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Blue Marvel

Salvia

Denomination: 'Blue Marvel'
Botanical Name: Salvia sylvestris
Applicant/Holder: Ball Horticultural Company
622 Town Road
West Chicago, Illinois
60185
United States of America
Breeder: Christa Kievit, Netherlands
Agent in Canada: BioFlora Inc.
38723 Fingal Line
R.R. #1
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5P 3S5
Canada
Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date: 2014-08-07
Application Number: 14-8424
Grant of Rights Date: 2016-09-16
Certificate Number: 5343
Date rights surrendered: 2023-08-28

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Haeumanarc' (Marcus)

Summary: The shoots of the plants of 'Blue Marvel' are of medium density whereas those of 'Haeumanarc' are dense. The stem of 'Blue Marvel' has a very strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration while that of 'Haeumanarc' has an intensity of anthocyanin colouration ranging from absent to weak. The leaf blade of 'Blue Marvel' is larger than that of 'Haeumanarc'. The inflorescence of 'Blue Marvel' has a medium number of lateral branches and is wider than that of 'Haeumanarc' which has many lateral branches. The bract, corolla and corolla tube of 'Blue Marvel' are longer than those of 'Haeumanarc'.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit, medium shoot density
STEM: very strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration, medium pubescence

LEAF BLADE: medium to large length to width ratio, broadest part positioned moderately towards base, acute apex, cordate base, green upper side, no variegation, absent or very weak pubescence on upper side, medium rugosity, absent or very weak glossiness, medium to deep margin incisions, undulation of the margin ranging from medium to strong

INFLORESCENCE: medium number of florets per node, medium number of lateral branches, upright tip attitude
BRACT: strong persistence, outer side purple (RHS 70A) with brown green (RHS 147A) veins
CALYX (OUTER SIDE): dark violet to violet (RHS N77C-D) with dark green (RHS 141C) at base, sparse pubescence
UPPER LIP OF COROLLA (OUTER SIDE): blue violet (RHS N88A-B), absent or very sparse pubescence
LOWER LIP OF COROLLA: erect to semi-erect attitude relative to corolla tube, inner side violet blue (bluer than RHS 93B), weak undulation of margin
COROLLA TUBE (OUTER SIDE): white (RHS NN155D)

Origin & Breeding History: 'Blue Marvel' originated from a cross pollination between the proprietary breeding selections designated H57-8, as the female parent, and 'C7713-1', as the male parent. The cross was conducted in August 2010 as part of a controlled breeding program in Hem, the Netherlands. 'Blue Marvel' was initially selected in June 2011 for its large flowers and compact growth habit. Asexual propagation since then has been through the use of vegetative cuttings.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'Blue Marvel' was conducted in a polyhouse during the summer of 2015 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 20 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 15 cm pots on June 10, 2015. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of plants of each variety on July 24, 2015. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.


Comparison tables for 'Blue Marvel' with reference variety 'Haeumanarc'

Leaf blade length (cm)

  'Blue Marvel' 'Haeumanarc'
mean 7.6 6.1
std. deviation 0.80 0.62

Leaf blade width (cm)

  'Blue Marvel' 'Haeumanarc'
mean 3.7 2.4
std. deviation 0.57 0.38

Inflorescence width (cm)

  'Blue Marvel' 'Haeumanarc'
mean 3.7 2.0
std. deviation 0.20 0.13

Bract length (cm)

  'Blue Marvel' 'Haeumanarc'
mean 1.0 0.6
std. deviation 0.11 0.13

Corolla length (cm)

  'Blue Marvel' 'Haeumanarc'
mean 1.9 1.2
std. deviation 0.13 0.13

Corolla tube length (cm)

  'Blue Marvel' 'Haeumanarc'
mean 0.9 0.6
std. deviation 0.05 0.09

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Blue Marvel
Salvia: 'Blue Marvel' (left) with reference variety 'Haeumanarc' (right)

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Blue Marvel
Salvia: 'Blue Marvel' (left) with reference variety 'Haeumanarc' (right)

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Blue Marvel
Salvia: 'Blue Marvel' (left) with reference variety 'Haeumanarc' (right)

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