USPP21041P2 - Gypsophila plant named ‘Esm Grial’ - Google Patents

Gypsophila plant named ‘Esm Grial’ Download PDF

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USPP21041P2
USPP21041P2 US11/903,793 US90379307V USPP21041P2 US PP21041 P2 USPP21041 P2 US PP21041P2 US 90379307 V US90379307 V US 90379307V US PP21041 P2 USPP21041 P2 US PP21041P2
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  • Botanical designaton Gypsophila hybrida.
  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Gypsophila plant, botanically known as Gypsophila hybrida, grown commercially as a cut flower, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Esm Grial’.
  • the new Gypsophila 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 Gypsophila cultivars with many petals per flower and straight stems.
  • the new Gypsophila originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador in August, 2002 of a proprietary selection of Gypsophila hybrida identified as Line 33, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Gypsophila hybrida identified as Line 19, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.
  • the cultivar Esm Grial was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador.
  • the cultivar Esm Grial 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 Gypsophila differed from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:
  • plants of the new Gypsophila differed from plants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Gypsophila can also be compared to plants of the Gypsophila cultivar Dangypmini, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,964. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador, plants of the new Gypsophila differed from plants of the cultivar Dangypmini in the following characteristics:
  • the photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering stem of ‘Esm Grial’.
  • the photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of typical flowers of ‘Esm Grial’.

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A new and distinct cultivar of Gypsophila plant named ‘Esm Grial’, characterized by its erect and strong flowering stems; early, uniform and freely flowering habit; small luminous white-colored flowers; and good postproduction longevity.

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Botanical designaton: Gypsophila hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: ‘ESM GRIAL’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Gypsophila plant, botanically known as Gypsophila hybrida, grown commercially as a cut flower, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Esm Grial’.
The new Gypsophila 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 Gypsophila cultivars with many petals per flower and straight stems.
The new Gypsophila originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador in August, 2002 of a proprietary selection of Gypsophila hybrida identified as Line 33, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Gypsophila hybrida identified as Line 19, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar Esm Grial was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Asexual reproduction of the new Gypsophila by cuttings in a controlled environment in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador since August, 2003, has shown that the unique features of this new Gypsophila are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Esm Grial 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 Grial’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Esm Grial’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Gypsophila:
    • 1. Erect and strong flowering stems.
    • 2. Early, uniform and freely flowering habit.
    • 3. Small luminous white-colored flowers.
    • 4. Good postproduction longevity.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador, plants of the new Gypsophila differed from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Gypsophila were taller than plants of the female parent selection.
    • 2. Plants of the new Gypsophila were not as freely flowering as plants of the female parent selection.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador, plants of the new Gypsophila differed from plants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Gypsophila were more upright than plants of the male parent selection.
    • 2. Plants of the new Gypsophila were more freely flowering than plants of the male parent selection.
Plants of the new Gypsophila can also be compared to plants of the Gypsophila cultivar Dangypmini, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,964. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador, plants of the new Gypsophila differed from plants of the cultivar Dangypmini in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Gypsophila were taller and more narrow than plants of the cultivar Dangypmini.
    • 2. Plants of the new Gypsophila had longer internodes than plants of the cultivar Dangypmini.
    • 3. Plants of the new Gypsophila were more freely branching than plants of the cultivar Dangypmini.
    • 4. Flowers of plants of the new Gypsophila had fewer petals than flowers of plants of the cultivar Dangypmini.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Gypsophila. 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 Gypsophila.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering stem of ‘Esm Grial’.
The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of typical flowers of ‘Esm Grial’.
 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 in El Quinche, Pichincha, Ecuador during the winter in ground beds in an outdoor nursery and under conditions and practices which approximate those generally used in commercial cut Gypsophila production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 12° C. to 30° C. and night temperatures ranged from 7° C. to 11° C. Plants were pinched one time about five weeks after planting and were grown under long day/short day conditions. Measurements and numerical values represent averages for typical 17-week old flowering plants.
  • Botanical classification: Gypsophila hybrida cultivar Esm Grial.
  • Commercial classification: Cut flower Gypsophila.
  • Parentage:
      • Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Gypsophila hybrida identified as Line 33, not patented.
      • Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Gypsophila hybrida identified as Line 19, not patented.
  • Propagation:
      • Type.—By cuttings.
      • Time to initiate roots.—About 16 to 21 days at 17° C. to 25° C.
      • Time to produce a rooted cutting.—About five to six weeks at 17° C. to 25° C.
      • Root description.—Medium in thickness; 161A in color.
      • Rooting habit.—Freely branching.
  • Plant description:
      • Appearance.—Perennial cut flower. Erect and strong flowering stems; inverted triangle form. Freely flowering; small luminous white-colored flowers arranged in symmetrical and moderately dense compound cymes. Vigorous growth habit.
      • Branching habit.—After pinching, about 28 flowering stems develop per year.
      • Plant height.—About 125 cm.
      • Plant diameter or spread.—About 54 cm.
      • Flowering stems.—Length: About 120 cm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Internode length: About 5.7 cm. Strength: Strong. Texture: Glabrescent. Color: 144A.
  • Foliage description:
      • Arrangement.—Opposite, decussate, simple; sessile.
      • Length.—About 5.5 cm.
      • Width.—About 1.6 cm.
      • Shape.—Lanceolate.
      • Apex.—Acute.
      • Base.—Cuneate.
      • Margin.—Entire.
      • Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous; waxy.
      • Venation pattern.—Parallel.
      • Color.—Developing foliage, upper surface: 139A. Developing foliage, lower surface: Between 139A and 147A. Fully expended foliage, upper surface: 147A; venation, 147A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137A; venation, 146B.
  • Flower description:
      • Flower arrangement and habit.—Symmetrical compound cymes with numerous small luminous white-colored flowers, flowers rotate. Very freely flowering, about 3,200 flowers per inflorescence. Flowers face mostly upright.
      • Flowering response.—In Ecuador, plants flower year round. Plants begin flowering about 13 weeks after planting.
      • Post-production longevity.—As a cut flower, flowers last for about eleven days. Flowers persistent.
      • Fragrance.—Slightly fragrant; pleasant.
      • Inflorescence height.—About 120 cm.
      • Inflorescence diameter.—About 52 cm.
      • Flower diameter.—About 6.3 mm.
      • Flower depth (height).—About 5 mm.
      • Flower buds.—Length: About 2 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Shape: Nearly globose. Color: 147B; towards the apex, N189A.
      • Petals/petaloids.—Quantity per flower: About 20 arranged in clusters. Length: About 4 mm. Width: About 2 mm. Shape: Oval to spatulate. Apex: Truncate, emarginate or obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; waxy. Color: When opening and fully opening, upper surface: Close to N155D; towards the base, close to 144A; color becoming closer to 155A with development. When opening and fully opening, lower surface: Close to N155D.
      • Sepals.—Quantity per flower: About five fused to form a cup-shapedcalyx. Length: About 2.2 mm. Width: About 1.1 mm. Shape: Roughly linear. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When developing, upper and lower surfaces: 147A. Fully developed, upper surface: 137A. Fully developed, lower surface: 147A.
      • Peduncles.—Length: About 5 cm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Strength: Strong. Angle: About 37° from vertical. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 144A.
      • Pedicels.—Length: About 4 mm. Diameter: About 0.4 mm. Strength: Strong. Angle: About 41° from vertical. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 146A.
      • Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: Eleven. Anther shape: Reniform to globose. Anther length: Less than 1 mm. Anther color: 163A. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 163A. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 4.8 mm. Style length: About 3.4 mm. Style color: Close to N155D. Stigma shape: Curved apiculate. Stigma color: Close to N155D. Ovary color: 144B. Seed/fruit: Seed and fruit production has not been observed.
  • Disease/pest resistance: Plants of the new Gypsophila have not been shown to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Gypsophila.
  • Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Gypsophila have been observed to tolerate temperatures ranging from about 7° C. to about 30° C.

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