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Robmornvan

Lantana

Denomination: 'Robmornvan'
Trade name: Morning Glow Vanilla
Botanical Name: Lantana camara
Applicant/Holder: Roberson, Robert J.
31706 East Pink Hill Road
Grain Valley, Missouri
64029
United States of America
Breeder: Robert J. Roberson, Grain Valley, United States of America
Agent in Canada: Variety Rights Management
475 County Road 18
R.R. #2
Oxford Station, Ontario
K0G 1T0
Canada
Tel: 613-258-9015
Application Date: 2003-04-30
Application Number: 03-3575
Date abandoned: 2008-10-01

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Balucwhit' (Landmark White)

Summary: 'Robmornvan' has a slightly shorter leaf than 'Balucwhit'. The newly opened floret of 'Robmornvan' is light yellow with a yellow orange secondary colour while it is light yellow with yellow secondary colour for 'Balucwhit'. 'Robmornvan' has a mature floret that is mainly white with a large yellow orange eye zone area while it is white with a smaller yellow eye zone area in 'Balucwhit'.

Description:

PLANT: semi-erect growth habit, sparse stem pubescence

LEAF: elliptic to ovate shape, acuminate to acute apex, acute base, serrate margin, dark green, sparse pubescence on upper side, very sparse to sparse pubescence on lower side, petiole present

INFLORESCENCE: located both terminally and axillarily, dome shaped profile
COROLLA: newly opened floret primarily light yellow with yellow orange secondary colour around eye zone, mature floret primarily white with yellow orange secondary colour around eye zone
COROLLA LOBES: touching to overlapping, recurved in longitudinal axis, weak to medium undulation of margin
COROLLA EYE ZONE: yellow orange

Origin & Breeding History: 'Robmornvan' was developed from a Lantana breeding program in the late 1990's in Grain Valley, Missouri, USA. The parent was an unnamed white flowered selection that was self pollinated. The F1 seedling population was grown in 1999, where one plant was selected based on its habit and floriferousness.

Tests & Trials: The test and trial for 'Robmornvan' was conducted during the summer of 2006 at Oxford Station, Ontario. Fifteen (15) plants of each variety were individually grown in 15 cm pots in a poly house. Plants were spaced 30 cm apart. Observations and measurements were taken on 10 plants of each variety. All colour measurements were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.


Comparison tables for 'Robmornvan' with reference variety 'Balucwhit'

Leaf length (cm)

  'Robmornvan' 'Balucwhit'
mean 4.63 6.53
std. deviation 1.31 0.93

Colour of newly opened corolla (RHS)

  'Robmornvan' 'Balucwhit'
primary 12C/D 9D
secondary 17C/16B 9A

Colour of mature corolla (RHS)

  'Robmornvan' 'Balucwhit'
primary 155B 155D
secondary 17A/B 9B

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Robmornvan
Lantana: 'Robmornvan' (left) with reference variety 'Balucwhit' (right)

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