Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

Details of Application
Application Number 2006/037
Variety Name ‘LIRJ’
Genus Species Liriope muscari
Common Name Lilyturf
Synonym Nil
Accepted Date 24 Mar 2006
Applicant Ozbreed Pty Ltd, Clarendon, NSW
Agent N/A
Qualified Person Ian Paananen
Details of Comparative Trial
Location Clarendon, NSW
Descriptor General Descriptor (for plant varieties with no descriptor
available) PBR GEN DES.
Period Oct 2007 – Jan 2008.
Conditions Trial conducted in open beds, plants propagated from
cuttings, planted into 200mm pots filled with soilless potting
mix, nutrition maintained with slow release and liquid
fertilisers, irrigation by overhead watering, pest and disease
treatments not required.
Trial Design Fifteen pots of each variety arranged in a completely
randomised design.
Measurements From ten plants at random.
RHS Chart - edition 1995.
Origin and Breeding
Seedling selection: seed parent Liriope muscari. The seed parent is characterised by a
broad leaf width, medium leaf thickness and medium shoot density. Approximately
30,000 seedlings were grown in 1999. In 2001 4 plants were selected as having
desirable traits including narrow leaf width and dense growth habit. Finally in 2002
one of these plants was selected due to its narrow leaf width combined with purple
flower colour and dense, compact growth habit. Selection took place in Clarendon,
NSW. Selection criteria: narrow leaf width, purple flower colour, dense, compact
growth habit. Propagation: vegetative, micropropagation and division is found to be
uniform and stable. Breeder: Todd Layt, Clarendon, NSW.
Choice of Comparators Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar
Variety of Common Knowledge
Organ/Plant Part Context State of Expression in Group of Varieties
Plant height tall
Leaf presence of variegation absent
Flower colour purple to violet
Most Similar Varieties of Common Knowledge identified (VCK)
Name Comments
‘Evergreen Giant’
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Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3