plant named ‘Balskywlipi’

Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed:hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Balskywlipi’.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofplant botanically known ashybrid and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balskywlipi’.

The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Cochranville, Pennsylvania, during November 2016. The objective of the breeding program was the development ofcultivars with increased flower spikes, powdery mildew resistance and a compact, upright-mounded growth habit.

The newcultivar was the result of cross-pollination. The female parent of the new cultivar is a proprietarybreeding selection, coded X14-6480-004, unpatented, characterized by its medium, pink-colored flowers, medium, green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact growth habit. The male parent of the new cultivar is‘Alllove’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,478, characterized by its pink-colored flowers, medium, green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, spreading growth habit. The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated cross-pollination during June 2019 in a controlled environment in Cochranville, Pennsylvania.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings since June 2019 in Cochranville, Pennsylvania and Elburn, Illinois has demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true to type with all the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish ‘Balskywlipi’ as a new and distinct cultivar ofplant:

Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female parent primarily in having light pink flowers and an upright habit. Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the male parent primarily in having light pink flowers and a dense, upright, and well-branched habit. Of the many commercially availablecultivars, the most similar in comparison to the new cultivar is Moody Blues Pink ‘Novaverpin’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,748. However, in side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Novaverpin’ in at least the following characteristics:

The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significance are used. The color values were determined in August 2025 under natural light conditions in West Chicago, Illinois.

The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately six-month-old plants produced from cuttings from stock plants and grown under conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice. The plants were grown as three plants per pot in one-gallon containers for approximately 10 weeks in a greenhouse in West Chicago, Illinois followed by 3.5 months in an outdoor nursery in West Chicago, Illinois. Plants were given one pinch three weeks before transplant and one pinch three weeks after transplant. Greenhouse temperatures ranged from an average high of 77.9° F. (25.5° C.) to an average low of 55.9° F. (13.3° C.). No supplemental lighting was provided. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical plants.