Agmontis

Ageratum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'R116'

Summary: 'Agmontis' has larger leaf blade size than 'R116'. 'Agmontis' differs from 'R116' in flower colour.

Description:

'Agmontis' is vegetatively propagated, annual ageratum variety. The growth habit is bushy rounded and there is a medium degree of branching. The stem is thin, light green in colour, has medium anthocyanin colouration in the upper part and dense pubescence.

The leaves are simple, ovate in shape and have an obtuse shaped apex with a mucronate tip. The base is obtuse to cordate in shape. The margin is serrate and there is absent to very weak pubescence on the upper side and sparse pubescence on the lower side. The leaf blade is medium green in colour on the upper side and there is no variegation.

The pedicel has weak anthocyanin colouration and has medium pubescence. The florets are arranged in a compound umbel with a low to medium number of florets per inflorescence. The disc florets are reddish purple in colour, linear in shape and have an obtuse shaped apex.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Agmontis' resulted from the cross between S509-2 and an unnamed variety, made in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands in 1998. S509-2 was a purple flowering ageratum with compact growth habit.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials for 'Agmontis' were conducted in a polyhouse during the summer of 2003 in St. Thomas, Ontario. Trials included a total of 15 plants of each variety. Plants were grown from unrooted cuttings, rooted May 30, 2003 (week 22) and transplanted into 11cm pots on July 8, 2003. All colour characteristics were determined using the 2001 RHS colour chart and measured characteristics were based on ten plant measurements.

Comparison tables for 'Agmontis' with reference variety 'R116'

Leaf blade length (cm)

Leaf blade width (cm)

Colour of disc florets (RHS)