USPP11124P - Poinsettia plant named `Eckada` - Google Patents
Poinsettia plant named `Eckada` Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- USPP11124P USPP11124P US09/005,642 US564298V US11124P US PP11124 P USPP11124 P US PP11124P US 564298 V US564298 V US 564298V US 11124 P US11124 P US 11124P
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- eckada
- poinsettia
- plant
- foliage
- self
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 241000221079 Euphorbia <genus> Species 0.000 title claims abstract description 10
- 230000017260 vegetative to reproductive phase transition of meristem Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 241000196324 Embryophyta Species 0.000 abstract description 14
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 abstract description 4
- 230000036253 epinasty Effects 0.000 abstract description 2
- 230000014759 maintenance of location Effects 0.000 abstract description 2
- 238000005520 cutting process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 208000035240 Disease Resistance Diseases 0.000 description 1
- 241000218922 Magnoliophyta Species 0.000 description 1
- 240000001140 Mimosa pudica Species 0.000 description 1
- 230000001154 acute effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000018109 developmental process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 210000000416 exudates and transudate Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 230000035558 fertility Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000007954 growth retardant Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000006698 induction Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000003595 mist Substances 0.000 description 1
- 241000894007 species Species 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01H—NEW PLANTS OR NON-TRANSGENIC PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
- A01H6/00—Angiosperms, i.e. flowering plants, characterised by their botanic taxonomy
- A01H6/38—Euphorbiaceae, e.g. Poinsettia
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01H—NEW PLANTS OR NON-TRANSGENIC PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
- A01H5/00—Angiosperms, i.e. flowering plants, characterised by their plant parts; Angiosperms characterised otherwise than by their botanic taxonomy
- A01H5/02—Flowers
Definitions
- This new poinsettia cultivar, ⁇ Eckada ⁇ originated as an induced self-branching sport of a seedling known as "P-70" (not patented) in my greenhouse in Encinitas, Calif. It was selected because of its upright, dark red flower bracts, dark green foliage, self branching characteristics, and late-season flowering response; traits that distinguish it from other poinsettia cultivars, and seem to make it a desirable plant for commercial greenhouse production. After selection, ⁇ Eckada ⁇ was vegetatively reproduced from stem cuttings for test purposes in Encinitas, Calif. "P-70” is a proprietary plant and there are no specimens in the public domain.
- Poinsettia "P-70” is not self-branching in that no axillary branches develop as long as the apical bud is not removed (pinched).
- ⁇ Eckada ⁇ is self-branching in that during development axillary branches elongate without removal of the apical bud. If under short day conditions, the axillary branches will develop inflorescences. By subjecting clones of this plant to successive generations of vegetative propagation, it was demonstrated that the distinctive characteristics of ⁇ Eckada ⁇ held true from generation to generation.
- Poinsettia ⁇ Eckada ⁇ is illustrated in the accompanying color photographs.
- the upper photograph is a side view of a branched plant.
- the lower photograph is a top view of the same ⁇ Eckada ⁇ plant showing flower and bract formation.
- Growth habit As a single stemmed plant, upright and vigorous with self-branching side shoots. The application of a chemical growth retardant may not be needed to restrict height for commercial pot plant production. I observed a branched plant in a pot with an overall height of 41 cm and an overall width of 54 cm. The diameter of individual inflorescences is 28 cm.
- Branching Axillary branches will develop and terminate in an inflorescence without pinching. However, it is usually desirable to pinch ⁇ Eckada ⁇ before flower induction and remove all terminal dominance. Then, all axillary branches will develop uniformly and at a faster rate.
- Rooting of stem cutting occurs in 12-18 days under intermittent mist. The plant will flower in about 91/2 weeks under continuous long night conditions and night temperatures of about 16-18° C.
- foliage The foliage is clean and uniformly dark green from bottom to top of the plant.
- the leaves are of medium size, leaf blades typically 14 cm long and 9-10 cm wide.
- Leaf petioles are 4 cm long and dark red.
- the upper leaf surface is glabrous, but slightly rugose and the under surface is finely pubescent.
- Leaf shape.--Typical leaves are ovate with obtuse bases and acuminate tips.
- Leaf margins are dentate with 2 lobes on each side of the leaf blade.
- Bracts Generally there are 19-23 upright, dark red bracts of various sizes subtending the cyathia.
- the primary bracts have blades typically 14-15 cm long and 10 cm wide with petioles 2-3 cm long, dark red on top and reddish on the under side.
- cyathia flowers per inflorescence are present when the plant is in full bloom.
- Each cyathium is about 6 mm long and 6 mm wide, green in color, and fringed red at the distal end.
- One yellow nectar cup protrudes from the side of each cyathium.
- the flower pedicel is also green and about 5 mm in length.
- the stamens protruding from the cyathia are red.
- the anthers are bifurcate; the pollen is yellow and copious.
- the stigmas are dark red and trifurcate.
- Poinsettia ⁇ Eckada ⁇ is resistant to epinasty after being confined to shipping containers and retains its leaves and flower bracts for several weeks in the consumer's home environment.
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Physiology (AREA)
- Botany (AREA)
- Developmental Biology & Embryology (AREA)
- Environmental Sciences (AREA)
- Natural Medicines & Medicinal Plants (AREA)
- Breeding Of Plants And Reproduction By Means Of Culturing (AREA)
Abstract
Poinsettia `Eckada` is a new cultivar, distinguished by dark red, upright flower bracts, dark green foliage, self-branching characteristics and 91/2-week flowering response time. The new plant produces a very desirable branched flowering pot plant for the late-season holiday market. Poinsettia `Eckada` is resistant to epinasty after being confined to shipping containers. The post-production foliage and bract retention is excellent even under low light intensities in the consumer's home.
Description
This new poinsettia cultivar, `Eckada`, originated as an induced self-branching sport of a seedling known as "P-70" (not patented) in my greenhouse in Encinitas, Calif. It was selected because of its upright, dark red flower bracts, dark green foliage, self branching characteristics, and late-season flowering response; traits that distinguish it from other poinsettia cultivars, and seem to make it a desirable plant for commercial greenhouse production. After selection, `Eckada` was vegetatively reproduced from stem cuttings for test purposes in Encinitas, Calif. "P-70" is a proprietary plant and there are no specimens in the public domain. Poinsettia "P-70" is not self-branching in that no axillary branches develop as long as the apical bud is not removed (pinched). `Eckada` is self-branching in that during development axillary branches elongate without removal of the apical bud. If under short day conditions, the axillary branches will develop inflorescences. By subjecting clones of this plant to successive generations of vegetative propagation, it was demonstrated that the distinctive characteristics of `Eckada` held true from generation to generation.
Poinsettia `Eckada` is illustrated in the accompanying color photographs.
The upper photograph is a side view of a branched plant.
The lower photograph is a top view of the same `Eckada` plant showing flower and bract formation.
The following is a detailed description of this new poinsettia as observed in Encinitas, Calif., USA during December 1996. Observations were recorded from flowering plants, grown as one branched plant per pot. The pot was 14 cm in diameter and 11 cm in height. Color designations are compared to the 1986 edition of R.H.S. Colour Chart, first published in 1966 by The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England.
Origin: Sport of a seedling. The sport was induced by application of the procedures set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 4,724,276 to the seedling parent plant. Rootstock used was `603` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,952).
Classification:
Botanical.--Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.
Common name.--Poinsettia.
Cultivar name.--`Eckada`.
Form: Shrub.
Height: Short -- medium.
Growth habit: As a single stemmed plant, upright and vigorous with self-branching side shoots. The application of a chemical growth retardant may not be needed to restrict height for commercial pot plant production. I observed a branched plant in a pot with an overall height of 41 cm and an overall width of 54 cm. The diameter of individual inflorescences is 28 cm.
Branching: Axillary branches will develop and terminate in an inflorescence without pinching. However, it is usually desirable to pinch `Eckada` before flower induction and remove all terminal dominance. Then, all axillary branches will develop uniformly and at a faster rate.
Growth rate: Rooting of stem cutting occurs in 12-18 days under intermittent mist. The plant will flower in about 91/2 weeks under continuous long night conditions and night temperatures of about 16-18° C.
Foliage: The foliage is clean and uniformly dark green from bottom to top of the plant. The leaves are of medium size, leaf blades typically 14 cm long and 9-10 cm wide. Leaf petioles are 4 cm long and dark red. The upper leaf surface is glabrous, but slightly rugose and the under surface is finely pubescent.
Leaf shape.--Typical leaves are ovate with obtuse bases and acuminate tips. Leaf margins are dentate with 2 lobes on each side of the leaf blade.
Color.--Upper side -- Dark green, much darker than R.H.S. 147A. Under side -- Green, R.H.S. 147A-B.
Retention.--The foliage lasts extremely well even under low light intensities in the consumer's home.
Bracts: Generally there are 19-23 upright, dark red bracts of various sizes subtending the cyathia. The primary bracts have blades typically 14-15 cm long and 10 cm wide with petioles 2-3 cm long, dark red on top and reddish on the under side.
Shape.--Primary bracts are ovate with acute bases and acuminate tips. Primary bract margins have modest lobes. Secondary bracts are of various sizes, elliptic, and have entire margins.
Color.--Upper side -- Dark red, near R.H.S. 46B. Under side -- Red, R.H.S. 46B-C.
Flowers: Generally, 6-8 cyathia (flowers) per inflorescence are present when the plant is in full bloom. Each cyathium is about 6 mm long and 6 mm wide, green in color, and fringed red at the distal end. One yellow nectar cup protrudes from the side of each cyathium. The flower pedicel is also green and about 5 mm in length. The stamens protruding from the cyathia are red. The anthers are bifurcate; the pollen is yellow and copious. The stigmas are dark red and trifurcate.
Nectar exudate.--Abundant.
Seeds.--Self-incompatible.
Fertility.--Not observed.
Post production: Poinsettia `Eckada` is resistant to epinasty after being confined to shipping containers and retains its leaves and flower bracts for several weeks in the consumer's home environment.
Disease resistance: Typical of the species.
Claims (1)
1. A new and distinct Poinsettia plant, substantially as herein shown and described, distinguished by its upright, dark red flower bracts, dark green foliage, self-branching characteristics and late-season flowering response.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/005,642 USPP11124P (en) | 1998-01-12 | 1998-01-12 | Poinsettia plant named `Eckada` |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/005,642 USPP11124P (en) | 1998-01-12 | 1998-01-12 | Poinsettia plant named `Eckada` |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| USPP11124P true USPP11124P (en) | 1999-11-16 |
Family
ID=21716936
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/005,642 Expired - Lifetime USPP11124P (en) | 1998-01-12 | 1998-01-12 | Poinsettia plant named `Eckada` |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | USPP11124P (en) |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPP13335P2 (en) * | 2001-09-30 | 2002-12-10 | Paul Ecke Ranch | Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckalveen’ |
| WO2012177688A1 (en) | 2011-06-21 | 2012-12-27 | Paul Ecke Ranch | Free branching poinsettia |
| EP2781152A1 (en) | 2013-03-18 | 2014-09-24 | Bonza Botanicals Pty Limited | Method for producing a euphorbia interspecific hybrid plant with red bracts and non-functional small cyathia |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPP9952P (en) * | 1996-03-22 | 1997-07-08 | Paul Ecke Ranch, Inc. | Poinsettia plant named `603` |
-
1998
- 1998-01-12 US US09/005,642 patent/USPP11124P/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPP9952P (en) * | 1996-03-22 | 1997-07-08 | Paul Ecke Ranch, Inc. | Poinsettia plant named `603` |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPP13335P2 (en) * | 2001-09-30 | 2002-12-10 | Paul Ecke Ranch | Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckalveen’ |
| WO2012177688A1 (en) | 2011-06-21 | 2012-12-27 | Paul Ecke Ranch | Free branching poinsettia |
| EP2781152A1 (en) | 2013-03-18 | 2014-09-24 | Bonza Botanicals Pty Limited | Method for producing a euphorbia interspecific hybrid plant with red bracts and non-functional small cyathia |
| US9901065B2 (en) | 2013-03-18 | 2018-02-27 | Bonza Botanicals Pty Ltd | Method for producing a euphorbia interspecific hybrid plant with red bracts and non-functional small cyathia |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| USPP11200P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `Eckabish` | |
| USPP8773P (en) | Poinsettia plant "559" | |
| USPP11124P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `Eckada` | |
| USPP8817P (en) | Poinsettia plant "490 Pink" | |
| USPP11229P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `Eckabia` | |
| USPP8772P (en) | Poinsettia plant "490 White" | |
| USPP8771P (en) | Poinsettia plant "490 Jingle Bells" | |
| USPP10183P (en) | Poinsettia plant `Pepride` | |
| USPP9952P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `603` | |
| USPP11126P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `721` | |
| USPP11109P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `745` | |
| USPP8833P (en) | Poinsettia plant 490 Marble | |
| USPP9951P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `725` | |
| USPP11437P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `846` | |
| USPP11123P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `786` | |
| USPP11196P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `799` | |
| USPP11114P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `842` | |
| USPP11128P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `702` | |
| USPP11206P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `808` | |
| USPP11100P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `Snowcap` | |
| USPP8319P (en) | Poinsettia plant `Lilo White` | |
| USPP11207P (en) | Poinsettia plant named `870` | |
| USPP7874P (en) | Poinsettia plant `140` | |
| USPP10162P (en) | Poinsettia plant `Red Baron` | |
| USPP10572P (en) | Poinsettia plant `Bright Red Freedom` |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS | Assignment |
Owner name: PAUL ECKE RANCH, INC., CALIFORNIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:FRUEHWIRTH, FRANZ;REEL/FRAME:009200/0186 Effective date: 19980105 |
|
| AS | Assignment |
Owner name: CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, THE, NEW YORK Free format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:WEBCRAFT, INC.;REEL/FRAME:010927/0793 Effective date: 19991207 |
|
| AS | Assignment |
Owner name: WEBCRAFT, LLC, MARYLAND Free format text: RELEASE AND TERMINATION OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:JPMORGAN CHASE BANK;REEL/FRAME:021824/0537 Effective date: 20081112 |
|
| AS | Assignment |
Owner name: BANK OF THE WEST, CALIFORNIA Free format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:PAUL ECKE RANCH;REEL/FRAME:022331/0217 Effective date: 20090204 |