47. Volume 14- Number 2 - IP Australia
47. Volume 14- Number 2 - IP Australia
47. Volume 14- Number 2 - IP Australia
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decussate, inflorescence racemose. Stem: attitude erect,<br />
internodes short (average length 25mm), shape square with<br />
strengthened corners, colour yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>4A),<br />
glossiness medium, pubescence weak. Leaf: sessile, length<br />
medium, width medium, shape lanceolate to rarely weakly<br />
falcate, apex acute, base obtuse margin finely serrate, finely<br />
ciliate, upper side colour medium green to yellow green,<br />
glossiness medium, pubescence weak. Flower: bilabiate, 5<br />
lobed, gamopetalous, standard petal lobes open to slightly<br />
overlapping, standard and wing petal lobes reflexed, colour<br />
of front side: petal lobes red purple (RHS 65A-B) with<br />
white (ca. RHS 155D) extending to keel petal from bottom<br />
lip and variably along keel margins, nectary spur green<br />
white (RHS 157A), top throat red purple (RHS 65A) fading<br />
to upper half white (ca. RHS 155D) with spots red purple<br />
(RHS 59A) on lower half, anther, filament, stigma and style<br />
white (ca. RHS 155D), top lip yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>4B-C),<br />
bottom throat green white (RHS 157A) with spots red<br />
purple (RHS 59A) up sides, bottom lip yellow green (RHS<br />
<strong>14</strong>4C) fading to green white (RHS 157A) to white (ca. RHS<br />
155D), colour of reverse side: petal lobes red purple (RHS<br />
65A-B), keel margin white (ca. RHS 155D ), throat purple<br />
(RHS 77B-C), glossy, base of bottom throat proximal to<br />
keel petal yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>4B), calyx yellow green<br />
(RHS <strong>14</strong>6B-<strong>14</strong>7A), pedicel yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>6B).<br />
(Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 edition).<br />
Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent<br />
un-named A. augustifolia pink form x pollen parent ‘Blue<br />
Pacific’. The seed parent has a pink flower colour and the<br />
pollen parent has a blue flower colour. Hybridisation took<br />
place in Arroyo, USA in 1997 and first flowers were<br />
observed on the new variety in 1997. Selection criteria:<br />
flower colour, growth vigour, basal branching. Propagation:<br />
mature stock plants were generated from this seedling<br />
through tissue culture and were found to be uniform and<br />
stable. ‘Balangpink’ will be commercially propagated by<br />
vegetative cuttings from elite stock plants from disease<br />
indexed tissue cultures. Breeder: Dr Scott F. Trees, Arroyo,<br />
USA.<br />
Choice of Comparators An un-named pink flowering form<br />
of A. augustifolia was used for the comparative trial as this<br />
was the only similar pink flowered variety of common<br />
knowledge identified. For reasons stated above the pollen<br />
parent was not included in the trial. It is believed that the<br />
local un-named pink form is comparable to the seed parent.<br />
Comparative Trial Location: Macquarie Fields, summer<br />
2000-2001. Conditions: trial conducted in open beds<br />
initially and transferred to a polyhouse for rain protection<br />
during flowering, plants propagated from cutting, rooted<br />
cuttings planted into 125mm standard pots filled with<br />
soilless potting mix, nutrition maintained with slow release<br />
and liquid fertilisers, pest and disease treatments applied as<br />
required. Trial design: fifteen pots of each variety arranged<br />
in a completely randomised design. Measurements: from<br />
ten plants at random. One sample per plant.<br />
Prior Applications and Sales<br />
Country Year Current Status Name Applied<br />
Canada 1999 Applied ‘Balangpink’<br />
USA 1999 Applied ‘Balangpink’<br />
PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2001 VOL <strong>14</strong> NO. 2<br />
First sold in USA in Jan 1999. First <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />
sale Jan 2000.<br />
Description: Ian Paananen, Crop & Nursery Services, Central Coast,<br />
NSW.<br />
‘Balangpurp’<br />
Application No: 2000/065 Accepted: 5 Mar 2000.<br />
Applicant: Ball FloraPlant – A Division of Ball<br />
Horticultural Company, West Chicago, USA<br />
Agent: Ramm Pty Ltd, Macquarie Fields, NSW.<br />
Characteristics (Table 1, Figure 7) Plant: growth habit<br />
upright, branching weak-medium, leaf arrangement<br />
decussate, inflorescence racemose. Stem: attitude erect,<br />
internodes short (average length 28mm), shape square with<br />
strengthened corners, colour yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>4A),<br />
glossiness medium, pubescence weak. Leaf: sessile, length<br />
medium, width medium, shape lanceolate to rarely weakly<br />
falcate, apex acute, base obtuse margin finely serrate, finely<br />
ciliate, upper side colour medium green to yellow green,<br />
glossiness medium, pubescence weak. Flower: bilabiate, 5<br />
lobed, gamopetalous, standard petal lobes open to<br />
overlapped, standard and wing petal lobes reflexed, colour<br />
of front side: petal lobes violet (RHS 86A) with white (ca.<br />
RHS 155C) to green white (RHS 157A extending to keel<br />
petal from bottom lip, nectary spur green white (RHS<br />
157A), top throat violet (RHS 83A) fading to upper half<br />
white (circa RHS 155D) with spots purple (RHS 79A),<br />
anther, filament, stigma and purple (RHS 76B-C), top lip<br />
yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>4A), bottom throat yellow green<br />
(RHS <strong>14</strong>4B-C) with spots purple (RHS 79A), bottom lip<br />
yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>4A) fading to green white (RHS<br />
157A) to white (ca. RHS 155C), colour of reverse side:<br />
petal lobes violet (RHS 86A-B),top throat violet (RHS<br />
83A-86A), glossy, base of bottom throat proximal to keel<br />
petal yellow green (RHS <strong>14</strong>4C), calyx yellow green (RHS<br />
<strong>14</strong>6B) to purplish where exposed to light, pedicel greyed<br />
orange (RHS 177A-B). (Note: all RHS colour chart<br />
numbers refer to 1995 edition).<br />
Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent<br />
‘Blue Pacific’ x pollen parent un-named A. augustifolia<br />
pink form. The seed parent has a blue flower colour and the<br />
pollen parent has a pink flower colour. Hybridisation took<br />
place in Arroyo, USA in 1997 and first flowers were<br />
observed on the new variety in 1997. Selection criteria:<br />
flower colour, growth vigour, basal branching. Propagation:<br />
mature stock plants were generated from this seedling<br />
through tissue culture and were found to be uniform and<br />
stable. ‘Balangpurp’ will be commercially propagated by<br />
vegetative cuttings from elite stock plants from disease<br />
indexed tissue cultures. Breeder: Dr Scott F. Trees, Arroyo,<br />
USA.<br />
Choice of Comparators ‘Balanglav’ and un-named purple<br />
flowering form of A. augustifolia were used for the<br />
comparative trial as these are the only similar purple<br />
flowered varieties of common knowledge identified. For<br />
reasons stated above the parents were not included in the<br />
trial.<br />
Comparative Trial Location: Macquarie Fields, summer<br />
2000-2001. Conditions: trial conducted in open beds<br />
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