<i>Agapanthus </i>plant named ‘DWAgHyb05’

Abstract

A new cultivar of Agapanthus plant named DWAgHyb05 that is characterized by its good resistance to root rot and crown rot, its bi-color flowers (white and purple), its long flowering period with a re-blooming habit, its fast growth habit with blooms at a young age, its compact plant habit and medium plant height, its high flower count per umbel, and its numerous inflorescences.

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Agapanthus plant named DWAgHyb05 as herein illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall appearance and distinct characteristics of the new Agapanthus. The photographs were taken of plants about 2 years in age of DWAgHyb05 as grown outdoors in a 23-cm container in Linbro Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.

(2) The photograph in FIG. 1 provides a side view of a plant of DWAgHyb05 in bloom.

(3) The photograph in FIG. 2 provides a close-up view of an inflorescence of DWAgHyb05.

(4) The photograph in FIG. 3 provides a close-up view of a flower of DWAgHyb05.

(5) The colors in the photographs are as close as possible with the photographic and printing technology utilized and color values cited in the detailed botanical description accurately describe the colors of the new Agapanthus.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(6) The following is a detailed description of 3-year-old plants of DWAgHyb05 as grown outdoors in 23-cm containers in Beaulieu, The United Kingdom. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, as it has not been tested under all possible environmental conditions. The color determinations are in accordance with the 2015 Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. General description: Blooming period.Main bloom, early to mid-summer with rebloom into November in South Africa. Plant type.Herbaceous perennial, evergreen in South Africa however, it is most likely to be semi-evergreen in colder climates (has not been tested). Plant habit.Compact, basal rosettes with inflorescences emerging from the rosette center. Height and spread.Medium; 63 cm in height and spread as a 3-year-old plant grown in a container. Cold hardiness.At least to U.S.D.A. Zone 8. Diseases and pests.Good resistance has been observed to crown rot caused by Fusarium sp. and root rot caused by Erwinia sp., no resistance or susceptibility to pests has been observed. Root description.Thick and fleshy, 161C in color. Propagation.Tissue culture (preferred) and division. Growth rate.Vigorous. Number of shoots (rosettes).An average of 13. Foliage description: Leaf shape.Ligulate. Leaf division.Simple. Leaf base.Truncate. Leaf arrangement.2-ranked, arranged in shoots an average of 1.7 cm diameter at base. Leaf apex.Narrow acute. Leaf aspect.Emerging leaves erect, then cascade. Leaf venation.Parallel, upper surface; 144A, lower surface; 143A. Leaf margins.Entire. Leaf size.Up to 27 cm in length and up to 2 cm in width. Leaf surface.Smooth, glabrous, and dull on upper and lower surface. Leaf number.Average of 8 leaves per rosette. Leaf color.Young leaves upper surface; 144B, leaves lower surface; 144B to 144C, mature leaves upper surface; 143A to 143B and 144B, mature leaves lower surface; 143B and 144B, anthocyanin at base of both surfaces is lacking. Leaf attachment.Sessile to base. Leaf density.Dense. Flower description: Inflorescence type.Dense umbel. Flower fragrance.None. Flower type.Rotate, campanulate, base of tepals fused. Flower number.An average of 50 flowers per umbel. Inflorescence size.Average of 9 cm in height and 12 cm in diameter. Flower size.An average of 3.5 cm in depth and 4 cm in diameter. Lastingness of inflorescence.Average 7 days. Flower aspect.Upward, outward to downward. Peduncle.Very strong, oval in shape, held primarily upright, average of 58 cm in length and 1.7 cm in width, glabrous and slightly glaucous surface, satiny, color; young 144B to 144C, mature 143A to 143B, no anthocyanin present. Pedicels.Very strong, round in shape, aspect held in various angles, average of 3 cm in length and 1 mm in width, glabrous surface, color; 144C, tip 93A. Flower buds.Obelliptic in shape, average of 2.2 cm in length and 1.3 cm in width, color; a blend of NN155A and 144C to 144D, base 93B. Flower bract.Ovate to lanceolate in shape, acuminate apex, truncate base, up to 5 cm in length and 1.7 cm in width, color (both surfaces); 144B to 144C and becoming suffused with 93A to 93B as it matures, surface glabrous and dull, opens on one side. Tepals.6, oblanceolate in shape, entire to slightly undulate margins, apex of inner tepals rounded with slight notch, apex of outer tepals acute and slightly ruffled, both surfaces glabrous and satiny, moderately thick substance, an average of 2.5 cm in length and 1 cm in width, color; both surfaces N155D, base 93B to 93C. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium.Pistil; 1, average of 2.5 cm in length, stigma; narrow clavate in shape and NN155D in color, style; 2.3 cm in length, NN155D in color, ovary; oblong in shape, 7 mm in length, 3 mm in width and 145C in color. Androecium.Stamens; 6, anthers; dorsifixed, extrusion medium, obcordate in shape, average of 2 mm in length, N92B in color, filament; 2.1 cm in length, N155D in color, pollen; moderate in quantity, 1A in color. Staminodes and pistillodes.Not present. Fruit/seed.Have not been observed to date.