포인세티아 ‘Red Pearl’은 국립원예특작과학원에서 2016년에 육성한 품종이다. 생육이 우수한 적색의 착색엽을 가진 포인세티아 ‘Freedom Red’를 모본으로, 키가 작고 밝은 적색의 결각이 깊은 착색엽을 가진 ‘Little Star’를 부본으로 2013년에 교배하여 획득한 실생 계통을 선발한 품종이다. 2014년부터 2015년까지 생육특성, 개화특성, 균일성에 대하여 1, 2차 특성 검정을 실시하였으며 2016년에 3차 특성검정을 실시하여 최종 선발하였다. ‘Red Pearl’의 잎은 계란형의 녹색이고, 초장과 엽병의 길이는 중간 정도이며, 줄기는 녹색으로 적심을 하지 않아도 분지력이 뛰어나다. 하계 고온에서도 줄기 신장이 우수하였으며, 스트레스에 의한 생리장해가 발생하지 않았다. 이 품종은 2018년 1월 24일에 국립종자원에 품종등록(제6922호)되었다.

A new poinsettia cultivar 'Red Pearl' was bred by the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science (NIHHS) in 2016. This cultivar was derived from the cross in 2013 between 'Freedom Red' with good vigor and dark red colored transitional leaves and 'Little Star' with bright red colored and lobed transitional leaves. From 2014 to 2015, first and second characteristics tests were carried out on growth, flowering, and uniformity, and then 'Red Pearl' was finally selected in 2016 after the third investigation of the growth and flowering characteristics. 'Red Pearl' has bright red bracts and deep lobed transitional leaves with excellent flower form after 7.5 weeks short day commencement. Leaves of 'Red Pearl' are ovate and green color, plant height and petiole length are middle, and greenish stem color has free-branching ability. Stem elongation was excellent even at high temperature in summer, and no physiological disorder due to stress occurred. Plant variety protection right of 'Red Pearl' was registered in January 2018, and its grant number is 6922.

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 결과 및 고찰
  육성경위
  주요특성
  재배상의 유의점
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• O Hyeon Kwon(Floriculture Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) | 권오현
• Bong Sik Yoo(Floriculture Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) | 유봉식
• Ki Young Park(Floriculture Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) | 박기영
• Hwan Hyun Jung(Floriculture Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) | 정현환 Corresponding author