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Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

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<strong>Variety</strong> Description and Distinctness - Characteristics which distinguish the candidate from one or<br />

more of the comparators are marked with a tick.<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part: Context ‘Hot Cherry BLZ’ ‘Majestic Red’<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: type deciduous deciduous<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: height short to medium medium<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: total number of shoots (deciduous varieties only) medium few to medium<br />

*Young shoot: colour green green<br />

Petiole: length short to medium medium<br />

*Petiole: colour of lower part medium green dark green<br />

Leaf blade: attitude erect erect<br />

*Leaf blade: length medium to long medium<br />

*Leaf blade: width<br />

narrow to medium medium<br />

*Leaf blade: position of broadest part<br />

slightly below<br />

middle<br />

slightly below<br />

middle<br />

*Leaf blade: lobes absent absent<br />

Leaf blade: shape of apex acute acute<br />

*Leaf blade: intensity of green colour of upper side medium medium<br />

*Leaf blade: spots on upper side present present<br />

Leaf blade: size of spots on upper side<br />

very small to small medium<br />

*Leaf blade: number of spots on upper side few medium<br />

Leaf blade: undulation of margin<br />

strongly expressed strongly expressed<br />

Scape: thickness medium medium<br />

Scape: red colouration weak absent or very weak<br />

Scape: mottling at basal part weakly expressed weakly expressed<br />

*Spathe: natural height high high<br />

*Spathe: natural length medium medium<br />

*Spathe: natural width<br />

narrow to medium<br />

narrow to medium<br />

to medium<br />

Spathe: height of overlapping part high medium<br />

Spathe: natural shape of distal part obtuse obtuse<br />

*Spathe: main colour of inner side (RHS colour chart) 59A 59B<br />

Spathe: gradual colour change from base to apex weakly intensifying strongly<br />

intensifying<br />

Spathe: size of unchanged colour area at base large medium<br />

*Spathe: presence of throat spot present absent<br />

Spathe: size of throat spot small to medium<br />

Page 164 of 550<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> Varieties <strong>Journal</strong> Vol. 21 No.3

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