Calibrachoa plant named ‘CBRZ0020’

Abstract

A new Calibrachoa plant named CBRZ0020 particularly distinguished by the large lilac flowers with a darker eye at the base of the petals, green foliage, good branching, early flowering, and a moderately compact plant habit, and has little sensitivity to soil pH.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant named CBRZ0020, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of CBRZ0020 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

(2) The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1. a close-up of the flowers and in FIG. 2. a flowering plant of the new variety.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(3) The aforementioned photographs were taken in December 2017 in Gilroy, Calif.,

(4) The measurements and observations were made on in Gilroy, Calif. on plants grown in an indoor trial.

(5) Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.

(6) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY CBRZ0020 AND A SIMILAR VARIETY Superbells Blue Moon Punch CBRZ0020 (Not patented) Main flower color: Lilac with a Light purple with darker eye dark purple Earliness to flower: Early Later Plant habit as a Compact Trailing young plant: Plant: Form, growth and habit.Semi-upright stems, compact and mounding, very well branched. Plant height.7-8.0 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).7-8.0 cm. Plant width.17-28.0 cm. Quantity of main branches.5-6. Quantity of secondary branches.2-6 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.6-12 cm. Diameter.0.2-0.25 cm. Length of internodes.0.5-1.5 cm. Hairs.Present. 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.2.6-3.2 cm. Leaf, width.0.8-1.7 cm. Shape.Elliptical, narrow. Base shape.Attenuate. Apex shape.Obtuse. Margin.Entire. Hairs.Some present. Color of veins, upper surface.RHS 146A. Color of veins lower surface.RHS 146C. Petiole color.RHS 146C. Petiole length.0.3-0.8 cm. Diameter of petiole.0.1 cm. Hairs.Some present; small. Inflorescence: Type.Flowers solitary in upper leaf axis and slanting upright or outwards. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.20-25. 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.1.8-2.1 cm. Diameter of pedicel.1.0 mm. Texture of pedicel.Small hairs. Flower: Immature flowers, corolla upper surface.RHS N82B. Immature flowers, corolla lower surface.RHS 150B with RHS 103A veins. Mature flowers, color upper surface.RHS 76B and with RHS N79B spot and a RHS 4A throat. Mature flowers, color lower surface.RHS 150B with RHS 103A veins. Flower horizontal diameter.3.5-3.6 cm. Flower height (vertical).2-2.5 cm. Corolla tube length.1.1-1.3 cm. Petal apex shape.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Waviness of petals.Weak to medium. Petal lobation.Moderate. Corolla texture.Face papillose and glabrous; rear side with short hair. Corolla tube color inside.RHS 4A. Corolla tube color outside.RHS 150C. Bud (just before opening): Color at apex.RHS 76B. Length.2-2.3 cm. Width (upper end).0.5-0.6 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.1.3-1.9 cm. Width of sepals.0.3-0.4 cm. Sepal shape.Lanceolate. Apex shape.Acute. Margins.Entire. Texture.Smooth. Reproductive organs: Pistil.1. Length.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.0.7-1.1 cm. Color of pollen.RHS 13B. Pollen amount.Moderate. Fertility/seed set.Not observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance.Not observed on this hybrid.