橙色一串红新品种‘橙香公主’

A New Salvia splendens Cultivar‘Chengxiang Gongzhu’

一串红‘橙香公主’是从河北省三河市农家橙色一串红实生群体中选育出的橙色新品种。株高75~85cm,花萼及花冠橙色,花序长25~29cm,花轮数17~19个,花轮间距1.4~1.6cm,每轮花6朵,单个花序花朵最多可达114朵,整株总花序35枝以上。该品种较原品种花盖度高,观赏性好,抗热能力、抗疫病和花叶病能力强,适宜在北京地区种植。

‘Chengxiang Gongzhu’is an orange cultivar bred from the seedling populations of orange Salvia splendens,which grown in the farmhouse of Sanhe City,Hebei Province.The color of its calyx and corolla is orange,the plant height is 75–85 cm and the inflorescence length is 25–29 cm.The number of flower wheel is 17–19,the distance between wheels is 1.4–1.6 cm and 6 flowers each round. There are at most 114 flowers on single inflorescence and more than 35 inflorescences on the whole plant.Compared with the original species,the variety has high flower cover and ornamental value. It is highly resistant to the stress,epidemic disease and mosaic.It is suitable for cultivation in the region of Beijing.