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Sunraspberry

Petunia

Denomination: 'Sunraspberry'
Trade name: Surfinia Raspberry Dream
Botanical Name: Petunia ×hybrida
Applicant/Holder: Suntory Flowers Limited
Administrative Division
4-17-5 Shiba, Minato-ku
Tokyo
108-0014
Japan
Tel: +81-3-5419-1382

Keisei Rose Nurseries, Inc.
755 Owadashinden
Yachiyo
Chiba
276-0046
Japan
Tel: +81-(0)47-459-0212
Breeder: Takuro Ishihara, Tokyo, Japan
Shinya Miyano, Chiba-ken, Japan
Kazunari Iwaki, 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: 2004-08-27
Application Number: 04-4336
Grant of Rights Date: 2007-11-09
Certificate Number: 2981
Date rights surrendered: 2010-11-25

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Sunrove' (Surfinia Pink Veined) and 'Sunmilk' (Surfinia Victorian Cream)

Summary: 'Sunraspberry' has a shorter shoot length than 'Sunrove'. 'Sunraspberry' has a white corolla with purple red veins while 'Sunrove' has a violet corolla with red purple veins. 'Sunraspberry' has more conspicuous veins on the corolla than 'Sunmilk'. 'Sunraspberry' has yellowish-white anther colour before pollen dehiscence while 'Sunrove' has light blue anthers.

Description:

PLANT: semi-upright growth habit, short to medium height, medium width

SHOOTS: thin, short to medium length, absent to very weak anthocyanin colouration

LEAVES: short to medium length, narrow to medium width, elliptic, narrow acute to rounded apex, no variegation, medium green on upper side, no blistering, petiole medium in length

SEPALS: short, narrow, linear, no anthocyanin colouration

FLOWERS: short to medium length pedicel, single corolla, small to medium diameter, trumpet shape
COROLLA: weak lobing, white on upper and lower side, veins purple red and moderate to very strong in conspicuousness, margin with medium undulation
COROLLA TUBE: short to medium length, greyish on inner side, veins moderately conspicuous
ANTHERS: yellowish white before and after dehiscence.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Sunraspberry' originated from a controlled cross between a hybrid variety named 'PF165-1'as the female parent and 'PF171-1' as the male parent. The cross was made in December, 2000 at the Omi R&D Center, Suntory Flowers Ltd., Japan. In April 2001, 40 seedlings were obtained from the cross and grown in pots in the glasshouse for evaluation. In August 2001, one seedling was selected based on its growth habit, flower size and colour. That seedling was propagated by cuttings and a trial was carried out by flower potting and bedding from April to September 2002.

Tests & Trials: The tests and trials for 'Sunraspberry' were conducted in a polyhouse at BioFlora in St. Thomas, Ontario in the spring of 2006. The trials included 15 plants of each variety. Rooted cuttings were transplanted into six inch pots on April 17, 2006. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety. All colour measurements were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart.


Comparison tables for 'Sunraspberry' with reference varieties 'Sunrove' and 'Sunmilk'

Shoot length (cm)

  'Sunraspberry' 'Sunrove' 'Sunmilk'
mean 23.6 32.9 26.3
std. deviation 2.35 3.80 3.36

Colour of corolla (RHS)

  'Sunraspberry' 'Sunrove' 'Sunmilk'
upper side white/N155B 75C-D 155A, C
lower side white/N155B 75B-D 155A, 150D (around veins)
veins 61B (brighter than) N74A (darker than) 59C

Colour of corolla tube (RHS)

  'Sunraspberry' 'Sunrove' 'Sunmilk'
inner side 157A 77A (veins) 157A

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Sunraspberry
Petunia: 'Sunraspberry' (left) with reference varieties 'Sunrove' (centre) and 'Sunmilk' (right)

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