USPP30500P2

USPP30500P2 - Verbena plant named ‘Dovesuvio’

Info

Publication number: USPP30500P2
Application number: US15/732,828
Authority: US
Inventors: Arjan Koot
Original assignee: Duemmen Group BV
Current assignee: Duemmen Group BV
Priority date: 2018-01-03
Filing date: 2018-01-03
Publication date: 2019-05-14
Anticipated expiration: 2038-01-03

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Dovesuvio’, characterized by its semi-trailing and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; and large dark violet-colored flower that are held above and beyond the foliar plane in mounded umbels.

Description

Botanical designation: Verbena X hybrida.

Cultivar denomination: ‘DOVESUVIO’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant, botanically known as Verbena X hybrida and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Dovesuvio’.

The new Verbena plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Rheinberg, Germany. The objective of the breeding program is to create new vigorous and early-flowering Verbena plants with numerous large and attractive flowers.

The new Verbena plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in July, 2014 in Rheinberg, Germany of a proprietary selection of Verbena X hybrida identified as code number VV12-003831-005, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Verbena X hybrida identified as code number VV-0337, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Verbena plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Rheinberg, Germany in May, 2017.

Asexual reproduction of the new Verbena plant by terminal vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Rheinberg, Germany since June, 2017 has shown that the unique features of this new Verbena plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Verbena 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 ‘Dovesuvio’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Dovesuvio’ as a new and distinct Verbena plant:

- 1. Semi-trailing and mounding plant habit.
- 2. Vigorous growth habit.
- 3. Freely branching habit.
- 4. Early and freely flowering habit.
- 5. Large dark violet-colored flowers; flowers held above and beyond the foliar plane in mounded umbels.

Plants of the new Verbena differ primarily from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:

- 1. Plants of the new Verbena are more vigorous than plants of the female parent selection.
- 2. Plants of the new Verbena flower earlier than plants of the female parent selection.
- 3. Plants of the new Verbena and the female parent selection differ in flower color as plants of the female parent selection have light purple and white bi-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Verbena differ primarily from plants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics:

- 1. Plants of the new Verbena are more vigorous than plants of the male parent selection.
- 2. Plants of the new Verbena and the male parent selection differ in flower color as plants of the male parent selection have purple-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Verbena can be compared to plants of the Verbena hybrida ‘Lan Bule’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,604. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Verbena differ primarily from plants of ‘Lan Bule’ in the following characteristics:

- 1. Plants of the new Verbena are more vigorous than plants of ‘Lan Bule’.
- 2. Plants of the new Verbena have longer leaves than plants of ‘Lan Bule’.
- 3. Plants of the new Verbena have larger flowers than plants of ‘Lan Bule’.
- 4. Plants of the new Verbena and ‘Lan Bule’ differ in flower color as plants of ‘Lan Bule’ have dark purple violet-colored flowers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Verbena 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 Verbena plant. The photograph is a close-up view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Dovesuvio’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photograph and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown in 22-cm containers during the spring and summer in a glass-covered greenhouse in Rheinberg, Germany and under cultural practices typical of commercial Verbena production. During the production of the plants, day and night temperatures averaged 18° C. and light levels averaged 4,500 lux. Plants were pinched one time three weeks after planting and were ten weeks old when the photograph and the description were taken. In the 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: Verbena X hybrida ‘Dovesuvio’.
Parentage:
- - Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Verbena X hybrida identified as code number VV12-003831-005, not patented.
  - Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Verbena X hybrida identified as code number VV-0337, not patented.
Propagation:
- - Type.—Terminal vegetative cuttings.
  - Time to initiate roots, summer.—About five days at temperatures about 20° C.
  - Time to initiate roots, winter.—About seven days at temperatures about 20° C.
  - Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three weeks at temperatures about 20° C.
  - Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About four weeks at temperatures about 20° C.
  - Root description.—Fine, fibrous; close to 158A in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizers, substrate temperature and age of roots.
  - Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.
Plant description:
- - Plant habit.—Semi-trailing and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit with about six to seven primary lateral branches each with about eight to ten secondary lateral branches; pinching enhances lateral branch development; dense and bushy plant habit; vigorous growth habit.
  - Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plane.—About 27 cm.
  - Plant height, soil level to top of floral plane.—About 29 cm.
  - Plant diameter.—About 82 cm.
Lateral branch description:
- - Length.—About 40 cm.
  - Diameter.—About 5 mm.
  - Internode length.—About 3.6 cm.
  - Strength.—Strong.
  - Texture and luster.—Pubescent; semi-glossy.
  - Color, developing.—Close to 144A; at the internodes, close to 146B.
  - Color, developed.—Close to 146B; at the internodes, close to 146B.
Leaf description:
- - Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.
  - Length.—About 4.5 cm.
  - Width.—About 1.5 cm.
  - Shape.—Lanceolate.
  - Apex.—Acute.
  - Base.—Attenuate.
  - Margin.—Lobed.
  - Texture and luster, upper surface.—Pubescent, coarse; semi-glossy.
  - Texture and luster, lower surface.—Pubescent, coarse; matte.
  - Venation pattern.—Pinnate.
  - Color.—Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to N137C; venation, close to 139D. Developing and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 139D.
  - Petioles.—Length: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Strength: Moderately strong. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A.
Flower description:
- - Flower arrangement and habit.—Salverform flowers arranged in hemispherical terminal umbels; umbels dense and mounding; numerous umbels per plant; flowers face upward or outwardly depending on position in the umbel; freely flowering habit with about 8 to 13 flowers per inflorescence and about 250 to 300 flowers developing per plant.
  - Fragrance.—None detected.
  - Natural flowering season.—Plants flower continuously from the spring through the fall in Northern Europe; plants begin flowering about eight weeks after planting.
  - Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about one week on the plant; flowers persistent.
  - Inflorescence height.—About 4 cm.
  - Inflorescence diameter.—About 4.5 cm.
  - Flower buds.—Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Shape: Oval to tubular. Texture and luster: Rippled; matte. Color: Close to 145A and N81D.
  - Flowers.—Appearance: Salverform, five-parted fused corolla. Diameter: About 1.9 cm. Depth: About 2.5 cm. Throat diameter: About 2 mm. Tube length: About 2.1 cm. Tube diameter: About 1.2 mm.
  - Corolla.—Arrangement: Single whorl of five fused petals. Petal lobe length: About 1 cm. Petal lobe width: About 9 mm. Petal lobe shape: Obovate. Petal lobe apex: Emarginate. Petal margin: Entire. Petal texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Throat texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Tube texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color: Petal lobe, when opening, upper surface: Close to 83A. Petal lobe, when opening, lower surface: Close to 79C. Petal lobe, fully opened, upper surface: Close to 83B; venation, close to 83B; color does not change with development. Petal lobe, fully opened, lower surface: Close to N82C; venation, close to N82C; color does not change development. Throat: Close to 155C; venation, close to 155C. Tube: Close to 155C; venation, close to 155C.
  - Calyx.—Arrangement: Star-shaped calyx with five fused sepals. Length: About 1.3 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Sepal length: About 1.2 cm. Sepal width: About 2 mm. Sepal shape: Ligulate. Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture and luster, upper surface: Pubescent, coarse; semi-glossy. Sepal texture and luster, lower surface: Pubescent, coarse; matte. Sepal color, when developing, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 143B. Sepal color, fully developed, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 143B.
  - Peduncles.—Length: About 6 cm. Diameter: About 1.3 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture and luster: Pubescent; matte. Color: Close to 144A.
  - Pedicels.—Length: About 0.5 mm. Diameter: About 0.5 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color: Close to 138B.
  - Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity and arrangement: About four per flower, adnate to corolla tube. Filament length: About 0.5 mm. Filament color: Close to 155C. Anther length: About 0.5 mm. Anther shape: Oval. Anther color: Close to 150A. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 2D. Pistils: Quantity: One per flower. Pistil length: About 2 cm. Style length: About 1.9 cm. Style color: Close to 142A. Stigma diameter: About 1 mm. Stigma shape: Bi-parted; fimbriate. Stigma color: Close to 147C. Ovary color: Close to 144A. Fruits: Quantity produced per plant: About 500 to 600 during the flowering season. Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Texture: Rough. Color: Close to 199C. Seeds: Quantity per flower: About four. Length: About 4.8 mm. Diameter: About 0.8 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 199B.
Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Verbena have been observed to tolerate temperatures from about 11° C. to about 25° C.
Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new Verbena have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Verbena plants to date.

Claims

It is claimed:

1. A new and distinct Verbena plant named ‘Dovesuvio’ as illustrated and described.