`Abbott Pink' Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis Hook.)

Abstract

Additional index words. bedding plant, flower color, lupine, ornamentals breeding Bluebonnet-designated by the state legmost widespread bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) islature as all six of the Lupinus species native is a winter annual that produces predominately to Texas-is the state flower of Texas. The violet-blue (violet-blue group 96A) (Royal Horticultural Society, 1982) flower spikes in

`Texas Maroon' Bluebonnet

“…Plants have been grown from seed in the greenhouse and transplanted successfully outdoors at the following diverse Texas locations: San Antonio (7 years at several sites), Dallas (3 years), Fredericksburg (3 years), and El Paso (2 years). Comparative trials at these locations revealed no differences in garden performance between 'Texas Maroon,' the native violet-blue bluebonnet, and the previously released 'Abbott Pink' (Parsons and Davis, 1993) and 'Barbara Bush' (Parsons et al, 1994) bluebonnets.…”

“…Rare white and even rarer pink variants exist in native populations, and a breeding project was initiated in 1985 to develop bluebonnets with novel flower colors for use as bedding plants. 'Abbott Pink' was the first seed-propagated cultivar to be developed from this program (Parsons and Davis, 1993). The second cultivar, 'Barbara Bush' with novel lavender shade flowers, was developed more recently (Parsons et al, 1994).…”

Effect of Scarification, Seed Storage Temperature, and Relative Humidity on Lupinus havardii Wats. and Lupinus texensis Hook. Seed Germination

“…Recently, L. texensis has been produced and marketed as bedding plants for use in the landscape . Cultivars developed to broaden the appeal of this plant include 'Abbott Pink' the first seed-propagated cultivar to be developed from this program (Parsons and Davis, 1993), 'Barbara Bush' with novel lavender shade flowers and 'Texas Maroon' with novel maroon color flowers (Mackay et al, 2000). Like many legumes, L. texensis and L. havardii seeds have hard coats that are impervious to water.…”

‘Lady Bird Johnson Royal Blue’ Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis Hook.)

“…Color variants exist in native populations but are quite rare. 'Abbott Pink' was the first cultivar to be developed (Parsons and Davis, 1993) followed by 'Barbara Bush' lavender (Parsons et al, 1994) and 'Texas Maroon' (Mackay et al, 2000). 'Lady Bird Johnson Royal Blue' was developed by recurrently selecting for flower color and is the fourth seed-propagated cultivar to be released from this project.…”