Selection of a New Calanthe discolor Lindle Cultivar 'Saegdong' for color variation by natural population

These studies were carried out to develop native Calanthe in Korea. Calanthe native to southern islands in korea has beautiful flowers with various color and sweet fragrance, and it has been reported to have very good ornamental value. Concerning the classified 57 lines had surveyed their characteristics during the three years, and confirmed which that had manifestation stably. And then, a line was developed and given a name of horticultural cultivar to ‘Saegdong’. The major characteristics of the selected line, ‘Saegdong’, were as follows. In its color of flower, sepal was reddish orange, petal was yellow and lip was yellow. ‘Saegdong’ had a bended-inner blooming type.

자생새우란 화색변이주 "색동" 선발

우리나라에 제주도와 남부도서지방 등지에 자생하고 있는 새우란을 신품종으로 육성하기 위 하여 우량계통을 1차 선발한 57개의 우수계통 중에서 화려한 꽃색과 향기를 지니고 있어 원예적 가치가 인정되어 신품종으로 선발 육성한 ‘색동’의 품종특성을 보면 다음과 같다. 색동의 꽃받침색은 밝은 주황색이고 꽃잎은 짙은 노란색으로 화려한 화색을 가졌으며, 순판색은 노란색으로 화색이 화려한 변이종이었다. 또한 방향성을 지니고 있었고 꽃피기는 안아피기 형태를 가지고 있었다.