USPP13827P2 - Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckakmal’ - Google Patents
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- the present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant, botanically known as Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Eckakmal’.
- the new Poinsettia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Encinitas, Calif.
- the objective of the breeding program is to create new Poinsettia cultivars having flower bracts with desirable colors, uniform plant habit and excellent post-production longevity.
- the new Poinsettia is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of the Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Eckadria, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,725.
- the new Poinsettia was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within a population of plants of the cultivar Eckadria on Jun. 17, 2000, in a controlled environment in Encinitas, Calif. The selection of this plant was based on its light red-colored flower bracts.
- Plants of the new Poinsettia are most similar to the parent, the cultivar Eckadria. Plants of the new Poinsettia differ primarily from plants of the parent in flower bract coloration as plants of the cultivar Eckadria have red and pink bi-colored flower bracts.
- the photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Eckakmal’ grown in a 16.5-cm container.
- the photograph at top of the second sheet comprises a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Eckakmal’.
- the photograph at the bottom of the second sheet is a close-up view of typical leaves and flower bracts of ‘Eckadria’ (top) and ‘Eckakmal’ (bottom).
- the new Poinsettia has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions.
- the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
- Botanical classification Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Eckakmal.
- Type cutting Terminal cuttings.
- Time to initiate roots About 10 days at 20 to 22° C.
- Foliage description Arrangement: Alternate, single. Quantity of leaves per lateral branch: About eight. Length: About 10.5 cm. Wdth: About 7 cm. Shape: Elliptic to deltoid. Apex: Broadly acute. Base: Cuneate to truncate. Margin: Entire; somewhat sinuate; irregular shallow lobing. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Texture: Upper surface: Glabrous. Lower surface: Slightly pubescent. Surface: Slightly rugose. Aspect: Mostly flat. Orientation: Horizontal to slightly upright. Color: Young foliage, upper surface: 147A. Young foliage, lower surface: 137B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: Darker than 147A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137B. Venation, upper and lower surfaces: 147D. Petiole: Length: About 7 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth; glabrous. Color: 147B.
- Inflorescence type and habit Inflorescences are compound corymbs of cyathia with colored flower bracts subtending the cyathia. One inflorescence per lateral branch. Flowers are not fragrant. Flowers persistent.
- Natural flowering season Autumn/winter in Northern Hemisphere. Flower initiation and development is induced under long nyctoperiod conditions. Early flowering, response time, about 8 weeks; natural season flower maturity date is mid to late November for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.
- Inflorescence size Diameter: About 26 cm. Height (depth): About 7 cm.
- Cyathia Quantity per corymb: About 15. Diameter of cyathia cluster: About 2.5 by 3 cm. Length: About 8 mm. Width: About 6 mm. Shape: Ovoid. Color: Immature: 144A. Mature: 144A to 144B. Peduncle: Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture: Smooth; glabrous. Color: 144B. Stamens: Quantity per cyathium: At least 15. Anther shape: Oval. Anther length: Less than 1 mm. Anther color: 161B. Amount of pollen: Scarce. Pollen color: 12A. Pistils: None observed. Nectaries: Quantity per cyathium: One. Size: About 3 mm by 3 mm. Color: 12A.
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Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckakmal’, characterized by its inflorescences with light red-colored flower bracts that fade to pink with development; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and mounded plant habit; early flowering habit; and excellent post-production longevity.
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Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Eckakmal.
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant, botanically known as Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Eckakmal’.
The new Poinsettia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Encinitas, Calif. The objective of the breeding program is to create new Poinsettia cultivars having flower bracts with desirable colors, uniform plant habit and excellent post-production longevity.
The new Poinsettia is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of the Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Eckadria, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,725. The new Poinsettia was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within a population of plants of the cultivar Eckadria on Jun. 17, 2000, in a controlled environment in Encinitas, Calif. The selection of this plant was based on its light red-colored flower bracts.
Asexual reproduction of the new Poinsettia by terminal cuttings propagated in a controlled environment in Encinitas, Calif., since July, 2000, has shown that the unique features of this new Poinsettia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Eckakmal’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Eckakmal’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Inflorescences with light red-colored flower bracts that fade to pink with development.
2. Dark green-colored leaves.
3. Uniform and mounded plant habit.
4. Early flowering; natural season flower maturity date is mid to late November for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.; response time, about 8 weeks.
5. Excellent post-production longevity.
Plants of the new Poinsettia are most similar to the parent, the cultivar Eckadria. Plants of the new Poinsettia differ primarily from plants of the parent in flower bract coloration as plants of the cultivar Eckadria have red and pink bi-colored flower bracts.
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Poinsettia, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Poinsettia.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Eckakmal’ grown in a 16.5-cm container.
The photograph at top of the second sheet comprises a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Eckakmal’.
The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet is a close-up view of typical leaves and flower bracts of ‘Eckadria’ (top) and ‘Eckakmal’ (bottom).
The new Poinsettia has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The aforementioned photographs, following observations and averaged measurements describe plants grown in Encinitas, Calif. during the autumn and winter under commercial practice in a polycarbonate-covered greenhouse with day temperatures about 24 to 29° C., night temperatures about 19° C., and light levels about 4,000 foot-candles. Single plants were grown in 16.5-cm pots and pinched once. Plants were flowered under natural season short day/long night conditions. Plants were about 17 weeks from unrooted cuttings when the photographs and the detailed botanical description were taken.
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
Botanical classification: Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Eckakmal.
Parentage: Naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Eckadria, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,725.
Propagation:
Type cutting.—Terminal cuttings.
Time to initiate roots.—About 10 days at 20 to 22° C.
Time to develop roots.—About 28 days at 24° C.
Root description.—Thick, fibrous and freely-branching.
Plant description:
Plant form.—Inverted triangle; top of plant mounded.
Growth habit.—Upright and uniform plant habit. Vigorous.
Plant height.—About 30 cm.
Plant diameter or spread.—About 52 cm.
Lateral branch description.—Quantity: About seven lateral branches develop after pinching. Length: About 25.5 cm. Diameter: About 6 mm. Internode length: About 3.75 cm. Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth; glabrous. Color: 146A.
Foliage description.—Arrangement: Alternate, single. Quantity of leaves per lateral branch: About eight. Length: About 10.5 cm. Wdth: About 7 cm. Shape: Elliptic to deltoid. Apex: Broadly acute. Base: Cuneate to truncate. Margin: Entire; somewhat sinuate; irregular shallow lobing. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Texture: Upper surface: Glabrous. Lower surface: Slightly pubescent. Surface: Slightly rugose. Aspect: Mostly flat. Orientation: Horizontal to slightly upright. Color: Young foliage, upper surface: 147A. Young foliage, lower surface: 137B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: Darker than 147A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137B. Venation, upper and lower surfaces: 147D. Petiole: Length: About 7 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth; glabrous. Color: 147B.
Inflorescence description:
Inflorescence type and habit.—Inflorescences are compound corymbs of cyathia with colored flower bracts subtending the cyathia. One inflorescence per lateral branch. Flowers are not fragrant. Flowers persistent.
Natural flowering season.—Autumn/winter in Northern Hemisphere. Flower initiation and development is induced under long nyctoperiod conditions. Early flowering, response time, about 8 weeks; natural season flower maturity date is mid to late November for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.
Post-production longevity.—Plants of the new Poinsettia maintain good substance and bract color for about four weeks under interior conditions.
Inflorescence size.—Diameter: About 26 cm. Height (depth): About 7 cm.
Flower bracts.—Quantity per inflorescence: About 18. Length, largest bracts: About 14.5 cm. Width, largest bracts: About 9 cm. Shape: Ovate to narrowly elliptic. Apex: Narrowly acute. Base: Cuneate to truncate. Margin: Entire; somewhat sinuate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous; velvety. Surface: Slightly rugose. Aspect: Mostly flat. Orientation: Horizontal to slightly upright. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Color: Developing or transitional bracts, upper surface: 53C. Developing or transitional bracts, lower surface: 53D. Fully developed bracts, upper surface: 53D; color fading to 54B to 54C with subsequent development. Fully developed bracts, lower surface: 54A. Venation, upper and lower surfaces: Similar to flower bract color. Bract petiole: Length: About 1.1 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth; glabrous. Color: 59C.
Cyathia.—Quantity per corymb: About 15. Diameter of cyathia cluster: About 2.5 by 3 cm. Length: About 8 mm. Width: About 6 mm. Shape: Ovoid. Color: Immature: 144A. Mature: 144A to 144B. Peduncle: Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture: Smooth; glabrous. Color: 144B. Stamens: Quantity per cyathium: At least 15. Anther shape: Oval. Anther length: Less than 1 mm. Anther color: 161B. Amount of pollen: Scarce. Pollen color: 12A. Pistils: None observed. Nectaries: Quantity per cyathium: One. Size: About 3 mm by 3 mm. Color: 12A.
Disease/pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests common to Poinsettias has not been observed on plants grown under commercial conditions.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Eckakmal’, as illustrated and described.
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