Development of a Hibiscus syriacus ‘Danna’ with Small and Vivid Red Eye Spot on Bright Pink Petals 단심이 작고 선명한 홍단심계 무궁화‘단아’육성
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A new Hibiscus syriacus ‘Danna’ was developed at the National Institute of Forest Science in 2013. It was initially derived from an artificial cross in 2004, between H. syriacus ‘Hanŏl’, a seed parent, a Korean local cultivar with vigorous growth and H. syriacus ‘Hanŏl-tanshim’, as a pollen parent, with long bloom period. ‘Danna’ was preliminarily selected as ‘KFRI-HH03’ for the aesthetic and stable quality of its unique color of its flower and rapid growth in elongation in 2008. Trial evaluation was conducted for 6 years (2008 - 2013), meanwhile, all investigated traits were retained in rooted cuttings originated from it. ‘Danna’ had a bright pink flower with very small red eye zone. Its flower diameter is 111.3 mm; length of red eye spot on petals is 13.8 mm. Leaves were 71.3 mm long and 43.1 mm wide, and petiole length was 14.2 mm. Flowering period of the cultivar investigated in 2013 was 81 days. It was registered as a new cultivar at the Korea Seed & Variety Service in 2015 (Grant Number 5756). Its tree habit shows vigorous and fast growth and is upright, so it can be used as an ornamental tree or a street tree.