USPP29170P2 - Hydrangea plant named ‘HBA215908’ - Google Patents

Hydrangea plant named ‘HBA215908’ Download PDF

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USPP29170P2
USPP29170P2 US15/530,484 US201715530484V USPP29170P2 US PP29170 P2 USPP29170 P2 US PP29170P2 US 201715530484 V US201715530484 V US 201715530484V US PP29170 P2 USPP29170 P2 US PP29170P2
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  • Botanical designation Hydrangea macrophylla.
  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant, botanically known as Hydrangea macrophylla , commercially referred to as a mophead-type Hydrangea and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘HBA215908’.
  • the new Hydrangea plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in De Kwakel, The Netherlands.
  • the objective of the breeding program was to create new freely-branching Hydrangea plants with strong sturdy stems, large inflorescences, attractive flower color and good postproduction longevity.
  • the new Hydrangea plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in September, 2010 in De Kwakel, The Netherlands, of a proprietary selection of Hydrangea macrophylla identified as code number 07-0132-150, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Hydrangea macrophylla identified as code number 05-0109-080, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.
  • the new Hydrangea plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in De Kwakel, The Netherlands in May, 2012.
  • Plants of the new Hydrangea have not been observed under all possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices.
  • the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
  • Plants of the new Hydrangea can be compared to plants of the female parent selection. Plants of the new Hydrangea differ primarily from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Hydrangea can be compared to plants of the male parent selection. Plants of the new Hydrangea differ primarily from plants of the male parent selection in stem strength as plants of the new Hydrangea have thicker and stronger stems than plants of the male parent selection.
  • Plants of the new Hydrangea can be compared to plants of the Hydrangea hybrida ‘ 200749077’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,441. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in De Kwakel, The Netherlands, plants of the new Hydrangea differ from plants of ‘200749077’ in the following characteristics:
  • the photograph on the first sheet is a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘HBA215908’ that has not been “blued”.
  • the photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of a typical inflorescence of ‘HBA215908’ on a plant that has been “blued”.

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A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘HBA215908’, characterized by its upright and rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; moderately rapid growth rate; freely branching habit with strong, thick and sturdy stems; freely and uniformly flowering habit; mophead-type inflorescences with numerous red purple-colored sterile flowers; when plants are “blued”, sterile flowers are dark blue in color; and good postproduction longevity.

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Botanical designation: Hydrangea macrophylla.
Cultivar denomination: ‘HBA215908’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant, botanically known as Hydrangea macrophylla, commercially referred to as a mophead-type Hydrangea and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘HBA215908’.
The new Hydrangea plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in De Kwakel, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to create new freely-branching Hydrangea plants with strong sturdy stems, large inflorescences, attractive flower color and good postproduction longevity.
The new Hydrangea plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in September, 2010 in De Kwakel, The Netherlands, of a proprietary selection of Hydrangea macrophylla identified as code number 07-0132-150, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Hydrangea macrophylla identified as code number 05-0109-080, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Hydrangea plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in De Kwakel, The Netherlands in May, 2012.
Asexual reproduction of the new Hydrangea plant by vegetative cuttings in a controlled environment in De Kwakel, The Netherlands since September, 2012 has shown that the unique features of this new Hydrangea plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Hydrangea have not been observed under all possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature 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 ‘HBA215908’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘HBA215908’ as a new and distinct Hydrangea plant:
    • 1. Upright and rounded plant habit.
    • 2. Vigorous growth habit and moderately rapid growth rate.
    • 3. Freely branching habit with strong, thick and sturdy stems.
    • 4. Freely and uniformly flowering habit.
    • 5. Mophead-type inflorescences with numerous red purple-colored sterile flowers; when plants are “blued”, sterile flowers are dark blue in color.
    • 6. Good postproduction longevity.
Plants of the new Hydrangea can be compared to plants of the female parent selection. Plants of the new Hydrangea differ primarily from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Hydrangea have larger inflorescences than plants of the female parent selection.
    • 2. Plants of the new Hydrangea have larger sterile flower sepals than plants of the female parent selection.
    • 3. Plants of the new Hydrangea and the female parent selection differ in sterile flower sepal color as plants of the new Hydrangea have darker red purple-colored sterile flower sepals than plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new Hydrangea can be compared to plants of the male parent selection. Plants of the new Hydrangea differ primarily from plants of the male parent selection in stem strength as plants of the new Hydrangea have thicker and stronger stems than plants of the male parent selection.
Plants of the new Hydrangea can be compared to plants of the Hydrangea hybrida ‘200749077’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,441. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in De Kwakel, The Netherlands, plants of the new Hydrangea differ from plants of ‘200749077’ in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Hydrangea have thicker stems than plants of ‘200749077’.
    • 2. Plants of the new Hydrangea have larger inflorescences than plants of ‘200749077’.
    • 3. Plants of the new Hydrangea have larger sterile flowers than plants of ‘200749077’.
    • 4. When plants are “blued”, plants of the new Hydrangea have darker blue-colored sterile flower sepals than plants of ‘200749077’.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the unique appearance of the new Hydrangea plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Hydrangea plant.
The photograph on the first sheet is a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘HBA215908’ that has not been “blued”.
The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of a typical inflorescence of ‘HBA215908’ on a plant that has been “blued”.
 DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
Plants used in the aforementioned photographs and in the following description were grown during the late spring in 15-cm containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in De Kwakel, The Netherlands and under cultural practices typical of commercial Hydrangea production. During the production of the plants, day and night temperatures averaged 17° C. Plants of the new Hydrangea were pinched one time and were one year old when the photographs and description were taken. Plants used for the photographs and the description were either not treated with aluminum sulfate or were treated with aluminum sulfate to “blue” the inflorescences. 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 description: Hydrangea macrophylla ‘HBA215908’.
  • Parentage:
      • Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Hydrangea macrophylla identified as code number 07-0132-150, not patented.
      • Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Hydrangea macrophylla identified as code number 05-0109-080, not patented.
  • Propagation:
      • Type cutting.—By vegetative cuttings.
      • Time to initiate roots, summer.—About two weeks at temperatures about 23° C.
      • Time to initiate roots, winter.—About 18 days at temperatures about 18° C.
      • Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About four weeks at temperatures about 23° C.
      • Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About five weeks at temperatures about 18° C.
      • Root description.—Thick; typically whitish brown in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type and formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of roots.
      • Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.
  • Plant description:
      • Plant and growth habit.—Upright and rounded plant habit; strong and sturdy stems; moderately rapid growth rate and vigorous growth habit.
      • Plant height.—About 35 cm to 40 cm.
      • Plant diameter or area of spread.—About 40 cm.
  • Lateral branch description:
      • Branching habit.—Freely branching habit; when pinched, about six to eight lateral branches develop per plant.
      • Length.—About 25 cm to 30 cm.
      • Diameter.—Thick, about 8 mm to 10 mm.
      • Internode length.—About 3 cm to 4 cm.
      • Texture.—Smooth, glabrous; fully developed, woody.
      • Aspect.—Upright to about 20° from vertical.
      • Strength.—Strong, sturdy.
      • Color.—Close to 144B, becoming closer to 144A with development; at internodes, close to 187B; lenticels, close to 187B; when woody, close to 177C.
  • Leaf description:
      • Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.
      • Length.—About 12 cm.
      • Width.—About 8 cm to 10 cm.
      • Shape.—Ovate.
      • Apex.—Acute.
      • Base.—Obtuse.
      • Margin.—Dentate to serrate.
      • Texture, upper surface.—Smooth to rugose, glabrous.
      • Texture, lower surface.—Rugose, glabrous.
      • Venation pattern.—Pinnate.
      • Color.—Developing and fully developed leaves, upper surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 145B. Developing and fully developed leaves, lower surface: Close to 137D; venation, close to 145D.
      • Petioles.—Length: About 2 cm to 2.5 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm to 4 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 145B.
  • Flower description:
      • Flower type and habit.—Showy sterile flowers and small, inconspicuous star-shaped fertile flowers arranged on mophead-type terminal panicles; panicles globular in shape; flowers face upright to outwardly depending on the position in the inflorescence.
      • Fragrance.—None detected.
      • Natural flowering season.—Plants begin flowering about one year after planting; flowering is continuous during the summer in Northern Europe.
      • Flower longevity.—Sterile flowers last about four months on the plant, sterile flowers persistent; fertile flowers last about one month on the plant, fertile flowers not persistent.
      • Quantity of flowers.—Freely flowering habit; about 70 to 80 sterile flowers per panicle and about 80 fertile flowers per panicle.
      • Panicle height.—About 10 cm to 14 cm.
      • Panicle diameter.—About 20 cm to 24 cm.
      • Sterile flower buds.—Length: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Shape: Spherical. Color: Close to 155A.
      • Fertile flower buds.—Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Shape: Spherical. Color: Close to 145A.
      • Sterile flower diameter.—About 3.5 cm to 4 cm.
      • Sterile flower depth (height).—About 1 cm.
      • Fertile flower diameter.—About 6 mm.
      • Fertile flower depth (height).—About 6 mm.
      • Petals, fertile flowers only, sterile flowers without petals.—Quantity and arrangement: Five in a single whorl. Length: About 6 mm. Width: About 3 mm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acute. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 145D. Fully opened, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 66D; on plants that have been “blued”, close to 107C; color does not change with development.
      • Sepals, sterile flowers.—Quantity and arrangement: Four in a single whorl. Length: About 3 cm. Width: About 3 cm to 3.5 cm. Shape: Deltoid. Apex: Obtuse. Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire to slightly dentate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening, upper, and lower surfaces: Close to 145C. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 57B; on plants that have been “blued”, close to 99D, occasionally tinged with close to 57B; color does not change with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 57D; on plants that have been “blued”, close to 100A; color does not change with development.
      • Sepals, fertile flowers.—Quantity and arrangement: Five in a single whorl. Length: About 2.5 mm. Width: About 1.5 mm to 2 mm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Acute. Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 145B. Fully opened, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 145B; color does not change with development.
      • Pedicels, sterile flowers.—Length: About 2.5 cm to 4 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm to 5 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Erect to about 45° from vertical. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 107C.
      • Pedicels, fertile flowers.—Length: About 2 mm to 3 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm to 3 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 107C.
      • Reproductive organs, fertile flowers only; sterile flowers without reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: Eight. Filament length: About 1 mm. Filament color: Close to 155D. Anther shape: Conical. Anther length: About 1 mm. Anther color: Close to 115A. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color: Close to 155D. Pistils: Pistil quantity per flower: Three. Pistil length: About 3 mm. Stigma shape: Oval. Stigma color: Close to 150D. Style length: About 2 mm to 3 mm. Style color: Close to 150D. Ovary color: Close to 150D.
      • Seeds.—Quantity per flower: About 20 to 30. Length: About 0.5 mm. Diameter: About 0.2 mm. Color: Close to 200C.
  • Disease & pest resistance: Under commercial production conditions, plants of the new Hydrangea have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Hydrangea plants.
  • Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Hydrangea have been shown to be tolerant to temperatures ranging from about 3° C. to about 38° C.

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