USPP14013P2 - Poinsettia plant named ‘Winterfest Red’ - Google Patents

Poinsettia plant named ‘Winterfest Red’ Download PDF

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USPP14013P2
USPP14013P2 US10/174,064 US17406402V USPP14013P2 US PP14013 P2 USPP14013 P2 US PP14013P2 US 17406402 V US17406402 V US 17406402V US PP14013 P2 USPP14013 P2 US PP14013P2
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  • Botanical classification/cultivar denomination Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Winterfest Red.
  • 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 ‘Winterfest Red’.
  • the new Poinsettia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Lompoc, Calif.
  • the objective of the breeding program is to create new Poinsettia cultivars with uniform plant habit and attractive flower bract coloration.
  • the new Poinsettia is a induced mutation of the Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Festival Red, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,253.
  • the new Poinsettia was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single plant within a population of irradiated plants of the cultivar Festival Red in a controlled environment in Lompoc, Calif. The selection of this plant was based on its attractive flower bract coloration and uniform plant habit.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia differ from plants of the parent cultivar, Festival Red, in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia are taller than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia flower about 7 to 10 days later than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia have narrower flower bracts than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia have more cyathium per corymb than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia can be compared to plants of the cultivar 490, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,825. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Lompoc, Calif., plants of the new Poinsettia differed from plants of the cultivar 490 in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia were taller and not as outwardly spreading as plants of the cultivar 490.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia flowered about 7 to 10 days later than plants of the cultivar 490 under controlled photoperiod conditions.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia had narrower flower bracts than plants of the cultivar 490.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia had more cyathia per corymb than plants of the cultivar 490.
  • the accompanying colored photograph illustrates 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 photograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Poinsettia.
  • the photograph comprises a top perspective view of a single flowering plant of ‘Winterfest Red’ grown in a container.
  • 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 Winterfest Red.
  • Type cutting Vegetative terminal cuttings.
  • Foliage description Arrangement: Alternate, single. Length: About 11 to 12 cm. Width: About 8 to 9 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Acute to obtuse. Margin: Entire with irregular lobing. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Surface: Rugose. Color: Young foliage, upper surface: 147A. Young foliage, lower surface: 147B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 139A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137A. Petioles: Length: About 6 to 7 cm. Texture: Glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: 183B.
  • Inflorescence type and habit Inflorescences are compound corymbs of cyathia with colored flower bracts subtending the cyathia. Inflorescences are not fragrant. Inflorescences persistent.
  • Quantity of inflorescences One per lateral branch, about five or six per plant.
  • Inflorescence diameter About 25 to 30 cm.
  • Cyathia Quantity of cyathia: About 15 to 20 per corymb. Diameter of cyathia cluster: About 4 to 4.5 cm. Shape: Ovoid. Color: 144A. Stamens: Quantity of stamens: At least 10 per cyathium. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther color: 60A. Filament color: 60A. Pollen color: Close to 14A. Pistils: Quantity of pistils: One per cyathium. Style color: 144A overlain with 60A. Stigma color: 60A. Ovaries: Quantity of ovaries: Three per cyathium. Color: 144A. Nectaries: Quantity of nectaries: One per cyathium. Color: Close to 12A.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia have been observed to be resistant to Botrytis.

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Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Winterfest Red’, characterized by its uniform plant growth habit; dark green-colored leaves with red-colored petioles; mid-season flowering habit; inflorescences with red-colored flower bracts; and excellent post-production longevity.

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Botanical classification/cultivar denomination: Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Winterfest Red.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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 ‘Winterfest Red’.
The new Poinsettia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Lompoc, Calif. The objective of the breeding program is to create new Poinsettia cultivars with uniform plant habit and attractive flower bract coloration.
The new Poinsettia is a induced mutation of the Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Festival Red, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,253. The new Poinsettia was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single plant within a population of irradiated plants of the cultivar Festival Red in a controlled environment in Lompoc, Calif. The selection of this plant was based on its attractive flower bract coloration and uniform plant habit.
Asexual reproduction of the new Poinsettia by vegetative terminal cuttings taken at Lompoc, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Poinsettia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Winterfest Red’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Winterfest Red’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Uniform plant growth habit.
2. Dark green-colored leaves with reddish-colored petioles.
3. Mid-season flowering habit.
4. Inflorescences with red-colored flower bracts.
5. Excellent post-production longevity.
Plants of the new Poinsettia differ from plants of the parent cultivar, Festival Red, in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Poinsettia are taller than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
2. Plants of the new Poinsettia flower about 7 to 10 days later than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
3. Plants of the new Poinsettia have narrower flower bracts than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
4. Plants of the new Poinsettia have more cyathium per corymb than plants of the cultivar Festival Red.
Plants of the new Poinsettia can be compared to plants of the cultivar 490, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,825. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Lompoc, Calif., plants of the new Poinsettia differed from plants of the cultivar 490 in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Poinsettia were taller and not as outwardly spreading as plants of the cultivar 490.
2. Plants of the new Poinsettia flowered about 7 to 10 days later than plants of the cultivar 490 under controlled photoperiod conditions.
3. Plants of the new Poinsettia had narrower flower bracts than plants of the cultivar 490.
4. Plants of the new Poinsettia had more cyathia per corymb than plants of the cultivar 490.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates 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 photograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Poinsettia. The photograph comprises a top perspective view of a single flowering plant of ‘Winterfest Red’ grown in a container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
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 photograph and, following observations and measurements describe plants grown in Lompoc, Calif. during the fall and winter under commercial practice in a fiberglass-covered greenhouse with night temperatures about 16° C. and light levels about 3,000 to 4,000 foot-candles. Single plants were grown in 15-cm pots, pinched once, and flowered under controlled 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 Winterfest Red.
Parentage: Induced mutation of the Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Festival Red, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,253.
Propagation:
Type cutting.—Vegetative terminal cuttings.
Time to produce rooted young plants.—Summer: About 14 days at 21° C. Winter: About 8 days at 21° C.
Root description.—Thick, fibrous and freely-branching.
Plant description:
Growth habit.—Upright and uniform plant habit; inverted triangle; vigorous.
Plant height.—About 30 to 33 cm.
Plant diameter or spread.—About 40 to 45 cm.
Lateral branch description.—Quantity: Plants pinched to five or six leaves develop one lateral branch per node. Strength: Strong. Color: Close to 144A.
Foliage description.—Arrangement: Alternate, single. Length: About 11 to 12 cm. Width: About 8 to 9 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Acute to obtuse. Margin: Entire with irregular lobing. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Surface: Rugose. Color: Young foliage, upper surface: 147A. Young foliage, lower surface: 147B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 139A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137A. Petioles: Length: About 6 to 7 cm. Texture: Glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: 183B.
Inflorescence description:
Inflorescence type and habit.—Inflorescences are compound corymbs of cyathia with colored flower bracts subtending the cyathia. Inflorescences are not fragrant. Inflorescences persistent.
Natural flowering season.—Autumn/winter in Northern Hemisphere. Flower initiation and development is induced under short day/long night conditions. Mid-season flowering; response time, about 8.5 weeks, under controlled photoperiod conditions.
Post-production longevity.—Plants of the new Poinsettia maintain good substance and bract color for about six to eight weeks under interior conditions.
Quantity of inflorescences.—One per lateral branch, about five or six per plant.
Inflorescence diameter.—About 25 to 30 cm.
Flower bracts.—Quantity of flower bracts: About 20 to 25 per inflorescence. Length, largest bracts: About 13 to 14 cm. Width, largest bracts: About 8 to 9 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Surface: Rugose. Orientation: Mostly horizontal. Color: Developing bracts, upper and lower surfaces: 45A. Fully developed bracts, upper surface: 45B. Fully developed bracts, lower surface: 45C.
Cyathia.—Quantity of cyathia: About 15 to 20 per corymb. Diameter of cyathia cluster: About 4 to 4.5 cm. Shape: Ovoid. Color: 144A. Stamens: Quantity of stamens: At least 10 per cyathium. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther color: 60A. Filament color: 60A. Pollen color: Close to 14A. Pistils: Quantity of pistils: One per cyathium. Style color: 144A overlain with 60A. Stigma color: 60A. Ovaries: Quantity of ovaries: Three per cyathium. Color: 144A. Nectaries: Quantity of nectaries: One per cyathium. Color: Close to 12A.
Disease resistance: Plants of the new Poinsettia have been observed to be resistant to Botrytis.

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