观赏桃花新品种‘品霞’

A New Variety of Ornamental Peach—'Pinxia'

‘品霞’是北京植物园采用人工授粉方法培育的桃花新品种,其父本为‘白花山碧桃’,母本为‘合欢二色桃’。杂交育种及筛选于1994—1996年在北京植物园进行,杂交种子播种后于1998年首次开花,并发现一株粉色(69A)变异,花期明显早于母本,与父本的花期基本接近。经多年繁殖其性状稳定,适应性强,适宜在园林中推广应用。

＇Pin Xia＇ is a new variety of ornamental peach derived from a cross of Prunus persica × davidiana by artificial pollination method in Beijing Botanical Garden（BBG）.The male parent is the Prunus persica × davidiana ＇Bai Hua Shan Bi Tao＇,and the female parent is the Prunus persica ＇He Huan Er Se Tao＇.Cross-breeding and selection were conducted during 1994 to 1996 in BBG.The hybrids,grown from seeds,started to flower in 1998,and a pink variation（69A,RHS） was found and it flowed earlier than the female parent significantly and similar to the male parent.The following years＇ propagation showed that the characteristics of this cultivar are uniform and stable.Prunus persica × davidiana＇Pin Xia＇ is suitable for the garden.