Patent Publication Number: US-PP27100-P3

Title: Calibrachoa plant named ‘KLECA14263’

Description:
Genus and species:  Calibrachoa  sp. 
     Variety denomination: ‘KLECA14263’. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT 
     The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of  Calibrachoa , botanically known as  Calibrachoa  sp., and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘KLECA14263’. ‘KLECA14263’ originated from a controlled-cross between the female  Calibrachoa  variety ‘KLECA10216’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,893) and the proprietary male  Calibrachoa  variety ‘J 904’ (unpatented). 
     In May 2010, two  Calibrachoa  parental lines, the female variety ‘KLECA10216’ and the male  Calibrachoa  variety ‘J 904’ 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 2011, having pink flowers with a red-purple eye and subsequently named ‘KLECA14263’. In May 2011, ‘KLECA14263’ was first vegetatively propagated by vegetative tip cuttings in Stuttgart, Germany. ‘KLECA14263’ was found to reproduce true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation via tip cuttings. 
     SUMMARY 
     The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of this new variety when grown under normal horticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany.
         1. Pink flowers with a red-purple eye; and   2. A semi-upright form and plant habit.       

    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH 
       This new  Calibrachoa  plant is illustrated by the accompanying photograph which shows flowers grown in a pot. The photograph is of a four-month-old plant grown outdoors in Stuttgart, Germany in July 2014. 
       The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY 
     The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘KLECA14263’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on eleven-week-old plants grown in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2014. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5 th  edition (2007).
     Classification:
             Family .—Solanaceae.     Species.—Calibrachoa  sp.     Common name.—Calibrachoa.        Parentage .—Female: The female  Calibrachoa  ‘KLECA10216’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,893). Male: Proprietary male  Calibrachoa  ‘J 904’ (unpatented).       
       Plant description:
             Life cycle .—Annual.     Form .—Semi-upright.     Habit .—Semi-upright.     Height  ( from soil line to top of foliage ).—5.0 cm.     Spread.— 23.0 cm.       
       Propagation: Vegetatively propagated.
             Type cuttings .—Tip cuttings.     Time to produce a rooted cutting.— 3 weeks.       
       Stems:
             Stem color .—RHS 138B.     Pubescence .—Absent.     Stem description .—Stem diameter: 0.1 cm (stem diameter including side shoots: 6.0 cm). Stem length: 11.0 cm. From soil line to first node: 1.5 cm. Total length: 12.0 cm. Internode length: 1.6 cm.       
       Leaves:
             Arrangement .—Alternate, simple, sessile.     Shape .—Elliptic.     Apex .—Obtuse to slightly acute.     Base .—Attenuate.     Margin .—Entire.     Surface .—Smooth.     Surface pubescence .—Absent.     Venation .—Pinnate.     Venation color .—Upper surface: RHS 144A. Lower surface: RHS 145A.     Length.— 2.5 cm.     Width.— 0.7 cm.     Color .—Upper surface: RHS N138A. Lower surface: RHS 138B.     Fragrance .—Absent.       
       Flowers: Single flowers.
             Flowering habit .—Flower attitude erect, single, axillary.     Flower type .—Determinate inflorescence.     Flowering requirements .—A minimum of light sun is required.     Duration of flowers.— 7 days.     Corolla .—Smooth texture.     Shape .—Trumpet shaped.     Fragrance .—Absent.       
       Flower buds:
             Surface .—Smooth.     Length.— 1.5 cm.     Diameter.— 0.6 cm.     Shape .—Iregular to oblong.     Color .—RHS N11B and RHS 59A.       
       Peduncle:
             Length.— 2.2 cm.     Diameter.— 0.1 cm.     Color .—RHS 144C.     Texture .—Smooth.     Anthocyanin color .—RHS N77A.       
       Flower description:
             Flower depth.— 3.0 cm.     Flower tube length.— 1.8 cm.     Flower tube diameter.— 0.7 cm.     Flower diameter.— 3.4 cm.     Pedicel color .—RHS 144C.     Calyx .—Funnel-shaped.       
       Sepals:
             Shape .—Lanceolate.     Apex .—Acute.     Margin .—Entire.     Length.— 1.4 cm.     Diameter.— 0.2 cm.     Sepal color .—Upper and lower surfaces: RHS 143A.       
       Petals:
             Shape .—Heart-shaped.     Length.— 1.2 cm.     Apex .—Obverse.     Margin .—Entire, weak undulation.     Base .—Open and fused in the tube.     Pubescence .—Absent.     Lobe length.— 0.9 cm.     Lobe width.— 1.5 cm.     Color .—Lobe color: Upper surface: RHS 75C. Lower surface: RHS 75D. Corolla tube color: Inner: RHS 71A. Outer: RHS 177D.     Fragrance .—Absent.       
       Reproductive organs:
             Stamen number.— 5.     Stamen color .—Anther color: RHS 21A. Filament color: RHS 1B. Pollen color: RHS 21A.     Ovary .—Placenta arrangement: Ovate. Pistil number: 1. Pistil length: 0.1 cm. Stigma color: RHS 144B. Style length: 1.1 cm. Style color: RHS 144D.       
       Fruit/seed set: Little.   Disease/insect resistance: None observed.   

     COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY 
     ‘KLECA14263’ is distinguished from its parents as described in Table 1: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Comparison with Parental Lines 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Variety 
                 Female parent 
                 Male Parent 
               
               
                 Trait 
                 ‘KLECA14263’ 
                 ‘KLECA10216’ 
                 ‘J 904’ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Flower color 
                 RHS 75C and 
                 RHS 75C and 
                 RHS 69C and 
               
               
                   
                 RHS 71A 
                 RHS 61B 
                 RHS 55A 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     ‘KLECA14263’ is most similar to the commercial  Calibrachoa  plant named ‘KLECA10216’ (the female parent), U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,893, commercially known as MiniFamous Light Pink+Eye. Differences between the two varieties are described in Table 2: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Comparison with Similar Variety 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Variety 
                 Calibrachoa 
               
               
                 Trait 
                 ‘KLECA14263’ 
                 ‘KLECA10216’ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Flower color 
                 RHS 75C and RHS 71A 
                 RHS 75C and RHS 61B 
               
               
                 Growing habit 
                 More compact, tight  
                 More vigorous than 
               
               
                   
                 than ‘KLECA10216’ 
                 ‘KLECA14263’