USPP12790P2 - Verbena plant named ‘Balazplum’ - Google Patents

Verbena plant named ‘Balazplum’ Download PDF

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USPP12790P2
USPP12790P2 US09/822,610 US82261001V USPP12790P2 US PP12790 P2 USPP12790 P2 US PP12790P2 US 82261001 V US82261001 V US 82261001V US PP12790 P2 USPP12790 P2 US PP12790P2
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  • the present invention comprises a new and distinct verbena plant, botanically known as Verbena hybrida , and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balazplum’.
  • the new cultivar was developed by the inventor through a controlled breeding program during 1998 at Arroyo Grande, Calif.
  • the objective of the breeding program was the development of verbena cultivars with semi-trailing mounded habit, continuous flowering, excellent basal branching and small, dark green foliage.
  • the female (seed) parent of ‘Balazplum’ was the proprietary verbena cultivar designated PAS36117 (not patented), which exhibits a semi-trailing habit, dark purple flowers and serrated, medium green foliage.
  • the male (pollen) parent of ‘Balazplum’ was the commercially available verbena cultivar, ‘Temari Patio Hot Pink’ (not patented), which exhibits a vigorous, trailing habit, hot pink flowers and dark green foliage.
  • the new cultivar of the present invention can be compared to ‘Temari Bright Pink’.
  • plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Temari Bright Pink’ by the following characteristics: it is found that the new cultivar is taller, has larger more deeply cleft leaves and flowers and calyx of a different color as detailed in TABLE A.
  • the new cultivar of the present invention When the new cultivar of the present invention is compared to its seed parent, PAS36117, the new cultivar is distinguished from ‘PAS36117’ primarily in petal coloration and leaf margin.
  • the new cultivar of the present invention is compared to its pollen parent, ‘Temari Patio Hot Pink’, the new cultivar is distinguished from ‘Temari Patio Hot Pink’ primarily in petal coloration.
  • Sheet 1 depicts the trailing habit of ‘Balazplum’.
  • Sheet 2 depicts a side perspective view of ‘Balazplum’. The plants were grown in a greenhouse at West Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
  • the ‘Balazplum’ 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.
  • the chart used in the identification of colors described herein is the R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England. The color values were determined on Aug. 15, 2000. The readings were taken between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. under natural daylight conditions.
  • the plants used for the descriptions were produced from cuttings taken from stock plants and were grown for about 11 weeks after planting rooted cuttings in 10 cm pots in a double poly carbonate covered greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill. under conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice while utilizing a soilless growth medium and maintaining temperatures of approximately 72° F. during the day and approximately 65° F. during the night.
  • Botanical. Verybena hybrida cultivar ‘Balazplum’.
  • Type cutting . Terminal tip.
  • Time to initiate roots Approximately 14-21 days with the shorter times generally being experienced in the summer and the longer times in the winter.
  • Root description Fibrous, branching.
  • Stem Tetragonal, 2 mm in diameter, with moderate pubescence, 146C with reddish anthocyanin coloration along all four edges. Internode length is approximately 1.1 cm.
  • Foliage is opposite, ovate with deeply cleft margin, acute apex, attenuate base, and densely covered with short stiff hairs on upper and lower surface, especially along veins on lower surface. Approximately 2 cm in length and approximately 1.2 cm at widest point. Upper surface of mature leaf is 137A, lower surface is 137C, venation of upper and lower surface is 146D. Petiole length is approximately 2 mm; color is 146D.
  • Inflorescence type Corymb. Approximately 3 cm deep and 4 cm in diameter with approximately 21 fully opened flowers per inflorescence at any one time.
  • Peduncle Approximately 4.3 cm in length, 1 mm in diameter, 146C.
  • Calyx Approximately 1.2 cm in length, 1 mm in diameter, 5 toothed, 5 ribbed, with stipules, 146C (both surfaces) with small area of reddish anthocyanin coloration at one point along one rib.
  • Reproductive organs There are 4 stamens and one pistil.
  • Seed production Seed production has not been observed.

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A new and distinct Verbena plant named ‘Balazplum’, characterized by its purple flowers, mounded trailing habit, and deeply cleft, dark green leaves.

Description

LATIN NAME OF GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLANT CLAIMED
Verbena hybrida.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Balazplum’.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct verbena plant, botanically known as Verbena hybrida, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balazplum’.
The new cultivar was developed by the inventor through a controlled breeding program during 1998 at Arroyo Grande, Calif. The objective of the breeding program was the development of verbena cultivars with semi-trailing mounded habit, continuous flowering, excellent basal branching and small, dark green foliage.
The female (seed) parent of ‘Balazplum’ was the proprietary verbena cultivar designated PAS36117 (not patented), which exhibits a semi-trailing habit, dark purple flowers and serrated, medium green foliage. The male (pollen) parent of ‘Balazplum’ was the commercially available verbena cultivar, ‘Temari Patio Hot Pink’ (not patented), which exhibits a vigorous, trailing habit, hot pink flowers and dark green foliage.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings in Arroyo Grande, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill. has demonstrated that the characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) exhibits purple flowers,
(b) forms deeply cleft, dark green foliage
(c) exhibits a good basal branching character and
(d) exhibits a mounded and trailing growth habit.
The new cultivar of the present invention can be compared to ‘Temari Bright Pink’. In side by side comparison, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Temari Bright Pink’ by the following characteristics: it is found that the new cultivar is taller, has larger more deeply cleft leaves and flowers and calyx of a different color as detailed in TABLE A.
When the new cultivar of the present invention is compared to its seed parent, PAS36117, the new cultivar is distinguished from ‘PAS36117’ primarily in petal coloration and leaf margin. When the new cultivar of the present invention is compared to its pollen parent, ‘Temari Patio Hot Pink’, the new cultivar is distinguished from ‘Temari Patio Hot Pink’ primarily in petal coloration.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new cultivar as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain colored reproductions of this type. Color in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the actual colors of the new Verbena.
Sheet 1 depicts the trailing habit of ‘Balazplum’.
Sheet 2 depicts a side perspective view of ‘Balazplum’. The plants were grown in a greenhouse at West Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The ‘Balazplum’ 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.
The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is the R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England. The color values were determined on Aug. 15, 2000. The readings were taken between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. under natural daylight conditions. The plants used for the descriptions were produced from cuttings taken from stock plants and were grown for about 11 weeks after planting rooted cuttings in 10 cm pots in a double poly carbonate covered greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill. under conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice while utilizing a soilless growth medium and maintaining temperatures of approximately 72° F. during the day and approximately 65° F. during the night.
Classification:
Botanical.—Verbena hybrida cultivar ‘Balazplum’.
Parentage:
Female parent.—Proprietary seedling designated PAS36117.
Male parent.—‘Temari Patio Hot Pink’.
Propagation:
Type cutting.—Terminal tip.
Time to initiate roots.—Approximately 14-21 days with the shorter times generally being experienced in the summer and the longer times in the winter.
Root description.—Fibrous, branching.
Plant description:
Habit of growth.—Moderately vigorous with good basal branching. Pinching improves basal branching. A mature plant, 8 to 10 weeks after the planting of a rooted cutting, commonly measures approximately 28.8 cm in height and approximately 38.3 cm in width.
Form.—Upright mounded and trailing.
Stem.—Tetragonal, 2 mm in diameter, with moderate pubescence, 146C with reddish anthocyanin coloration along all four edges. Internode length is approximately 1.1 cm.
Foliage.—Leaves are opposite, ovate with deeply cleft margin, acute apex, attenuate base, and densely covered with short stiff hairs on upper and lower surface, especially along veins on lower surface. Approximately 2 cm in length and approximately 1.2 cm at widest point. Upper surface of mature leaf is 137A, lower surface is 137C, venation of upper and lower surface is 146D. Petiole length is approximately 2 mm; color is 146D.
Flowering description:
Flowering habit.—Freely flowering.
Natural flowering season.—Year round in greenhouse environment. April through October in garden.
Inflorescence type.—Corymb. Approximately 3 cm deep and 4 cm in diameter with approximately 21 fully opened flowers per inflorescence at any one time.
Peduncle.—Approximately 4.3 cm in length, 1 mm in diameter, 146C.
Bud.—Round to oval, approximately 4 mm in diameter, 89A.
Petals.—Five, fused at base, somewhat overlapping.
Flower diameter.—Approximately 1.6 cm. Corolla tube approximately 1.3 cm long.
Calyx.—Approximately 1.2 cm in length, 1 mm in diameter, 5 toothed, 5 ribbed, with stipules, 146C (both surfaces) with small area of reddish anthocyanin coloration at one point along one rib.
Flower color.—Fully opened, upper surface: redder than 83A, bluer and much darker than 80A; lower surface: 83B at apex, gradually changing to 84C at base. Whiskers of closest to 83D surround the opening of the corolla tube.
Reproductive organs.—There are 4 stamens and one pistil.
Seed production: Seed production has not been observed.
Disease resistance: Resistance to pathogens has not been observed.
TABLE A
CHARACTERISTIC ′BALAZPLUM′ ′TEMARI BRIGHT PINK′
PLANT HEIGHT 28.8 CM 23.8 CM
INTERNODE LENGTH 1.1 CM 1.4 CM
LEAF LENGTH × 2 × 1.2 CM 2.9 '3 1.8 CM
LEAF WIDTH
CALYX COLOR 146C WITH REDDISH ANTHOCYANIN 146C WITH ANTHOCYANIN
COLORATION ALONG ONE COLORATION AT TOP
RIB AND TOP MARGIN MARGIN
FLOWER COLOR-UPPER REDDER THAN 83A AND 57B
SURFACE-RHS BLUER AND MUCH DARKER
THAN 80A
FLOWER COLOR-LOWER 83B AT MARGIN; 57C AT MARGIN;
SURFACE-RHS GRADUALLY FADES TO 84C GRADUALLY FADES TO 62B
AT BASE AT BASE

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I claim:
1. A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena hybrida plant named Balazplum substantially as herein shown and described, which:
(a) exhibits purple flowers,
(b) forms deeply cleft, dark green foliage,
(d) exhibits a good basal branching character and
(e) exhibits a upright mounded growth habit.
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