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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1999 VOL <strong>12</strong> NO. 4<br />

LAVENDER<br />

Lavandula stoechas ssp pedunculata<br />

‘Willowbridge Wings’<br />

Application No: 98/043 Accepted: 17 Apr 1998.<br />

Applicant: Willowbridge Perennials, Tuakau, New<br />

Zealand.<br />

Agent: Greenhills Propagation Nursery, Tynong, VIC.<br />

Characteristics (Table 29, Figure 24) Plant: semi upright<br />

aromatic shrub, size medium to tall. Stem: upright,<br />

pubescent. Leaf: opposite, decussate, size long (mean<br />

65.9mm), width narrow (mean 4.9mm), shape linear,<br />

mostly straight, margin entire, recurved, acute apex, base<br />

sessile, leaf colour green RHS 78B, pubescence strong,<br />

aromatic. Inflorescence: spike, peduncle mean length<br />

69.30mm, peduncle colour greyed-green RHS 195B. Spike:<br />

mean length 25.20mm, mean width 16.50mm. Flower:<br />

colour purple RHS 78B. Terminal bract: length long (mean<br />

44.70mm) width narrow (mean 7.40mm), shape linear,<br />

margin undulating, colour green-white RHS 157B. (Note:<br />

all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 edition.)<br />

Origin and Breeding Open Pollination followed by<br />

seedling selection: ‘Willowbridge Wings’ arose as the result<br />

of a single cycle of seedling selection from open pollinated<br />

‘Willowbridge White’ A at applicant’s property in New<br />

Zealand. Selection criteria: plant form, growth habit and<br />

flower colour. Propagation: vegetative through at least 5<br />

generations. Breeder: W R and L C Young, Willowbridge<br />

Perennials, Tuakau, New Zealand.<br />

Choice of Comparators ‘Willowbridge White’ A was<br />

chosen because it is the seed parent and is considered to be<br />

similar to ‘Willowbridge Wings’. ‘Marshwood’ A was<br />

chosen because it is suspected as a pollen source.<br />

Comparative Trial Comparator: ‘Willowbridge White’ A ,<br />

‘Marshwood’ A . Location: Tynong North, VIC, winterspring<br />

1999. Conditions: trial conducted in an open field,<br />

plants propagated from cutting, rooted cuttings planted into<br />

140mm pots filed with soilless potting mix (pine bark base),<br />

nutrition maintained with slow release fertilisers, pest and<br />

disease treatments applied as required. Trial design: ten pots<br />

of each variety arranged in a completely randomised design.<br />

Measurements: from thirty plants at random. One sample<br />

per plant.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

Country Year Current Status Name Applied<br />

New Zealand 1998 Applied ‘Willowbridge Wings’<br />

First sold in New Zealand in Nov 1996.<br />

Description: Mark Lunghusen, Croydon, VIC.<br />

Table 29 Lavandula varieties<br />

‘Willowbridge *‘Willowbridge*‘Marshwood’ A<br />

Wings’ White’ A<br />

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PEDUNCLE LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 69.3 70.2 92.7<br />

std deviation <strong>12</strong>.54 7.69 11.67<br />

LSD/sig 11.29 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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SPIKE LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 25.20 26.60 24.70<br />

std deviation 2.25 3.27 1.83<br />

LSD/sig 3.39 ns ns<br />

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SPIKE WIDTH (mm)<br />

mean 16.5 14.20 13.70<br />

std deviation 1.43 1.03 1.34<br />

LSD/sig 1.59 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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SPIKE LENGTH/WIDTH RATIO<br />

mean 1.53 1.88 1.82<br />

std deviation 0.16 0.26 0.27<br />

LSD/sig 0.25 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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TERMINAL BRACT LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 44.70 18.60 35.40<br />

std deviation 3.62 1.71 4.88<br />

LSD/sig 4.68 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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TERMINAL BRACT WIDTH (mm)<br />

mean 7.40 11.20 7.20<br />

std deviation 1.26 2.04 1.48<br />

LSD/sig 2.19 P≤0.01 ns<br />

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TERMINAL BRACT LENGTH/WIDTH RATIO<br />

mean 6.22 1.71 5.23<br />

std deviation 1.31 0.37 1.93<br />

LSD/sig 1.91 P≤0.01 ns<br />

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LEAF LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 65.90 31.50 51.30<br />

std deviation 6.40 4.70 3.47<br />

LSD/sig 5.59 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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LEAF WIDTH (mm)<br />

mean 4.90 5.50 3.90<br />

std deviation 0.32 1.08 0.32<br />

LSD/sig 0.87 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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LEAF LENGTH/WIDTH RATIO<br />

mean 13.54 6.10 13.27<br />

std deviation 1.92 2.33 1.77<br />

LSD/sig 2.76 P≤0.01 ns<br />

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LEAF COLOUR (RHS)<br />

green green green<br />

141B 138A 137C<br />

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FLOWER COLOUR (RHS)<br />

purple violet purple<br />

78B 83A 79A<br />

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TERMINAL BRACT COLOUR (RHS)<br />

green-white white red-purple<br />

157B 155B 74B<br />

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