USPP14559P2 - Poinsettia plant named ‘Festival Pink’ - Google Patents

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USPP14559P2
USPP14559P2 US10/317,301 US31730102V USPP14559P2 US PP14559 P2 USPP14559 P2 US PP14559P2 US 31730102 V US31730102 V US 31730102V US PP14559 P2 USPP14559 P2 US PP14559P2
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  • Botanical classification/cultivar denomination Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Festival Pink.
  • 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 cultivar name ‘Festival Pink’.
  • 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 Pink 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 primarily from plants of the parent cultivar in flower bract coloration as plants of the cultivar Festival Red have red-colored flower bracts.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia can be compared to plants of the cultivar 490 Pink, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,817. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Lompoc, Calif., plants of the new Poinsettia differed from plants of the cultivar 490 Pink in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia were shorter than plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia were more upright and not as outwardly spreading as plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia had thicker lateral branches than plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia had oblong-shaped flower bracts whereas plants of the cultivar 490 Pink had ovate-shaped flower bracts.
  • Plants of the new Poinsettia had tighter cyathia clusters than plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
  • the photograph comprises a top perspective view of a single flowering plant of ‘Festival Pink’ 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 Festival Pink.
  • Type cutting Vegetative terminal cuttings.
  • Foliage descriptions Arrangement: Alternate, single. Length: About 12 to 12.5 cm. Width: About 8 to 9 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Obtuse, rounded. Margin: Entire with irregular lobing. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Surface: Rugose. Color: Developing foliage, upper surface: 146A. Developing foliage, lower surface: 147B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 147A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137A. Petioles: Length: About 5.5 to 6 cm. Texture: Glabrous, smooth. Color: Close to 146A.
  • 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 30 to 35 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: About ten per cyathium. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther color: 61B. Anther length: 1 mm. Filament color: 61B. Pollen color: Close to 14A. Pistils: Quantity of pistils: One per cyathium. Pistil length: About 6 mm. Style color: 144A, slightly tinged with purple. Stigma color: 61B. Ovaries: Quantity of ovaries: Three per cyathium. Diameter: About 3 mm. 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 and bract edge burn.

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A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Festival Pink’, characterized by its uniform plant growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; early flowering habit; inflorescences with dark pink-colored flower bracts that resist fading; and excellent post-production longevity.

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Botanical classification/cultivar denomination: Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. cultivar Festival Pink.
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 cultivar name ‘Festival Pink’.
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 Pink 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 ‘Festival Pink’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Festival Pink’ as a new and distinct Poinsettia cultivar:
1. Uniform plant growth habit.
2. Dark green-colored leaves.
3. Early flowering habit.
4. Inflorescences with dark pink-colored flower bracts that resist fading.
5. Excellent post-production longevity.
Plants of the new Poinsettia differ primarily from plants of the parent cultivar in flower bract coloration as plants of the cultivar Festival Red have red-colored flower bracts.
Plants of the new Poinsettia can be compared to plants of the cultivar 490 Pink, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,817. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Lompoc, Calif., plants of the new Poinsettia differed from plants of the cultivar 490 Pink in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Poinsettia were shorter than plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
2. Plants of the new Poinsettia were more upright and not as outwardly spreading as plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
3. Plants of the new Poinsettia had thicker lateral branches than plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
4. Plants of the new Poinsettia had oblong-shaped flower bracts whereas plants of the cultivar 490 Pink had ovate-shaped flower bracts.
5. Flower bract color of plants of the new Poinsettia was darker pink than flower bract color of plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
6. Plants of the new Poinsettia had tighter cyathia clusters than plants of the cultivar 490 Pink.
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 ‘Festival Pink’ 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 aforementioned photograph and the following 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 Festival Pink.
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 18 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 25 to 30 cm.
Plant diameter or spread.—About 40 to 45 cm.
Lateral branch description.—Quantity: Plants pinched to five to six leaves develop one lateral branch per node. Strength: Strong. Diameter: About 8 mm. Color: Close to 146A.
Foliage descriptions.—Arrangement: Alternate, single. Length: About 12 to 12.5 cm. Width: About 8 to 9 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Obtuse, rounded. Margin: Entire with irregular lobing. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Surface: Rugose. Color: Developing foliage, upper surface: 146A. Developing foliage, lower surface: 147B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 147A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137A. Petioles: Length: About 5.5 to 6 cm. Texture: Glabrous, smooth. Color: Close to 146A.
Inflorescene 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. Early flowering; response time, about 7.5 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 30 to 35 cm.
Flower bracts.—Quantity of flower bracts: About 20 to 25 per inflorescence. Length, largest bracts: About 14 to 15 cm. Width, largest bracts: About 9 to 10 cm. Shape: Oblong. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Obtuse, rounded. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Surface: Rugose. Orientation: Mostly horizontal. Color: Developing bracts, upper and lower surfaces: 54A. Fully developed bracts, upper surface: 54B; venation, 54B. Fully developed bracts, lower surface: 51B; venation, 51A.
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: About ten per cyathium. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther color: 61B. Anther length: 1 mm. Filament color: 61B. Pollen color: Close to 14A. Pistils: Quantity of pistils: One per cyathium. Pistil length: About 6 mm. Style color: 144A, slightly tinged with purple. Stigma color: 61B. Ovaries: Quantity of ovaries: Three per cyathium. Diameter: About 3 mm. 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 and bract edge burn.

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