plant named ‘CBRZ0010’

A new Calibrachoa plant named ‘CBRZ0010’ particularly distinguished by the mid-sized pink flower with a yellow eye inside the flower at the base of the petals, green foliage, good branching, early to medium flowering, and a moderately compact plant habit, and has little sensitivity to soil pH.

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Description

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Calibrachoa hybrida.

Varietal denomination: ‘CBRZ0010’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Calibrachoa, botanically known as Calibrachoa hybrida, and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘CBRZ0010’.

‘CBRZ0010’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar has mid-sized pink flowers with a large yellow center that extends inside the throat of the flower, green foliage, good branching, late flowering, and a moderately compact, semi-trailing plant habit, and has little sensitivity to soil pH.

‘CBRZ0010’ originated from a hybridization made during the summer of 2010 in a greenhouse in Gilroy, Calif., USA. The female parent was a breeding line known as ‘CAL2744-3’ which had rose colored flowers with an eye. The male parent of ‘CBRZ0010’ was an unpatented proprietary plant characterized as a blue rose flowered plant, known as ‘CAL2626-1’, originating from a seedling selected in Gilroy, Calif.

The resulting seeds were sown in May 2011 and ‘CBRZ0010’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in August 2011 in a controlled environment in Gilroy, Calif.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘CBRZ0010’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection in the fall of 2011 in a controlled environment in Gilroy, Calif.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plant initiated in the spring of 2012, and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘CBRZ0010’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘CBRZ0010’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar has not been applied for. ‘CBRZ0010’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effective filing date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that may have been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘CBRZ0010’ directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of these characteristics distinguishes this Calibrachoa as a new and distinct variety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘CBRZ0010’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

The photographic drawing shows in FIG. 1 a close-up of the flowers and in FIG. 2 a flowering plant of the new variety.

 DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs were taken in April 2017 in Gilroy, Calif.,

The measurements and observations were made on in Gilroy, Calif. on plants grown in an indoor trial.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘CBRZ0010’ AND A SIMILAR VARIETY ‘CBRZ0003’ (U.S. Plant Pat. ‘CBRZ0010’ No. 23,322) Main flower color: Pink with yellow throat Pink with yellow throat Flower size: Larger Smaller Plant habit mature plant: Compact Trailing
  • Plant:
      • Form, growth and habit.—Semi-upright stems, compact and mounding, very well branched.
      • Plant height.—8-10 cm.
      • Plant height (inflorescence included).—About 8-10 cm.
      • Plant width.—28-32 cm.
      • Quantity of main branches.—10-15.
      • Quantity of secondary branches.—4-6 per basal branch.
      • Time to produce a flowering plant.—7-8 weeks for a 12 cm pot (from planting of rooted cuttings).
  • Roots:
      • Number of days to initiate.—18-21 days at about 22° C.
      • Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.—21-24 days at 22° C.
      • Type.—Fibrous.
      • Color.—RHS 158D.
  • Stem:
      • Color of stem.—Mainly RHS 144B.
      • Length of stem.—Approximately 10-14 cm.
      • Diameter.—0.15-0.2 cm.
      • Length of internodes.—0.4-1.2 cm.
      • Texture.—Smooth, hairless.
  • Foliage:
      • Immature leaf, color of upper surface.—RHS 138A.
      • Immature leaf, color of lower surface.—RHS 138A.
      • Mature leaf, color of upper surface.—RHS 137A.
      • Mature leaf, color of lower surface.—RHS 137C.
      • Leaf blade, length.—2.5-3.2 cm.
      • Leaf, width.—0.7-1.3 cm.
      • Shape.—Elliptical, narrow.
      • Base shape.—Attenuate.
      • Apex shape.—Obtuse.
      • Margin.—Entire.
      • Texture.—Some hairs.
      • Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 138B.
      • Color of veins lower surface.—RHS 138B.
      • Petiole color.—RHS 139C.
      • Petiole length.—0.2-0.5 cm.
      • Diameter of petiole.—0.1 cm.
      • Texture.—Hairs.
  • Inflorescence:
      • Type.—Flowers solitary in upper leaf axis and slanting upright or outwards.
      • Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—Approximately 25-30.
      • Lastingness of individual flowers.—About 7-9 days.
      • Fragrance.—None.
      • Duration of flowering.—Continuous flowering throughout the summer.
  • Pedicel:
      • Color of pedicel.—RHS 144B.
      • Length of pedicel.—1.8-2.5 cm.
      • Diameter of pedicel.—1.0 mm.
      • Texture of pedicel.—Hairs.
  • Flower:
      • Immature flowers, corolla upper surface.—RHS 67B.
      • Immature flowers, corolla lower surface.—Closest to RHS 1C with RHS 150C veins.
      • Mature flowers, color upper surface.—RHS 64C with RHS 4A around the throat opening and deep in the throat.
      • Mature flowers, color lower surface.—RHS 1D with RHS 150C veins.
      • Flower horizontal diameter.—3.5-4.0 cm.
      • Flower height (vertical).—2.0-2.5 cm.
      • Corolla tube length.—About 1.1 cm.
      • Petal apex shape.—Truncate.
      • Margin.—Entire.
      • Waviness of petals.—Weak to medium.
      • Petal lobation.—Moderate.
      • Corolla texture.—‘Face’ papillose and glabrous; rear side with short hair.
      • Corolla tube color inside.—RHS 4A.
      • Corolla tube color outside.—RHS 150C.
  • Bud (just before opening):
      • Color at apex.—RHS 67A.
      • Length.—2.2-2.5 cm.
      • Width (upper end).—0.8-1.0 cm.
      • Shape.—Oblong.
  • Calyx:
      • Number of sepals.—5.
      • Color of sepals, adaxial or upper surface.—RHS 138A.
      • Color of sepals, abaxial or lower surface.—RHS 138A.
      • Length of sepals.—1.3-1.5 cm.
      • Width of sepals.—3-4 mm.
      • Sepal shape.—Lanceolate.
      • Apex shape.—Obtuse to acute.
      • Margins.—Entire.
      • Texture.—Smooth.
  • Reproductive organs:
      • Pistil.—1.
      • Length.—1.3 cm.
      • Style color.—RHS 145B.
      • Style length.—0.8-0.9 cm.
      • Stigma color.—RHS 144B.
      • Number of stamens.—5.
      • Color of filaments.—RHS 4D.
      • Length filaments.—0.7-1.1 cm.
      • Color of pollen.—RHS 13B.
      • Pollen amount.—Moderate.
      • Fertility/seed set.—Not observed on this hybrid.
      • Disease/pest resistance.—Not observed on this hybrid.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant named ‘CBRZ0010’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Patent History
Patent number: PP29952
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 23, 2017
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 2018
Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG (Basel)
Inventor: Robert O. Pierce (Watsonville, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan McCormick Ewoldt
Application Number: 15/731,922
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Calibrachoa (PLT/413)
International Classification: A01H 5/02 (20180101);