Patent Publication Number: US-PP27075-P3

Title: Calibrachoa plant named ‘KLECA14265’

Description:
Genus and species:  Calibrachoa  sp. 
     Variety denomination: ‘KLECA14265’. 
     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 ‘KLECA14265’. ‘KLECA14265’ originated from a controlled cross conducted in May 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany between the proprietary female  Calibrachoa  variety ‘CA-2009-1319’ (unpatented) and the proprietary male  Calibrachoa  variety ‘KLECA09172’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,152). 
     In May 2010, seed was collected from the controlled cross between the two  Calibrachoa  parental lines. The seeds were sown and plants were grown for evaluation in Stuttgart, Germany. A single plant line was selected in May 2011 which had red-purple flowers and was subsequently named ‘KLECA14265’. In May 2011, ‘KLECA14265’ was first vegetatively propagated by tip cuttings. ‘KLECA14265’ 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. Red-purple flowers; and   2. A semi-upright form and habit.       

    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH 
       This new  Calibrachoa  plant is illustrated by the accompanying photograph which shows the whole plant, including the habit, the foliage, the flowers, and the buds, and a close-up of the flowers. The photograph is of a four-month-old plant grown in a pot outdoors in Stuttgart, Germany in July 2013. 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 ‘KLECA14265’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on 11-week-old plants grown in a controlled glass greenhouse environment 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.) (2007).
     Classification:
             Family.— Solanaceae.     Botanical.—Calibrachoa  sp.     Common.—Calibrachoa.        Designation.— ‘KLECA14265’.       
       Parentage:
             Female parent.— Proprietary  Calibrachoa  line ‘CA-2009-1319’ (unpatented).     Male parent.—Calibrachoa  line ‘KLECA09172’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,152).       
       Plant:
             Life cycle.— Annual.     Form and habit.— Semi-upright.     Height  ( from soil line to top of foliage ).—7.0 cm.     Spread.— 16.0 cm.     Propagation.— Vegetatively propagated by tip cuttings.     Time to produce a rooted cutting.— 3 weeks.       
       Stems:
             Stem color.— RHS 145A.     Pubescence.— Absent.     Diameter.— 0.1 cm.     Length, from soil line to first node.— 1.4 cm.     Total length.— 8.0 cm.     Internode length.— 2.5 cm.       
       Leaves:
             Arrangement.— Alternate, simple, and sessile.     Shape.— Elliptic.     Apex.— Obtuse to slightly acute.     Base.— Attentuate.     Margin.— Entire.     Surface.— Smooth.     Surface pubescence.— Absent.     Venation.— Pinnate.     Venation color.— Upper surface: RHS 144A. Lower surface: RHS 145B.     Length.— 3.0 cm.     Width.— 0.6 cm.     Color.— Upper surface: RHS 141A. Lower surface: RHS 141D.     Fragrance.— Absent.       
       Flowers:
             Flower type and habit.— Single flowers having determinate inflorescence.     Flowering requirements.— A minimum of light sun is required.     Duration of flowers.— 6 days.     Corolla texture.— Smooth texture.     Corolla shape.— Trumpet-shaped.     Fragrance.— Absent.       
       Flower buds:
             Surface texture.— Smooth.     Length.— 2.2 cm.     Diameter.— 0.5 cm.     Shape.— Irregular to oblong.     Color.— RHS 77A.       
       Peduncle:
             Length.— 2.5 cm.     Diameter.— 0.1 cm.     Color.— RHS 146D.     Texture.— Smooth.     Anthocyanin color.— Absent.       
       Flower description:
             Flower depth.— 3.0 cm.     Flower tube length.— 2.0 cm.     Flower tube diameter.— 0.7 cm.     Flower diameter.— 3.0 cm.     Pedicel color.— RHS 146D.     Calyx.— Funnel-shaped.       
       Sepals:
             Shape.— Lanceolate.     Apex.— Acute.     Margin.— Entire.     Length.— 1.5 cm.     Diameter.— 0.2 cm.     Sepal color.— Upper surface: RHS 143A. Lower surface: RHS 143B.       
       Petals:
             Shape.— Heart-shaped.     Length.— 1.3 cm.     Apex.— Obverse.     Margin.— Entire, weak undulation.     Base.— Open and fused into the tube.     Pubescence.— Absent.     Lobe length.— 1.2 cm.     Lobe width.— 1.5 cm.     Lobe color.— Upper surface: RHS N74A. Lower surface: RHS 186B.     Corolla tube color.— Inner: RHS 7A. Outer: RHS 7D.     Fragrance.— Absent.       
       Reproductive organs:
             Stamen number.— 5.     Stamen color.— Anther color: RHS 13A. Filament color: RHS 2C. Pollen color: RHS 13A.     Ovary.— Placenta arrangement: Ovate. Pistil number: 1. Pistil length: 0.1 cm. Stigma color: RHS 144B. Style length: 1.0 cm. Style color: RHS 144D.       
       Fruit and seed set: Little seed production.   Disease and pest/insect resistance: None observed.   

     COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY 
     ‘KLECA14265’ is distinguished from the female and male parental lines as described in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Comparison with Parental Lines 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                 Female parent 
                 Male Parent 
               
               
                 Trait 
                 ‘KLECA14265’ 
                 ‘CA-2009-1319’ 
                 ‘KLECA09172’ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Flower color 
                 RHS N74A 
                 RHS 65D and RHS 
                 RHS 46C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 N66D 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     ‘KLECA14265’ is most similar to the  Calibrachoa  plant named ‘KLECA13251’ (U.S. application Ser. No. 14/121,076) and also commercially known as MINIFAMOUS ‘Neo Pink’. Differences between the two varieties are described in Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Comparison with Similar Variety 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Trait 
                 ‘KLECA14265’ 
                 ‘KLECA13251’ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Flower color 
                 RHS N74A 
                 RHS 73A