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Sunsurfkuri

Petunia

Denomination: 'Sunsurfkuri'
Trade name: Surfinia White
Botanical Name: Petunia ×hybrida
Applicant/Holder: Suntory Flowers Limited
Administrative Division
4-17-5 Shiba, Minato-ku
Tokyo
108-0014
Japan
Breeder: Kazunari Iwaki, Suntory Flowers Limited, Shiga, Japan
Takeshi Kanaya, Suntory Flowers Limited, Shiga, Japan
Yasuko Isobe, Suntory Flowers Limited, Shiga, Japan
Agent in Canada: BioFlora Inc.
38723 Fingal Line
R.R. #1
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5P 3S5
Canada
Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date: 2007-02-23
Application Number: 07-5773
Grant of Rights Date: 2009-08-25
Certificate Number: 3572
Date rights surrendered: 2010-08-17

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Kakegawa S30' (Supertunia White)

Summary: 'Sunsurfkuri' has thicker stems than 'Kakegawa S30'. The leaf of 'Sunsurfkuri' is longer than 'Kakegawa S30'. 'Sunsurfkuri' has a shorter pedicel than 'Kakegawa S30'. The sepal of 'Sunsurfkuri' is larger with a different shape than 'Kakegawa S30'. 'Sunsurfkuri' has a funnelform flower shape while it is salverform in 'Kakegawa S30'. The corolla tube of 'Sunsurfkuri' is shorter than 'Kakegawa S30'.

Description:

PLANT: creeping to upright growth habit, medium height, short to medium length shoots, thick stem

LEAF: long, wide, ovate to elliptic shape, broad acute apex, no variegation, light to medium green, blistering present, short petiole

SEPAL: long to very long, wide to very wide, spatulate shape, no anthocyanin colouration
FLOWER: very short to short pedicel, single type, large diameter, funnelform shape, medium to strong degree of lobing, yellow veins
COROLLA LOBE: one colour, white, weak conspicuousness of veins on the upper side, medium undulation of the margin
COROLLA TUBE: short to medium length, white inner side, medium to strong conspicuousness of dark violet (RHS N79A) veins on the inner side, cream coloured anthers before dehiscence

Origin & Breeding History: 'Sunsurfkuri' is the result of the cross made in August 2003 between the female parent 'Falcon White' and the male parent 'P55h5' conducted at Higashiomi-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan. In April 2004, 50 seedlings were obtained from that cross and grown in pots in the glasshouse and evaluated. In September 2004, one seedling was selected in view of its growth habit, flower size and colour. The selected plant was propagated by cuttings and grown in pots and trialed in April-September 2005.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials were conducted in a poly house in the spring of 2008 in St. Thomas, Ontario. There were 15 plants of each variety individually grown in 15 cm plastic pots. All colour measurements were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart.


Comparison tables for 'Sunsurfkuri' with reference variety 'Kakegawa S30'

Leaf length (cm)

  'Sunsurfkuri' 'Kakegawa S30'
mean 4.9 3.7
std. deviation 0.37 0.28

Pedicel length (cm)

  'Sunsurfkuri' 'Kakegawa S30'
mean 2.0 3.4
std. deviation 0.19 0.53

Sepal length (cm)

  'Sunsurfkuri' 'Kakegawa S30'
mean 2.1 1.5
std. deviation 0.11 0.10

Sepal width (cm)

  'Sunsurfkuri' 'Kakegawa S30'
mean 0.9 0.4
std. deviation 0.07 0.07

Corolla tube length (cm)

  'Sunsurfkuri' 'Kakegawa S30'
mean 2.7 3.3
std. deviation 0.18 0.15

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Petunia: 'Sunsurfkuri' (left) with reference variety 'Kakegawa S30' (right)

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Petunia: 'Sunsurfkuri' (left) with reference variety 'Kakegawa S30' (right)

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