A distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘USCALI67’, characterized by its semi-upright to cascading plant habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; relatively large light purple-colored flower; good weather tolerance; tolerant to rain and low and high temperatures; and resistance to Thielaviopsis.
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Botanical classification: Calibrachoa sp.
Cultivar designation: USCALI67.
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant, botanically known as Calibrachoa sp., and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘USCALI67 ’.
The new Calibrachoa is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Hikone, Shiga, Japan. The objective of the program is to create new heat-tolerant and disease-resistant Calibrachoa cultivars with semi-upright plant habit and attractive flower colors.
The new Calibrachoa originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor on Apr. 12, 2000 of a proprietary seedling selection of Calibrachoa identified as code number C501, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary seedling selection of Calibrachoa identified as code number C4601, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Calibrachoa was selected by the Inventor on Jun. 24, 2001 in a controlled environment in Gensingen, Germany.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Gensingen, Germany since Jun. 25, 2001, has shown that the unique features of this new Calibrachoa are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
Plants of the cultivar USCALI67 have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity and daylength without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘USCALI67’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘USCALI67’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa:
Plants of the new Calibrachoa differ primarily from plants of the parent selections primarily in flower color as plants of the female selection have darker purple-colored flowers and plants of the male parent have white-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the cultivar Colorburst Pink, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Gensingen, Germany, plants of the new Calibrachoa had a more upright plant habit and larger flowers than plants of the cultivar Colorburst Pink.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the cultivar Sunbelkubu, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,279. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Gensingen, Germany, plants of the new Calibrachoa had a more upright plant habit and larger flowers than plants of the cultivar Sunbelkubu.
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Calibrachoa.
The photograph at the top of the sheet is a close-up view of typical flowers and leaves of ‘USCALI67’.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘USCALI67’ grown in a container.
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Plants grown in 12.5 -cm containers were used for the aforementioned photographs and following description. Plants were about seven weeks from planting rooted cuttings. Plants were grown under conditions which closely approximate commerical production conditions during the spring in Bonsall, Calif. in an outdoor nursery. During the production period, day temperatures ranged from 18° C. to 35° C. and night temperatures ranged from 10° C. to 24° C.
| Patent | Priority | Assignee | Title |
| Patent | Priority | Assignee | Title |
| PP10279, | Nov 20 1996 | Suntory Limited | Petunia plant named `Sunbelkubu` |
| PP12086, | May 12 1999 | Sakata Seed Corporation | Calibrachoa plant named `Colorburst Violet` |
| PP12486, | Jun 12 2000 | Gartenbau and Spezialkulturen Westhoff GbR | Calibrachoa plant named `Wespink` |
| PP12508, | Aug 04 1999 | Sakata Seed Corporation | Calibrachoa plant named `Kakegawa S8` |
| PP14028, | Mar 08 2002 | LUCID TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED | Calibrachoa plant named `Illumination Rose 2` |
| PP14874, | Aug 11 2003 | WINGEN, LLC | Calibrachoa plant named `Uscali51` |
| PP15448, | Apr 05 2004 | Syngenta Crop Protection AG | Calibrachoa plant named `Cal Litelaver` |
| PP15449, | Apr 05 2004 | Syngenta Crop Protection AG | Calibrachoa plant named `Cal Laver` |
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