad. Inflorescence:
umbel branch number few, length medium, pedicel length
long. Flower: colour red, size large, tepal spread medium to
broad; outer tepal shape obovate, depth of emargination
very deep, stripes very few, colour red RHS 53C at centre
and apex, RHS 53D at margins with orange tinge at base;
inner lateral tepals shape obovate, colour yellow RHS 14A
at centre and margins, red RHS 55B at apex, stripes medium
to many; inner median tepal yellow colour absent, stripes
medium. Stamens: filament orange red, spots absent, anther
colour brownish. Ovary: anthocyanin absent to very weak;
style orange red, stigma colour orange red, spots absent.
Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent
85-34 x pollen parent 91-0-1 in a planned breeding program
at the applicant’s nursery at Nieuwveen, The Netherlands.
The female parent is dark pink/yellow flowered orchid type
Alstroemeria with stem length approx. 150cm. The male
parent is a pink butterfly type Alstroemeria with stem length
approx. 60cm. Both parents are proprietary breeding lines
developed by the applicant. Selection criteria: from this
cross, ‘Miami’ was chosen on the basis of flower
characteristics and growth habit. Propagation: a number of
mature stock plants were generated from the original
seedling by tissue culture through 10 generations to confirm
uniformity and stability. ‘Miami’ will be commercially
propagated by tissue culture. Breeder: Konst Alstroemeria
BV, Nieuwveen, The Netherlands.
Choice of Comparator On the basis of flower colour
‘Stalona’ A was chosen as the most similar variety of
common knowledge. No other similar varieties have been
identified.
Comparative Trial Comparator: ‘Stalona’ A . Comparisons
of most of the characteristics are based on Dutch trials,
which were assessed under conditions of controlled
environment in glasshouses. Characteristics of the
comparator are derived from a previous description in the
Plant Varieties Journal (PVJ 10.4 p17). Detailed flower
descriptions of the candidate variety are based on plants
growing in red kraznozem soil in a multispan polyhouse in
Monbulk, VIC. Flowers from these plants were cut in bud in
Jan 1999 and transported to Rye, VIC and placed in a
solution of 5% sugar and 1 ml/l chlorine bleach. The
flowers were assessed four to five days later.
Prior Applications and Sales
Country Year Current Status Name Applied
The Netherlands 1995 Granted ‘Miami’
No prior sale in Australia.
Description: David Nichols, Rye, VIC.
Table 1 Alstroemeria varieties
‘Miami’
*‘Stalona’ A
STEM CHARACTERISTICS
length medium medium
thickness thin medium
density of foliage medium to dense
dense
LEAF CHARACTERISTICS
length medium medium
width broad medium
shape of blade narrow elliptic narrow elliptic
longitudinal axis recurved recurved
of blade
INFLORESCENCE CHARACTERISTICS
number of umbel branches
few
medium
length of umbels medium long
pedicel length long short
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