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USPP24494P3
USPP24494P3 US13/573,834 US201213573834V USPP24494P3 US PP24494 P3 USPP24494 P3 US PP24494P3 US 201213573834 V US201213573834 V US 201213573834V US PP24494 P3 USPP24494 P3 US PP24494P3
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  • Botanical designation Rhododendron hybrida.
  • the present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant, botanically known as Rhododendron hybrida , commercially referred to as an evergreen Azalea plant and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘RLH1-8P1’.
  • the new Azalea plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventors in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C.
  • the objective of the breeding program is to create new compact evergreen Azalea plants having dense growth habit, large attractive flowers, flowers with good temperature tolerance, consistent remontant flowering during the spring, summer and autumn, good garden performance and low and high temperature tolerance.
  • the new Azalea plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventors in 1996 in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C., of Rhododendron hybrida ‘September Song’, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Rhododendron hybrida identified as code number HO-4-OL, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.
  • the new Azalea plant was discovered and selected by the Inventors as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C. in 2000.
  • Plants of the new Azalea differ primarily from plants of the female parent, ‘September Song’ in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Azalea can be compared to the plants of ‘Robleg’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,227.
  • plants of the new Azalea differed primarily from plants of ‘Robleg’ in the following characteristics:
  • the accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Azalea plant 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 Azalea plant. Plants used for the photograph were grown during the late summer in ground beds in a shady outdoor nursery in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C. and under cultural practices which approximate commercial Azalea production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 0° C. to 45° C. and night temperatures ranged from ⁇ 17° C. to 38° C. Plants were seven years old when the photographs were taken. The photograph comprises a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘RLH1-8P1’.

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A new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant named ‘RLH1-8P1’, characterized by its compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; evergreen, persistent dark green-colored leaves that do not abscise during the winter; freely flowering habit with remontant flowering during the spring, summer and autumn; large, non-persistent semi-double flowers that are red in color with darker red-colored central spots and speckles; and excellent garden performance and temperature tolerance.

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Botanical designation: Rhododendron hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: ‘RLH1-8P1’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant, botanically known as Rhododendron hybrida, commercially referred to as an evergreen Azalea plant and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘RLH1-8P1’.
The new Azalea plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventors in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C. The objective of the breeding program is to create new compact evergreen Azalea plants having dense growth habit, large attractive flowers, flowers with good temperature tolerance, consistent remontant flowering during the spring, summer and autumn, good garden performance and low and high temperature tolerance.
The new Azalea plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventors in 1996 in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C., of Rhododendron hybrida ‘September Song’, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Rhododendron hybrida identified as code number HO-4-OL, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Azalea plant was discovered and selected by the Inventors as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C. in 2000.
Asexual reproduction of the new Azalea plant by semi-hardwood stem cuttings taken in a controlled greenhouse environment in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C. since 2005 has shown that the unique features of this new Azalea plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Azalea have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions 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 ‘RLH1-8P1’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘RLH1-8P1’ as a new and distinct Azalea plant:
    • 1. Compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit.
    • 2. Freely basal branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate.
    • 3. Evergreen, persistent dark green-colored leaves that do not abscise during the winter.
    • 4. Freely flowering habit with remontant flowering during the spring, summer and autumn.
    • 5. Large, non-persistent semi-double flowers that are red in color with darker red-colored central spots and speckles.
    • 6. Excellent garden performance and temperature tolerance.
Plants of the new Azalea differ primarily from plants of the female parent, ‘September Song’ in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Azalea are more freely branching than plants of ‘September Song’.
    • 2. Plants of the new Azalea have much larger flowers than plants of ‘September Song’.
    • 3. Plants of the new Azalea have semi-double flowers whereas plants of ‘September Song’ have mostly single flowers.
    • 4. Plants of the new Azalea and ‘September Song’ differ slightly in flower color.
    • 5. Plants of the new Azalea flower during the spring, summer and autumn whereas plants of ‘September Song’ only flower during the spring and autumn.
Plants of the new Azalea differ primarily from plants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Azalea are not as outwardly spreading as plants of the male parent selection.
    • 2. Plants of the new Azalea are more freely branching than plants of the male parent selection.
    • 3. Plants of the new Azalea have much larger flowers than plants of the male parent selection.
    • 4. Plants of the new Azalea have semi-double flowers whereas plants of the male parent selection have hose-in-hose flowers.
    • 5. Plants of the new Azalea and the male parent selection differ in flower color as plants of the male parent selection have light red purple-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Azalea can be compared to the plants of ‘Robleg’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,227. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C., plants of the new Azalea differed primarily from plants of ‘Robleg’ in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Azalea were more uniform in plant shape and required less pruning to maintain a more uniform plant shape than plants of ‘Robleg’.
    • 2. Plants of the new Azalea were more freely flowering than plants of ‘Robleg’.
    • 3. Plants of the new Azalea had semi-double flowers whereas plants of ‘Robleg’ had single flowers.
    • 4. Plants of the new Azalea and ‘Robleg’ differed in flower color as plants of ‘Robleg’ had white-colored flowers.
    • 5. Plants of the new Azalea flowered during the spring, summer and autumn whereas plants of ‘Robleg’ only flowered during the spring and autumn.
    • 6. Plants of the new Azalea were more cold hardy than plants of ‘Robleg’.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Azalea plant 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 Azalea plant. Plants used for the photograph were grown during the late summer in ground beds in a shady outdoor nursery in Long Creek, Oconee County, S.C. and under cultural practices which approximate commercial Azalea production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 0° C. to 45° C. and night temperatures ranged from −17° C. to 38° C. Plants were seven years old when the photographs were taken. The photograph comprises a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘RLH1-8P1’.
 DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The following observations and measurements describe plants grown during the late summer in three-gallon containers in a shadehouse in El Campo, Tex. and under cultural practices which approximate commercial Azalea production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 24° C. and night temperatures averaged 14° C. Plants were one year old when the detailed description was taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
  • Botanical classification: Rhododendron hybrida ‘RLH1-8P1’.
  • Commercial classification: Evergreen Azalea.
  • Parentage:
      • Female, or seed, parent.—Rhododendron hybrida ‘September Song’, not patented.
      • Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Rhododendron hybrida identified as code number HO-4-OL, not patented.
  • Propagation:
      • Type.—By semi-hardwood stem cuttings.
      • Time to initiate roots, summer.—About 25 to 30 days at temperatures of 27° C. to 30° C.
      • Time to initiate roots, winter.—About 35 to 45 days at temperatures of 16° C. to 17° C.
      • Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About 60 to 70 days at temperatures of 27° C. to 30° C.
      • Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About 80 to 100 days at temperatures of 16° C. to 17° C.
      • Root description.—Fine, fibrous; initially white in color becoming light brown with development.
      • Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.
  • Plant description:
      • Plant form, plant and growth habit.—Perennial and evergreen flowering subshrub; compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; rapid growth rate; freely flowering habit with numerous semi-double flowers.
      • Branching habit.—Freely branching habit with lateral branches potentially developing at every node; dense and bushy appearance; pinching (removal of terminal apex) enhances lateral branch development.
      • Plant height, soil level to top of flowers.—About 20 cm.
      • Plant diameter, area of spread.—About 35 cm.
      • Lateral branch description.—Length: About 13 cm. Diameter at base: About 4 mm. Internode length: About 4 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Upright to outwardly. Texture, developing: Pubescent, fine greyed orange-colored hairs. Texture, mature: Woody; pubescent, fine greyed orange-colored hairs. Color, developing: Close to 145A. Color, semi-hardwood: Close to 165B. Color, mature: Close to 165A.
      • Leaf description.—Arrangement: Alternate; simple. Leaf retention: Very good winter leaf retention has been observed on plants of the new Azalea. Length: About 4.5 cm. Width: About 2.25 cm. Shape: Oblanceolate to elliptic. Apex: Acute; mucronulate. Base: Cuneate to attenuate. Margin: Entire; ciliate. Venation pattern: Pinnate; reticulate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent; coriaceous, tough. Color: Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to N137A. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 146B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to N137A; venation, close to 146 A to 146B . Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 146B; venation, close to 146B. Petioles: Length: About 8 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper surface: Close to 146B. Color, lower surface: Close to 146 B to 146C.
  • Flower description:
      • Natural flowering season.—Spring, April to May, and then remontant flowering during the summer and autumn, July to October or until frost in USDA Hardiness Zone 6.
      • Flower appearance and arrangement.—Semi-double rose-shaped flowers arranged upwardly to outwardly in clusters at terminals and sub-terminals; outer whorl of five petals and inner whorl with ten to twelve staminate petaloids.
      • Flowering habit.—Freely flowering habit with usually about two to three flowers per cluster.
      • Flower longevity.—Flowers are durable and long-lasting; depending on the temperature, flowers last about one week on the plant; flowers not persistent.
      • Fragrance.—None detected.
      • Flower diameter.—About 8 cm.
      • Flower depth.—About 3.2 cm.
      • Flower buds (before showing color).—Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Shape: Ovoid. Color: Close to 144A.
      • Petals, outer whorl.—Length: About 4.3 cm. Width: About 2.75 cm. Shape: Broadly ovate to orbicular. Apex: Rotund; undulate. Margin: Entire; undulate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; rugulose; velvety in appearance. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 42A; spots and speckles, close to 53A. When opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 42A.
      • Petaloids, inner whorl.—Length: About 2.2 cm. Width: About 1.5 cm. Shape: Broadly ovate to orbicular; irregular in shape. Apex: Rotund; undulate. Margin: Entire; undulate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; rugulose; velvety in appearance. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 42A; spots and speckles, close to 53A. When opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 42A.
      • Sepals.—Arrangement: Five in a single whorl, fused at the base forming a campanulate to star-shaped corona. Length: About 8 mm. Width: About 4 mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute. Base: Truncate, fused. Margin: Entire; ciliate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Densely pubescent. Color, upper surface: Close to 144A. Color, lower surface: Close to 144B.
      • Peduncles.—Length: About 1.3 cm. Diameter: About 2.5 mm. Angle: Mostly upright. Strength: Strong. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to 144A; at the junction with calyx, tinged with close to 60A.
      • Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Quantity of stamens per flower: About five to six; partially to totally transformed into petaloids. Filament length: About 3.5 cm. Filament color: Close to 60B. Anther shape: Porandrous with four oblong, tubular to lunate-shaped pollen sacks basifixed to the filament. Anther length: About 3 mm. Anther color: Close to N186C. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 158B. Gynoecium: Pistil length: About 4.2 cm. Stigma shape: Round to flattened (capitate). Stigma color: Close to 60B. Style length: About 4 cm. Style color: Close to 60A. Ovary color: Close to 146A.
      • Fruits and seeds.—Fruit and seed development have not been observed on plants of the new Azalea.
  • Garden performance & temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Azalea have been observed to be very tolerant to rain, wind and temperatures ranging from about −25° C. to about 45° C.; and plants of the new Azalea are suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 9.
  • Disease & pest resistance: Plants have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Azalea plants.

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