Calibrachoa Plant Named 'KLECA18408'

Abstract

A new Calibrachoa plant designated KLECA18408 particularly distinguished by light orange and red bicolored flowers, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant designated KLECA18408 as illustrated and described herein.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

[0009] This new Calibrachoa plant is illustrated by the accompanying photograph of a plant grown outdoors in Stuttgart, Germany. The photograph shows the whole plant, unless otherwise noted, including the flowers and foliage and buds. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. The photograph is of a whole plant photo of KLECA18408 12-weeks-old, taken in January 2019.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

[0010] The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of KLECA18408. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on plants grown 18 weeks since potting in a greenhouse with no pinching or growth regulators. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5.sup.th edition (2007). [0011] Classification: [0012] Family.Solanaceae. [0013] Botanical.Calibrachoa sp. [0014] Designation.KLECA18408. [0015] Parentage: [0016] Female parent.USCAL08501 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,503), also commercially known as SUPERBELLS Pomegranate Punch. [0017] Male parent.CA-2013-0284 (unpatented). [0018] Plant: [0019] Life cycle.Annual. [0020] Form.Short-lived subshrub. [0021] Habit.Semi-upright. [0022] Height (from soil line to top of foliage)17 cm. [0023] Spread.44 cm. [0024] Propagation.Vegetative. [0025] Type cuttings.Tip cuttings. [0026] Time to produce a rooted cutting.3 weeks. [0027] Stems: [0028] Stem color.RHS 143C. [0029] Pubescence.Present. [0030] Pubescence color.RHS 155A. [0031] Stem diameter.0.2 cm. [0032] Stem length.From soil line to first node: 1.5 cm. Total length: 27 cm. [0033] Internode length.1.7 cm. [0034] Foliage: [0035] Arrangement.Opposite. [0036] Shape.Acute. [0037] Apex.Broadly acute. [0038] Base.Attenuate. [0039] Margin.Entire. [0040] Surface.Moderately glandular pubescent. [0041] Surface pubescence.Present. [0042] Pubescence color.RHS 155A. [0043] Venation.Arcuate. [0044] Venation color.Upper surface: RHS 144A. Lower surface: RHS 145B. [0045] Length.4.2 cm. [0046] Width.1.4 cm. [0047] Color.Upper surface: RHS 137A. Lower surface: RHS 138B. [0048] Fragrance.Absent. [0049] Inflorescence: [0050] Flowering habit.Single flowers. [0051] Flower type.Determinate inflorescence. [0052] Flowering requirements.A minimum of light sun is required. [0053] Duration of flowers.6 days. [0054] Corolla.Smooth. [0055] Shape.Funnel form. [0056] Fragrance.Absent. [0057] Flower depth.2.2 cm. [0058] Flower tube length.1.7 cm. [0059] Flower tube diameter.0.6 cm. [0060] Flower diameter.4.9 cm. [0061] Pedicel color.RHS 144B. [0062] Calyx.Funnel shaped, salver form. [0063] Inflorescence bud: [0064] Surface.Smooth. [0065] Length.2.4 cm. [0066] Diameter.0.5 cm. [0067] Shape.Elliptic. [0068] Color.RHS 52C (limbs) and RHS 154B (throat). [0069] Peduncles: [0070] Length.1.7 to 2.0 cm. [0071] Diameter.0.1 cm. [0072] Color.RHS 144B. [0073] Texture.Densely glandular pubescent. [0074] Anthocyanin color.Absent. [0075] Sepals: [0076] Shape.Lanceolate. [0077] Apex.Narrowly acute. [0078] Margin.Entire. [0079] Length.1.4 cm. [0080] Diameter.0.3 cm. [0081] Sepal color.Upper surface: RHS 137A. Lower surface: RHS 137C. [0082] Petals: [0083] Shape.Obcordate. [0084] Length.2.2 cm. [0085] Apex.Truncate. [0086] Margin.Entire. [0087] Base.Fused in the tube. [0088] Texture, upper surface.Glabrous. [0089] Texture, lower surface.Glandular pubescent, dense along venation. [0090] Lobe length.2.2 cm. [0091] Lobe width.2.2 cm. [0092] Color.Lobe color: Upper surface: RHS 30A and RHS 187A. Lower surface: RHS 48C. Corolla tube color: Inner: RHS 15A. Outer: RHS 154B. [0093] Fragrance.Absent. [0094] Reproductive organs: [0095] Stamen number.5. [0096] Anther color.RHS 13A. [0097] Filament color.RHS 1C. [0098] Pollen color.RHS 8B. [0099] Placenta arrangement.Ovate. [0100] Pistil number.1. [0101] Pistil length.0.7 cm. [0102] Stigma color.RHS 144C. [0103] Style length.0.8 cm. [0104] Style color.RHS 144C. [0105] Fruit and seed set: No fruit or seed set observed.

COMPARISON OF KLECA18408 WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY

[0106] KLECA18408 is distinguished from the parental lines as follows. Whereas KLECA18408 has light orange flowers with a large red transition color to the corolla tube, the female parent USCAL08501 has red flowers with a large black transition to the corolla tube, and the male parent CA-2013-0284 has yellow-orange flowers with a large red transition color at the corolla tube.

[0107] KLECA18408 can be compared to the commercial Calibrachoa variety KLECA17020 (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 15/998,125), also commercially known as MINIFAMOUS Neo Apricot Strike. Whereas KLECA18408 has a main lobe color of RHS 30A, KLECA17020 has a main lobe color of RHS 25C.