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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<br />

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

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part: Context ‘Riverina Eunice’ ‘Hidcote’ ‘Imperial Gem’<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: growth habit globular spreading bushy<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: size small to medium medium small<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: intensity of green colour of<br />

foliage<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: intensity of grey tinge of<br />

foliage<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: attitude of outer flowering<br />

stems<br />

medium medium medium<br />

weak to medium weak to medium medium<br />

erect spreading erect<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: density open to medium open to medium open to medium<br />

*Leaf: incisions of margin absent absent absent<br />

Flowering stem: length short medium medium<br />

Flowering stem: thickness at<br />

middle third<br />

*Flowering stem: intensity of<br />

green colour<br />

Flowering stem: rigidity of basal<br />

part (Lavandula section only)<br />

*Flowering stem: lateral<br />

branching<br />

thin to medium thin to medium thin to medium<br />

medium medium medium<br />

medium to strong medium strong<br />

absent absent absent<br />

*Spike: maximum width narrow to medium medium medium<br />

*Spike: total length short medium medium<br />

*Spike: length from second whorl<br />

(Lavandula section only)<br />

*Spike: number of whorls<br />

(Lavandula section only)<br />

*Spike: distance between whorls<br />

(Lavandula section only)<br />

short short to medium short to medium<br />

medium medium medium<br />

short to medium medium medium to long<br />

*Spike: shape cylindrical cylindrical cylindrical<br />

Spike: number of flowers medium medium medium<br />

Spike: number of flowers on<br />

apical whorl (Lavandula section only)<br />

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

few very few to few very few to few<br />

Spike: width of fertile bracts medium medium medium<br />

Page 211 of 550

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