<i>Calibrachoa </i>plant named ‘CBRZ0017’

Abstract

A new Calibrachoa plant named CBRZ0017 particularly distinguished by the yellow flower green foliage, good branching, and a semi-trailing plant habit, and has little sensitivity to soil pH.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant named CBRZ0017, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of CBRZ0017 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawing shows in FIG. 1. a close-up of the flowers and in FIG. 2. a flowering plant of the new variety.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(2) The aforementioned photographs were taken in December 2017 in Gilroy, Calif. The measurements and observations were made in Gilroy, Calif. on plants grown in an indoor trial.

(3) Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2015.

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY CBRZ0017 AND A SIMILAR VARIETY CBRZ0017 Callie Yellow Imp. Main flower color: Yellow Darker Yellow Flower size: Smaller Medium Time to flower: Earlier Later Plant: Form, growth and habit.Semi-upright stems, compact and mounding, very well branched. Plant height.8-10.0 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).8-10.0 cm. Plant width.36-40.0 cm. Quantity of main branches.4-6. Quantity of secondary branches.4-9 per basal branch. Time to produce a flowering plant.7-8 weeks for a 12 cm pot (from planting of rooted cuttings). Roots: Number of days to initiate.18-21 days at about 22 C. Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.21-24 days at 22 C. Type.Fibrous. Color.RHS 158D. Stem: Color of stem.RHS 144B. Length of stem.15-23.0 cm. Diameter.0.15-0.2 cm. Length of internodes.0.4-2.4 cm. Texture.Has hairs. Foliage: Immature leaf, color of upper surface.RHS 138A. Immature leaf, color of lower surface.RHS 138B. Mature leaf, color of upper surface.RHS 137A. Mature leaf, color of lower surface.RHS 137C. Leaf blade, length.3.2-3.5 cm. Leaf, width.1.3-1.6 cm. Shape.Elliptical. Base shape.Attenuate. Apex shape.Obtuse. Margin.Entire. Texture.Small hairs. Color of veins, upper surface.RHS 138B. Color of veins lower surface.RHS 138B. Petiole color.RHS 139C. Petiole length.0.4-0.8 cm. Diameter of petiole.0.1 cm. Texture.Small hairs. Inflorescence: Type.Flowers solitary in upper leaf axils and slanting upright or outwards. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.20-26. Lastingness of individual flowers.About 7-9 days. Fragrance.None. Duration of flowering.Continuous flowering throughout the summer. Pedicel: Color of pedicel.RHS 144B. Length of pedicel.2.4-3.0 cm. Diameter of pedicel.1.0 mm. Texture of pedicel.Hairs. Flower: Immature flowers, corolla upper surface.RHS 12A. Immature flowers, corolla lower surface.RHS 13A. Mature flowers, color upper surface.RHS 29A. Mature flowers, color lower surface.RHS 13A. Flower horizontal diameter.3.3-4.0 cm. Flower height (vertical).2.1-2.5 cm. Corolla tube length.0.8-1.0 cm. Typical and observed petal number.5 fused petals. Petal shape.Oblong. Petal length.2.1 cm. Petal width.1.5 cm. Back of the petal venation color.RHS 138B. Front of the petal venation color.RHS 138B. Petal apex shape.Truncate to emarginate. Margin.Entire. Waviness of petals.Weak to medium. Petal lobation.Moderate. Throat and tube diameters.Diameter of the throat of the flower is 12-13 mm and tapers to approximately 10 mm at the top of the tube, the base of the tube is approximately 1.5 mm in diameter. Corolla texture.Face papillose and glabrous; rear side with short hair. Corolla tube color inside.RHS 154B. Corolla tube color outside.RHS 150C. Bud (just before opening): Color at apex.RHS 1C. Length.2.2-2.5 cm. Width (upper end).0.6-0.8 cm. Shape.Oblong. Calyx: Number of sepals.5. Color of sepals, adaxial or upper surface.RHS 138A. Color of sepals, abaxial or lower surface.RHS 138A. Length of sepals.1.4-1.7 cm. Width of sepals.0.3-0.4 cm. Sepal shape.Lanceolate. Apex shape.Obtuse to acute. Margins.Entire. Texture.Smooth. Reproductive organs: Pistil.1. Length.1.1-1.3 cm. Style color.RHS 145B. Style length.0.8-0.9 cm. Stigma color.RHS 144B. Number of stamens.5. Color of filaments.RHS 4D. Length filaments.0.6-0.9 cm. Color of pollen.RHS 13A. Pollen amount.Moderate. Fertility/seed set.Not observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance.Not observed on this hybrid.