VEAZ0005

Verbena

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Lan Upbriro' (Lanai Upright Bright Rose) and 'Obsession Coral with Eye'

Summary: The plant of 'VEAZ0005' is shorter and narrower than the plant of 'Lan Upbriro' and taller than the plant of 'Obsession Coral with Eye'. The inflorescence of 'VEAZ0005' is larger in diameter than the inflorescence of 'Lan Upbriro'. The corolla diameter of 'VEAZ0005' is larger than the corolla diameter of the reference varieties. The upper side of the corolla of 'VEAZ0005' is purple red when newly opened while the corolla of 'Lan Upbriro' is purple with tones of purple red and the corolla of 'Obsession Coral with Eye' is a darker purple red. The upper side of the corolla of 'VEAZ0005' is blue pink with tones of purple red when fully open while the corolla of 'Lan Upbriro' is purple with darker purple at the base and the corolla of 'Obsession Coral with Eye' is purple red. The upper side of the corolla of 'VEAZ0005' is light blue pink when it ages while the corolla of 'Lan Upbriro' becomes blue pink with age. The corolla of 'VEAZ0005' has a medium sized eye while the corolla of 'Lan Upbriro' has a very small to small eye.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration on middle third of actively growing stem

LEAF: lanceolate and ovate, leaf blade not divided, margin dentate, upper side medium green with absent to very weak anthocyanin colouration

FLOWER: broad ovate shape in profile
CALYX: anthocyanin colouration on teeth only
COROLLA TUBE: hairs whitish yellow at tip
COROLLA: corolla lobes touching, corolla lobe incurved to straight along longitudinal axis, margin with medium undulation, even colour pattern, upper side purple red (RHS 58C) when newly opened, blue pink (RHS 62A) with tones of purple red (RHS 61D) when full open, ages to light blue pink (RHS 62B), colour strongly fading with age
COROLLA EYE: medium size, whitish green.

Origin & Breeding History: The variety 'VEAZ0005' originated from a cross pollination conducted in Gilroy, California, USA in July 2007. The female parent was a proprietary line, designated 2043-2, characterized by its lavender-pink flower colour and the male parent was the variety 'Lan Upbriro'. The resultant seed was collected and sown in a greenhouse in Gilroy in January 2008. In April 2008, a single plant was selected based on criteria for flower colour, plant habit and production characteristics.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'VEAZ0005' were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2012 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 20 plants each of the candidate and reference varieties. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 15 cm pots on May 2, 2012. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on June 7, 2012. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'VEAZ0005' with reference varieties 'Lan Upbriro' and 'Obsession Coral with Eye'

Plant height (cm)

Plant width (cm)

Inflorescence diameter (cm)

Corolla diameter (mm)

Colour of upper side of corolla (RHS)

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Verbena: 'VEAZ0005' (left) with reference varieties 'Lan Upbriro' (centre) and 'Obsession Coral with Eye' (right)

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Verbena: 'VEAZ0005' (left) with reference varieties 'Lan Upbriro' (centre) and 'Obsession Coral with Eye' (right)

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Verbena: 'VEAZ0005' (left) with reference varieties 'Lan Upbriro' (centre) and 'Obsession Coral with Eye' (right)