USPP18587P2 - Begonia plant named ‘Bbbon’ - Google Patents

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USPP18587P2
USPP18587P2 US11/524,417 US52441706V USPP18587P2 US PP18587 P2 USPP18587 P2 US PP18587P2 US 52441706 V US52441706 V US 52441706V US PP18587 P2 USPP18587 P2 US PP18587P2
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  • Botanical designation Begonia ⁇ hiemalis.
  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia ⁇ hiemalis, commercially known as Elatior Begonia, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Bbbon’.
  • the new Begonia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands.
  • the objective of the breeding program was to develop new freely branching Begonia cultivars with fully double flowers.
  • the new Begonia originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in April, 2000 of a proprietary selection of Begonia ⁇ hiemalis identified as code number 99-541, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Begonia ⁇ hiemalis identified as code number 2000/1618, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.
  • the new Begonia was discovered and selected by the Inventor from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands in June, 2002.
  • the cultivar Bbbon 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 Begonia differ primarily from plants of the parent selections in flower form as plants of the parent selections have single flowers. In addition, plants of the new Begonia have darker pink-colored flowers than plants of the female parent selection.
  • Plants of the new Begonia can also be compared to plants of the cultivar Bbpicotee, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,291. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands, plants of the new Begonia differed from plants of the cultivar Bbpicotee in the following characteristics:
  • the accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Begonia, 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 Begonia.
  • the photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Bbbon’ grown in a container.

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A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Bbbon’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; double flowers that are deep pink in color and held above the foliage; and good postproduction longevity.

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Botanical designation: Begonia×hiemalis.
Cultivar denomination: ‘Bbbon’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia×hiemalis, commercially known as Elatior Begonia, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Bbbon’.
The new Begonia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new freely branching Begonia cultivars with fully double flowers.
The new Begonia originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in April, 2000 of a proprietary selection of Begonia×hiemalis identified as code number 99-541, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Begonia×hiemalis identified as code number 2000/1618, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Begonia was discovered and selected by the Inventor from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands in June, 2002.
Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia by cuttings in a controlled environment in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, has shown that the unique features of this new Begonia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Bbbon 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 ‘Bbbon’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Bbbon’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Begonia:
    • 1. Compact, upright and mounded plant habit.
    • 2. Freely branching habit.
    • 3. Double flowers that are deep pink in color and held above the foliage.
    • 4. Good postproduction longevity.
Plants of the new Begonia differ primarily from plants of the parent selections in flower form as plants of the parent selections have single flowers. In addition, plants of the new Begonia have darker pink-colored flowers than plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new Begonia can also be compared to plants of the cultivar Bbpicotee, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,291. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands, plants of the new Begonia differed from plants of the cultivar Bbpicotee in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Begonia were more freely branching than plants of the cultivar Bbpicotee.
    • 2. Flowers of plants of the new Begonia had more tepals than flowers of plants of the cultivar Bbpicotee.
    • 3. Plants of the new Begonia had darker pink-colored flowers than plants of the cultivar Bbpicotee.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Begonia, 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 Begonia. The photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Bbbon’ grown in a container.
 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 aforementioned photograph and following observations and measurements describe plants grown during the spring and summer in Aaslmeer, The Netherlands in 13-cm containers and, under commercial practice in a glass-covered greenhouse. During the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 20° C., night temperatures ranged from 15° C. to 20° C. and light levels averaged 18,000 lux. Plants used for the photograph and the description were about three months from planting.
  • Botanical classification: Begonia×hiemalis cultivar Bbbon.
  • Commercial classification: Elatior Begonia.
  • Parentage:
      • Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Begonia×hiemalis identified as code number 99-541, not patented.
      • Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Begonia×hiemalis identified as code number 2000/1618, not patented.
  • Propagation:
      • Type.—By terminal vegetative cuttings.
      • Time to produce a rooted young plant.—About four weeks at temperatures 20° C.
      • Root description.—Fine, fibrous; plants of the new Begonia have not been observed to form tubers.
      • Rooting habit.—Freely branching.
  • Plant description:
      • Plant form.—Compact, upright and mounded plant habit, inverted triangle; freely branching with good stem and stem base strength. Flowers are double and abundant. Moderate growth rate.
      • Plant height.—About 20 cm.
      • Plant width.—About 20 cm to 25 cm.
      • Basal branch description.—Quantity: Freely basal branching with about five to six basal branches developing per plant. Length: About 9 cm to 13 cm. Diameter: About 1 cm to 3 cm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 144B.
      • Leaf description.—Arrangement: Simple, alternate. Length: About 8 cm to 9 cm. Width: About 5 cm to 6 cm. Shape: Palmately lobed. Apex: Acute. Base: Cordate. Margin: Doubly serrate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety. Venation pattern: Palmate. Color: Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface: 136B; venation, 136B. Developing and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: 139A; venation, close to 136B. Petiole length: About 4 cm to 6 cm. Petiole diameter: About 4 mm. Petiole texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Petiole color, upper and lower surfaces: 136B.
  • Flower description:
      • Flowering habit.—Double flowers with numerous tepals arranged in axillary cymes. Usually five to six flowers per cyme. Many cymes in flower simultaneously. Flowers positioned upright and outwardly above the foliage. Flowers not fragrant.
      • Natural flowering season.—Plants will flower continuously year round in the greenhouse, however plants flower earlier and more abundantly during the summer in The Netherlands. Good postproduction longevity, flowers last about one month on the plant. Flowers persistent.
      • Cyme height.—About 4 cm to 5 cm.
      • Cyme diameter.—About 6 cm to 7 cm.
      • Flowers.—Shape: Rounded to oval; rose-like. Diameter: About 4 cm to 5 cm. Depth (height): About 1 cm.
      • Flower buds.—Length: About 1 cm to 1.5 cm. Diameter: About 2 cm. Color: Close to 144B.
      • Tepals.—Arrangement: Rosette. Quantity per flower: Usually about 10 to 15 per flower. Length: About 2 cm to 3 cm. Width: About 3 cm to 4 cm. Shape: Obovate to rounded. Apex: Rounded, obtuse. Margin, outer tepals: Entire. Margin, inner tepals: Slightly serrate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; satiny. Color: When opening, upper and lower surfaces: 55A to 55B. Fully opened, upper and lower surfaces: 55A to 55B.
      • Flower bracts.—Quantity/arrangement: Two, opposite. Shape: Broadly ovate. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous, smooth. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144B overlain with close to 183A.
      • Peduncles.—Angle: Erect to about 45° from vertical. Length: About 4 cm to 5 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm to 4 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 144B.
      • Pedicels.—Angle: About 30° to 45° from the peduncle. Length: About 2 cm to 3 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm to 3 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 144B.
      • Reproductive organs.—Stamens: None observed. Pistils: None observed.
      • Seed/fruit.—Seed and fruit production have not been observed.
  • Disease/pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests common to Begonia has not been observed.
  • Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Begonia have been observed to tolerate temperatures from about 10° C. to about 35° C.

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