Hachdon

Potentilla

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Orangeade' and 'Hopleys Orange'

Summary: The plants of 'Hachdon' are short whereas those of 'Orangeade' are of medium height. The flower bud of 'Hachdon' is light yellow while that of 'Hopleys Orange' is yellow orange. The inner side of the petals of 'Hachdon' is yellow brown whereas that of 'Orangeade' is orange brown and that of 'Hopleys Orange' is orange brown with yellow orange along the margins. The outer side of the petals of 'Hachdon' is yellow orange whereas that of 'Orangeade' is light yellow brown. The petals of 'Hachdon' have absent or very weak undulation of the margin whereas the petals of 'Hopleys Orange' have weak to medium degree of undulation.

Description:

PLANT: semi-spreading growth habit, short, short flowering laterals, continuous flowering
YOUNG STEM: light green, sparse pubescence
TWO-YEAR-OLD STEM: light brown, peeling bark

LEAF: very short to short, medium width, very low to low length to width ratio, brown green (nearest to RHS 137B but darker), no variegation, absent or very sparse pubescence on upper side, absent or very sparse pubescence on lower side, few leaflets, no overlapping of top three leaflets
LEAFLET: narrow elliptic, slightly recurved margin
STIPULES: medium brown
PETIOLE: short to medium length

FLOWER BUD: spherical, light yellow (RHS 8B)
INFLORESCENCE: few flowers
PEDICEL: erect attitude
EPICALYX: elliptic, no lateral lobes
SEPAL: deltoid
FLOWER: medium diameter, few petals, saucer-shaped profile
PETAL: short to medium length, narrow to medium width, low to medium length to width ratio, inner side yellow brown (nearest to RHS N163C, but slightly more red, and becoming more yellow along margin), outer side yellow orange (RHS 17D), absent or very weak undulation of margin
STAMEN: yellow filament, yellow anther
STIGMA: positioned below anthers

Origin & Breeding History: 'Hachdon' originated from a controlled cross pollination conducted by the breeder in the summer of 2003 in Barmstedt, Germany. The cross was conducted between the female parent variety Potentilla fruticosa 'Annette' and the male parent variety Potentilla fruticosa 'Orangeschimmer'. The new Potentilla variety 'Hachdon' was selected as a single plant in July 2006 based on its plant habit, flowering characteristics (including colour) and resistance to powdery mildew. Asexual reproduction of 'Hachdon' was first conducted in July 2006 by softwood cuttings in Barmstedt, Germany.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Hachdon' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 20140006, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, in Angers, France. The trial was conducted by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2015. The colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Hachdon' with reference varieties 'Orangeade' and 'Hopleys Orange'

Flower bud colour (RHS)

Petal colour (RHS)

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Potentilla: 'Hachdon'