47. Volume 14- Number 2 - IP Australia

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2001 VOL 14 NO. 2
‘Selchepi’
Application No: 2000/232 Accepted: 15 May 2001.
Applicant: Klemm + Sohn GmbH & Co. KG Stuttgart,
Germany.
Agent: Ramm Pty Ltd, Macquarie Fields, NSW.
Characteristics (Table 4, Figure 11) Plant: habit trailing
(average height 10cm, average diameter 70cm), many
branches, highly floriferous, roots absent at nodes. Stem:
internodes short, anthocyanin absent, pubescence weak,
colour yellow green (RHS ca 144A), flowers distributed
along the axis. Leaf: small, (average length 21mm, average
width 5.5mm), shape elliptic-oblanceolate, cross sectional
shape straight, margin entire, margin undulation absent,
apex acute, upper side colour green (RHS 137A), lower side
colour green (RHS 137C), anthocyanin absent, sessile,
pubescence weak. Inflorescence: solitary. Epicalyx: length
medium, width narrow, shape elliptic, pubescence weak,
apex acuminate. Flower: single, funnelform, attitude semierect,
diameter small (average 29mm), corolla tube length
short (average 28mm), main colour red purple (RHS 74A,
deeper), reverse colour red purple (RHS 74B-C) veined
with violet (RHS 83A) over corolla tube base (reverse of
throat) yellow (RHS 13D), throat yellow (RHS 13A), dark
band around throat, weak, coloured red purple (RHS 60A),
veins violet (RHS 83A), pedicel yellow green (RHS 144A).
(Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 edition).
Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent
‘Carillon Blue’ x pollen parent ‘Sunbelchipi’ A syn Cherry
Pink A . The seed parent has a purple violet flower colour
and the pollen parent has a red purple flower colour and a
more upright growth habit. Hybridisation took place in
Stuttgart, Germany in 1996 and first flowers were observed
on the new variety in 1997. Selection criteria: flower colour
and size, trailing growth habit. Propagation: mature stock
plants were generated from this seedling through tissue
culture and were found to be uniform and stable. ‘Selchepi’
will be commercially propagated by vegetative cuttings
from elite stock plants from disease indexed tissue cultures.
Marketed in Australia under the trade name “Selecta Cherry
Pink”. Breeder: Siegfried Klemm, Stuttgart, Germany.
Choice of Comparators Initially ‘Sunbelchipi’ A syn
Cherry Pink A , ‘Sunbelkupi’ A syn Trailing Pink A ,
‘Sanberupi’ A syn Pink Chimes A , ‘Liricashower’,
‘KLEC00078’ (marketed in Australia as “Selecta Dark
Fuchsia”) and ‘KLEC01088’ (marketed in Australia as
“Selecta Violet”) were selected as potential comparators in
the pink colour group of Calibrachoa. ‘Sanberupi’ A syn
Pink Chimes A was rejected as it has a more upright, bushy
growth habit and lighter pink flower colour. All others were
retained as they all fall either within the trailing plant habit
group or have similar flower colour. ‘Trailing Pink’ is also
the pollen parent. ‘Carillon Blue’, the seed parent, was not
included for reasons stated above. No other similar varieties
were identified.
Comparative Trial Location: Macquarie Fields, summer
2000-2001. Conditions: trial conducted in open beds
initially and transferred to a polyhouse for rain protection
during flowering, plants propagated from cutting, rooted
cuttings planted into 125mm standard pots filled with
soilless potting mix, nutrition maintained with slow release
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and liquid fertilisers, pest and disease treatments applied as
required. Trial design: fifteen pots of each variety arranged
in a completely randomised design. Measurements: from
ten plants at random. One sample per plant.
Prior Applications and Sales
Country Year Current Status Name Applied
EU 1998 Granted ‘Selchepi’
Canada 1999 Applied ‘Selchepi’
New Zealand 2000 Applied ‘Selchepi’
First sold in EU in May 1998. First Australian sale Sep
1999.
Description: Ian Paananen, Crop & Nursery Services, Central Coast,
NSW.
‘Sunbelki’ syn Golden Chimes
Application No: 2000/258 Accepted: 21 August 2000.
Applicant: Suntory Ltd, Osaka, Japan.
Agent: Yates Botanicals Pty Ltd, Somersby, NSW.
Characteristics (Table 4, Figure 11) Plant: habit semidecumbent
(average height 18cm, average diameter 63cm),
many branches, highly floriferous, roots absent at nodes.
Stem: internodes short, anthocyanin absent, pubescence
weak, colour yellow green (RHS ca 144A), flowers
distributed along the axis. Leaf: small, (average length
20mm, average width 5.3mm), shape elliptic, cross
sectional shape straight, margin entire, margin undulation
absent, apex obtuse, upper side colour green (RHS 137A),
lower side colour green (RHS 137C), anthocyanin absent,
sessile, pubescence weak. Inflorescence: solitary. Epicalyx:
length medium, width narrow, shape elliptic, pubescence
weak, apex acuminate. Flower: single, funnelform, attitude
semi-erect, diameter small (average 28mm), corolla tube
length short (average 29mm), main colour yellow (RHS 9C)
sparsely veined with greyed orange (RHS 165A), reverse
colour yellow (RHS 9C-D) veined with greyed orange
(RHS 165A) over corolla tube base (reverse of throat)
yellow (RHS 9C-D), throat yellow (RHS 11A) with
variable greyed orange (RHS 165A) veining, dark band
around throat absent, veins greyed orange (RHS 165A),
pedicel yellow green (RHS 144A). (Note: all RHS colour
chart numbers refer to 1995 edition).
Origin and Breeding Spontaneous mutation:
‘Sunbelchipi’ A syn Cherry Pink A . The parent has a cherry
pink flower colour. Selection took place in Osaka, Japan in
1997 when first flowers were observed. Selection criteria:
flower colour and size, floriferous and growth habit.
Propagation: mature stock plants were generated from this
selection through tissue culture and were found to be
uniform and stable. ‘Sunbelki’ will be commercially
propagated by vegetative cuttings from elite stock plants
from disease indexed tissue cultures. Breeder: Yasuyuki
Murakami, Shiga, Japan.
Choice of Comparators ‘Terracotta Chimes’ was selected
as the only comparator in the yellow colour group of
Calibrachoa. ‘Sunbelchipi’ A syn Cherry Pink A , the parent
variety was included due to similar growth habit although
differing in flower colour. No other similar varieties were
identified.