Abstract:

【Objective】 Osmanthus fragrans, one of the ten traditional Chinese famous flowers, is widely used in landscaping as it is evergreen all the year round and rich in fragrance. The breeding of new cultivars is of great significance in promoting the development of Osmanthus fragrans industry. 【Method】 Seedlings were employed as breeding materials, and the DUS test was performed on the clone progenies of the specific single plant. 【Result】 The leaves color of the new cultivar ‘Nanlin Caiyun’ changed obviously, the young leaves gradually changed from dark purple to pink, the formed leaves were yellow-green, and the young shoots were dark purple. 【Conclusion】 The DUS test results showed that ‘Nanlin Caiyun’ plants had got certain common characteristics in distinctness, uniformity and stability, and thus the plant variety-rights certificate was obtained. ‘Nanlin Caiyun’ has a high ornamental value for its long color-leaf ornamental period.

Key words: Osmanthus fragrans, new cultivar, color-leaf, ‘Nanlin Caiyun’