USPP18521P2 - Limonium plant named ‘Esm Amazona’ - Google Patents

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USPP18521P2
USPP18521P2 US11/489,222 US48922206V USPP18521P2 US PP18521 P2 USPP18521 P2 US PP18521P2 US 48922206 V US48922206 V US 48922206V US PP18521 P2 USPP18521 P2 US PP18521P2
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  • Botanical designation Limonium sinense.
  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant, botanically known as Limonium sinense, grown commercially as a cut flower, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Esm Amazona’.
  • the new Limonium is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador.
  • the objective of the breeding program is to create new freely flowering Limonium cultivars with long and straight flowering stems.
  • the new Limonium originated from a open-pollination in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador in August, 2000 of a proprietary selection of Limonium sinense identified as Line 52, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with an unknown selection of Limonium sinense.
  • the cultivar Esm Amazona was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated open-pollination in a controlled environment in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador.
  • the cultivar Esm Amazona 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.
  • plants of the new Limonium differed from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Limonium can be compared to plants of the cultivar Esm Quetzal, disclosed in a U.S. Plant patent application filed concurrently. Plants of the new Limonium and the cultivar Esm Quetzal differ primarily in flower color.
  • Plants of the new Limonium can be also compared to plants of the Limonium cultivar China Pink, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador, plants of the new Limonium differed from plants of the cultivar China Pink in the following characteristics:

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A new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant named ‘Esm Amazona’, characterized by its erect, long and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; small light pink-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation; and good postproduction longevity.

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Botanical designation: Limonium sinense.
Cultivar denomination: ‘Esm Amazona’.
CROSS-REFERENCED TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Limonium Plant Named ‘Esm Quetzal’; applicant, Aloysius A. J. Hooijman; filed concurrently.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant, botanically known as Limonium sinense, grown commercially as a cut flower, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Esm Amazona’.
The new Limonium is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador. The objective of the breeding program is to create new freely flowering Limonium cultivars with long and straight flowering stems.
The new Limonium originated from a open-pollination in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador in August, 2000 of a proprietary selection of Limonium sinense identified as Line 52, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with an unknown selection of Limonium sinense. The cultivar Esm Amazona was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated open-pollination in a controlled environment in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Asexual reproduction of the new Limonium by cuttings in a controlled environment in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador since August, 2001, has shown that the unique features of this new Limonium are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Esm Amazona 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 following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Esm Amazona’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Esm Amazona’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Limonium:
    • 1. Erect, long and strong flowering stems.
    • 2. Vigorous growth habit.
    • 3. Freely flowering habit.
    • 4. Small light pink-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation.
    • 5. Good postproduction longevity.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador, plants of the new Limonium differed from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Limonium were more vigorous than plants of the female parent selection.
    • 2. Inflorescence structure of the new Limonium was not as open and loose as inflorescence structure of plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new Limonium can be compared to plants of the cultivar Esm Quetzal, disclosed in a U.S. Plant patent application filed concurrently. Plants of the new Limonium and the cultivar Esm Quetzal differ primarily in flower color.
Plants of the new Limonium can be also compared to plants of the Limonium cultivar China Pink, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador, plants of the new Limonium differed from plants of the cultivar China Pink in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Limonium were more vigorous and produced more flowering stems than plants of the cultivar China Pink.
    • 2. Plants of the new Limonium had shorter leaves than plants of the cultivar China Pink.
    • 3. Plants of the new Limonium were more freely flowering than plants of the cultivar China Pink.
    • 4. Inflorescence structure of the new Limonium was not as open and loose as inflorescence structure of plants of the cultivar China Pink.
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The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Limonium. These photographs show 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 Limonium. Clockwise from the upper left photograph: close up view of typical inflorescences; side perspective view of a typical flowering stem; close-up view of upper and lower surfaces of typical leaves; and close-up view of a typical flowering stem of ‘Esm Amazona’.
 DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2001 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. The following observations and measurements describe plants grown during the winter in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador in ground beds in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse and under conditions and practices which approximate those generally used in commercial cut Limonium production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 11° C. to 28° C., night temperatures ranged from 5° C. to 11° C. and light levels ranged from 1,000 to 1,150 foot-candles. Plants were pinched. Measurements and numerical values represent averages for typical five-month old flowering plants.
  • Botanical classification: Limonium sinense cultivar Esm Amazona.
  • Commercial classification: Cut flower Limonium.
  • Parentage:
      • Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Limonium sinense identified as Line 52, not patented.
      • Male, or pollen, parent.—Unknown selection of Limonium sinense, not patented.
  • Propagation:
      • Type.—By cuttings.
      • Time to initiate roots.—About 15 to 20 days at 17° C. to 25° C.
      • Time to produce a rooted cutting.—About seven to nine weeks at 17° C. to 25° C.
      • Root description.—Thick; 165D in color.
  • Plant description:
      • Appearance.—Perennial subshrub grown as a cut flower. Erect and strong flowering stems; inverted triangle form. Leaves basal. Freely flowering habit; numerous flowers arranged in symmetrical and moderately dense compound panicles. Vigorous growth habit.
      • Branching habit.—After pinching, about 34 flowering stems develop per year.
      • Plant height.—About 126 cm.
      • Plant diameter or spread.—About 79 cm.
      • Flowering stems.—Length: About 126 cm. Diameter: About 6 cm. Internode length: About 4.2 cm. Strength: Strong. Texture: Immature, pubescent; mature, glabrescent. Color: 137A.
  • Foliage description:
      • Arrangement.—Alternate, simple; sessile.
      • Length.—About 19.7 cm.
      • Width.—About 4.8 cm.
      • Shape.—Narrowly obovate.
      • Apex.—Acute to obtuse.
      • Base.—Attenuate.
      • Margin.—Crenate; undulate.
      • Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous; waxy.
      • Venation pattern.—Pinnate.
      • Color.—Developing foliage, upper surface: 137B. Developing foliage, lower surface: 138A to 137C. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 137A; venation, 145D. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: N138C; venation, 147D.
  • Flower description:
      • Flower arrangement and habit.—Compound cymes with numerous flowers; flowers actinomorphic and symmetrical. Very freely flowering, about 7,500 flowers per inflorescence. Flowers face mostly upright.
      • Flowering response.—In Ecuador, plants flower year round. Plants begin flowering about 15 weeks after planting.
      • Post-production longevity.—As a cut flower, flowers last for about two weeks. Corolla self-cleaning; calyx persistent.
      • Fragrance.—None detected.
      • Inflorescence height.—About 126 cm.
      • Inflorescence diameter.—About 53 cm.
      • Flower diameter.—About 6 mm.
      • Flower depth (height).—About 8 mm.
      • Flower buds.—Length: About 6 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Shape: Fusiform. Color: Apex: 59D. Mid-section: N77A. Base: 146A.
      • Corolla.—Petals per flower: Five. Petal length: About 7 mm. Petal width: About 2 mm. Petal shape: Triangular. Petal apex: Emarginate. Petal margin: Entire. Petal texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; membraneous. Petal color: When opening, upper surface: 5B; towards the base, close to 155D. When opening, lower surface: 5A; towards the base, close to 155D. Fully opened, upper surface: 2A; towards the base, close to 155D. Fully opened, lower surface: 7A; towards the base, close to 155D.
      • Calyx.—Sepals per flower: Five. Length: About 5 mm. Width: About 7 mm. Shape: Salverform. Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Sepal color: When opening, upper surface: 69A; veins, 70B; throat, 144B. When opening, lower surface: 69B; veins, 67A; tube, 144B. Fully opened, upper surface: 69D; veins, 64A; throat, 144B. Fully opened, lower surface: 69D; veins, 61A; tube, 144B.
      • Pedicels.—Length: About 8.6 cm. Diameter: About 6 mm. Strength: Strong. Angle: About 39° from vertical. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 137A.
      • Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: Five. Anther shape: Reniform. Anther length: Less than 1 mm. Anther color: 1B. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color: 1B. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 8 mm. Style length: About 6 mm. Style color: Close to 155D. Stigma shape: Filiform. Stigma color: Close to 150C. Ovary color: 150D. Seeds: Length: About 2 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Color: 164B.
  • Disease/pest resistance: Plants of the new Limonium have been observed to be resistant to Peronospora. Plants have not been shown to be resistant to pests and other pathogens common to Limonium.
  • Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Limonium have been observed to tolerate temperatures ranging from about 5° C. to about 30° C.

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1. A new and distinct Limonium plant named ‘Esm Amazona’ as illustrated and described.
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