Calibrachoa sp.
‘KLECA12236’
The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa, botanically known as Calibrachoa sp. and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘KLECA12236’. ‘KLECA12236’ originated from a controlled-cross between the proprietary female Calibrachoa variety ‘CA-2004-X030’ (unpatented) and the male Calibrachoa variety ‘KLECA08170’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,061).
In May 2008, two Calibrachoa parental lines, ‘CA-2004-X030’ and the male Calibrachoa variety ‘KLECA08170’ were crossed via a controlled-cross in Stuttgart, Germany and seeds were obtained. The seeds were sown and plants were grown for evaluation. A plant line was selected in May 2009 and subsequently named ‘KLECA12236’. In May 2009, ‘KLECA12236’ as first vegetatively propagated by tip cuttings. ‘KLECA12236’ was found to reproduce true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation via tip cuttings.
Plant Breeder's Rights for ‘KLECA12236’ were applied for in Canada on Jan. 23, 2013, Application No. 13-7851 and in Switzerland on Jun. 6, 2013 as Application No. 13-2872. ‘KLECA12236’ has not been made publicly available or sold more than one year prior to the filing date of this application.
The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of this new variety when grown under normal horticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany.
1. Blue flower color; and
2. A compact, mounding form with a semi-trailing plant habit.
This new Calibrachoa plant is illustrated by the accompanying photograph which shows a close-up of the flowers. The photograph is of a five-month-old plant grown in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2012. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.
The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘KLECA12236’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on five-month-old plants grown in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2013. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5th edition (2007).
‘KLECA12236’ is distinguished from its parental lines as described in Table 1:
‘KLECA12236’ is most similar to the Calibrachoa plant named ‘KLECA08170’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,061). Differences between the two varieties are described in Table 2: