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DIWIBRU01

Bush Honeysuckle

Denomination: 'DIWIBRU01'
Botanical Name: Diervilla rivularis
Applicant/Holder: de Bruijn, William
Insteek 83
Boskoop
2771 AA
Netherlands
Breeder: William de Bruijn, Boskoop, Netherlands
Agent in Canada: BioFlora Inc.
38723 Fingal Line
R.R. #1
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5P 3S5
Canada
Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date: 2017-02-21
Provisional Protection:: 2017-02-21
Application Number: 17-9101
Grant of Rights Date: 2019-02-06
Certificate Number: 5917
Date rights revoked: 2021-02-06

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Diervilla rivularis' and 'Troja Black'

Summary: The upper side of the leaf blade of 'DIWIBRU01' is light green whereas the leaf blade of 'Diervilla rivularis' and 'Troja Black' is dark green. Just before leaf fall in autumn, the upper side of the leaf blade of 'DIWIBRU01' is yellow whereas the leaf blade of 'Troja Black' is reddish.

Description:

PLANT: medium to strong vigour, semi-upright growth habit, no suckers

YOUNG SHOOT: absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration
ONE-YEAR-OLD SHOOT: light brown in winter

FLOWERING: begins mid-season, long duration, no second flowering
INFLORESCENCE: compound panicle type
FLOWER: yellow, small

PETIOLE: short
LEAF BLADE: ovate shape, medium length, medium width, light green upper side, serrate incisions of margin, shallow incisions of margin, very weak degree of glossiness of upper side, no variegation, yellow upper side before leaf fall in autumn
LEAF FALL: begins late

Origin & Breeding History: 'DIWIBRU01' was discovered and developed by the breeder, William de Bruijn, of Boskoop, Netherlands. It was discovered in 2009, as a naturally occurring branch mutation of an unnamed plant of Diervilla rivularis that was growing in the breeder's garden in Boskoop. 'DIWIBRU01' was selected in 2009 for its bright yellow green foliage, yellow flowers, and new shoots that are red in colour when exposed to sunlight. 'DIWIBRU01' was first propagated asexually by softwood cuttings in 2009, in Boskoop, Netherlands.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'DIWIBRU01' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2014/3343, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office in Angers, France. The trial was conducted by the testing station of the National Food Chain Safety Office in Pölöske, Hungary, in 2016.

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DIWIBRU01
Bush Honeysuckle: 'DIWIBRU01'

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Bush Honeysuckle: 'DIWIBRU01'

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Bush Honeysuckle: 'DIWIBRU01'

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