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Bonscalib

Scaevola

Denomination: 'Bonscalib'
Trade name: Surdiva Light Blue
Botanical Name: Scaevola aemula
Applicant/Holder: Bonza Botanicals Pty., Ltd.
244 Singles Ridge Road
Yellow Rock, New South Wales
2777
Australia
Breeder: Andrew Berneutz, Silverdale, Australia
Agent in Canada: BioFlora Inc.
38723 Fingal Line
R.R. #1
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5P 3S5
Canada
Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date: 2007-09-21
Application Number: 07-6004
Grant of Rights Date: 2009-08-25
Certificate Number: 3588
Date rights surrendered: 2015-08-21

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'

Summary: 'Bonscalib' has a shorter plant height and narrower plant width than 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'. 'Bonscalib' has medium pubescence on the stem while 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan' has very sparse pubescence. 'Bonscalib' has a thinner stem and smaller leaf blade than 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'. 'Bonscalib' has lighter blue violet corolla colour than 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'.

Description:

PLANT: semi-upright to spreading/trailing growth habit, many branches
STEM: green to red-brown, strong anthocyanin colouration, medium pubescence, medium thickness, smooth

LEAF: alternate arrangement, simple, obovate to spatulate, broadly acute apex with mucronate tip, attenuate base, dentate margin, sparse pubescence on upper side, medium pubescence on lower side, medium to dark green on upper side, medium green on lower side, no variegation

FLOWERING: almost continuous, early to mid-season, long length of flowering
INFLORESCENCE: both terminal and axillary in position, single flower per leaf axil
COROLLA: fan-shaped, petals partially fused, five petals, medium pubescence at throat, blue violet on inner side with white at base, blue violet on outer side, yellow with deep purple veins on inner side of corolla tube, light green with purple veins on outer side of corolla tube
PETAL: entire margin, absent to very weak undulation of margin, elliptic to oblanceolate shape, mucronate apex.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Bonscalib' originated from an open pollination made at Yellow Rock, New South Wales, Australia in 2003. The female parent was the proprietary variety 00-38.1 and the pollen was derived from a group of several proprietary varieties. Seeds from the open pollination were germinated and grown to maturity. One plant was selected on November 14, 2003 and propagated by cuttings. These were grown in potted trials from November 2003 to December 2004.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Bonscalib' were conducted during the spring of 2008 in a polyhouse at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. There were 15 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. The plants were grown from rooted cuttings which were transplanted into 15 cm pots on April 18, 2008. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants on June 13, 2008. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) Colour Chart.


Comparison tables for 'Bonscalib' with reference variety 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'

Plant height (cm)

  'Bonscalib' 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'
mean 14.0 29.1
std. deviation 2.16 2.47

Plant width (cm)

  'Bonscalib' 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'
mean 45.3 79.3
std. deviation 1.70 5.03

Leaf blade length (cm)

  'Bonscalib' 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'
mean 6.6 8.9
std. deviation 0.51 0.75

Leaf blade width (cm)

  'Bonscalib' 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'
mean 2.8 3.5
std. deviation 0.59 0.52

Colour of corolla (RHS)

  'Bonscalib' 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan'
inner side - primary N88C 90C
inner side - secondary 155A N81A-B (midvein), 155D at base
outer side - primary N88C 90C with N87A-B (midvein)

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Scaevola: 'Bonscalib' (left) with reference variety 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan' (right)

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Scaevola: 'Bonscalib' (left) with reference variety 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan' (right)

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Bonscalib
Scaevola: 'Bonscalib' (left) with reference variety 'Outback Fan Flower Purple Fan' (right)

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