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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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DESCR<strong>IP</strong>TIONS

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