Canada - Patent No: 6060 on 4 Sep 2019
Application No: 17-9114 on 6 Mar 2017
Breeder: Rumen Conev, St. Catharines, Ontario
Parminderjit Sandhu, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Vineland Station, Ontario
'VLR001' originated from a cross conducted by the breeders Rumen Conev and Parminderjit Sandhu at the Vineland Research and Innovations Centre Inc. in 2011. The female parent selection '20ALFR05' and the male parent selection '27YSP0412' were developed at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station in Manitoba and subsequently moved to Vineland Research Station in 2010, prior to the initial cross which resulted in 'VLR001'. In 2013, seedlings of 'VLR001' were evaluated based on flower colour, flower abundance, plant growth habit; and disease tolerance to blackspot, Cercospora leaf spot and powdery mildew. Plants were distributed to nine other locations across Canada in 2014 for further evaluation.
United States - Patent No: PP 31,469 on 25 Feb 2020
VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 15/932,090 on 2 Feb 2018
Inventors: Conev; Rumen (Vineland Station, CA), Sandhu; Parminderjit (Vineland Station, CA)
Applicant: Vineland Research and Innovation Centre Vineland Station Canadian Nursery Landscape Association Milton, Ontario Canada
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the `20ALFR05` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `27YSP0412` variety (non-patented in the United States).