<i>Coleus </i>plant named ‘Balflamsira’

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named Balflamsira, characterized by its dark greyed-red and deep yellow-green colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named Balflamsira, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this type, the overall growth habit and typical foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors in the photographs differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed description, which accurately describes the colors of Balflamsira. The approximately 3-month-old plants were grown in 4.5-inch pots for 10 weeks in a greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill. Plants were given one pinch one week before transplant.

(2) FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth habit of Balflamsira.

(3) FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of an individual leaf of Balflamsira.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(4) The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance in genotype.

(5) The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significance are used. The color values were determined in January 2020 under natural light conditions in West Chicago, Ill.

(6) The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately 3-month-old plants produced from cuttings from stock plants and grown in a glass-covered greenhouse under conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice. The plants were grown in West Chicago, Ill. in 4.5-inch pots for 10 weeks utilizing a soilless growth medium. Plants were given one pinch one week before transplant. Greenhouse temperatures were maintained at approximately 67 F. to 72 F. (19 C. to 22 C.) during the day and approximately 64 F. to 66 F. (18 C. to 19 C.) during the night. Supplemental lighting was used. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical plants. Botanical classification: Solenostemon scutellarioides Balflamsira. Parentage: Female and male parent.COLORBLAZE ROYALE APPLE BRANDY ApBran. Propagation: Type cutting.Terminal stem. Time to initiate roots.Approximately 4 to 6 days. Time to produce a rooted cutting.Approximately 21 to 24 days. Root description.Fibrous. Rooting habit.Freely branching. Plant description: Commercial crop time.Approximately 5 to 7 weeks from a rooted cutting to finish in a 10 cm pot. Growth habit and general appearance.Moderately vigorous, upright. Size.Height from soil level to top of plant plane: Approximately 15.5 cm. Width: Approximately 26.0 cm. Branching habit.Freely branching, pinching not required but improves basal branching. Quantity of lateral branches per plant: Approximately 9. Branch.Strength: Strong. Shape: Square in cross section. Length of lateral branch: Approximately 7.5 cm. Diameter of lateral branch at central internode: Approximately 5.0 mm. Length of central internode of lateral branch: Approximately 1.0 cm. Texture: Dense minute pubescence. Color of young and mature stems: 146C with mottling of 187A. Foliage description: General description.Quantity of leaves per lateral branch: Approximately 12. Fragrance: None. Form: Simple. Arrangement: Opposite. Leaves.Aspect: Petiole is at an acute angle to stem; leaf blade is perpendicular to stem, and transitions to an obtuse angle with age. Appearance: Matte. Shape: Elliptic. Margin: Lobed. Apex: Acute. Base: Attenuate. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Length of mature leaf: Approximately 9.0 cm. Width of mature leaf: Approximately 3.3 cm. Texture of upper surface: Sparsely pubescent. Texture of lower surface: Sparsely pubescent with moderate pubescence on venation. Pubescence color: A mixture of colorless, transparent and 187A. Color of upper surface of young foliage: 144A, with irregular mottling 183A and 178A to 178B, mottling primarily in center of leaf; venation coloration indistinguishable from leaf lamina. Color of lower surface of young and mature foliage: Closest to 147C with 187A at margins edges; venation coloration indistinguishable from leaf lamina or sometimes tinted with 187A. Color of upper surface of mature foliage: 144A, with an irregular and heavy overlay of 183A and 178A to 178B; venation coloration indistinguishable from leaf lamina. Petiole.Length: Approximately 3.0 cm. Width: Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture: Moderately pubescent. Pubescence color: A mixture of colorless, transparent and 187A. Color: 146C with mottling of 187A to 187B. Flowering description: To date, flower development has not been observed on plants of the new Coleus. Disease and pest resistance: To date, resistance to pathogens and pests common to Coleus has not been observed.