USPP5371P - Geranium plant named Polka - Google Patents
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- the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of geranium, botanically known as Pelargonium zonale, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Polka.
- Polka is a product of planned breeding program which had the objective of creating new geranium cultivars with a novel carmine red flower color, semi-double flower form, compact habit, tolerance of low cultivation temperatures, fast rooting, and good quality of chlorophyll for transportation.
- Sheet 1 is a color photograph of a potted plant of Polka.
- Sheet 2 is a relatively enlarged color photograph of the flowers, buds and foliage, and
- Sheet 3 is a black and white print of the underside of typical foliage of Polka.
- Botanical A hybrid of the genus Pelargonium l'hert.
- Peduncle length --230 mm.
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Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant particularly characterized by the combined features of carmine red flower color, double flower form, large flowerhead, tolerance to low temperatures, fast rooting, good branching, and early response.
Description
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of geranium, botanically known as Pelargonium zonale, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Polka.
Polka is a product of planned breeding program which had the objective of creating new geranium cultivars with a novel carmine red flower color, semi-double flower form, compact habit, tolerance of low cultivation temperatures, fast rooting, and good quality of chlorophyll for transportation.
Polka was originated from a hybridization made in a controlled breeding program in Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany in 1979. The new cultivar resulted from the self-breeding of the unpatented cultivar Purlapen.
Polka was discovered and selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross by Ingeborg Schumann on June 27, 1980 in a controlled environment in Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany.
The first act of asexual reproduction of Polka was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were taken from the initial selection in January, 1981 in a controlled environment in Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany by a technician working under formulations established and supervised by Ingeborg Schumann. Horticultural examination of selected units initiated in the Spring of 1981 and continued in 1982 has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for Polka are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
Polka has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length. The following observations, measurements, and comparisons describe plants grown in Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany under greenhouse conditions which approximate those generally used in commercial practice.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of Polka which in combination distinguish this geranium as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Carmine red flower color.
2. Double flower form.
3. Low temperature tolerance, with cultivation below 12° C. being possible.
4. Large flowerhead.
5. Compact habit.
6. Good chlorophyll quality for transport.
7. Fast rooting.
8. Good branching, producing an average of 3.7 branches per plant.
9. Early response.
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventor, the most similar in comparison to Polka is the parent cultivar Purlapen. Reference is made to attached Chart A which compares certain characteristics of Polka to those same characteristics of Purlapen. Polka has a more intense red flower color, a larger corolla and umbel, and a somewhat earlier flowering response.
The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of Polka, with colors being as true as possible with illustrations of this type.
Sheet 1 is a color photograph of a potted plant of Polka.
Sheet 2 is a relatively enlarged color photograph of the flowers, buds and foliage, and
Sheet 3 is a black and white print of the underside of typical foliage of Polka.
In the following description color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, and to the Horticultural Color Chart (HCC) The color values were determined between 2:20 and 2:35 P.M. on Aug. 11, 1983 under 25,000 Klux at Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany.
Botanical: A hybrid of the genus Pelargonium l'hert.
Commercial: Polka.
Umbel:
Average diameter.--119 mm.
Average depth.--87 mm.
Peduncle length.--230 mm.
Pedicel length.--28 mm. (with anthocyan).
Corolla:
Average diameter.--50 mm.
Form.--Double, not round.
Color (general tonality from a distance of three meter).--RHS 46C, HCC 721/2.
Color (abaxial).--RHS 46C, HCC 721/2.
Color (adaxial).--HCC 721/3.
Bud:
Shape.--Elliptic to round.
Color (abaxial).--Light red.
Reproductive organs:
Androecium.--Monodelphous; 6-7 stamens; moderate to scant pollen.
Gynoecium.--5-6 lobed stigma, sometimes deformed; style, color red.
Spring flowering response period: In Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany in 1982, 75% of plants with at least 1 flower opened 13 weeks after planting of unrooted cuttings.
Outdoor flower production: The flower count in 1982 in Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany was between 52 and 56 flowers per plant for June through October observation period.
Durability: Shatter resistance good.
Foliage:
Form.--Kidney shaped.
Margin.--Bicrenate.
Color (abaxial).--Medium green.
Color (zonation).--Brown, medium zonation.
Tolerance to botrytis.--Good.
General appearance and form:
Internode length.--32 mm.
Branching pattern.--3.7.
Height.--290 mm.
CHART A
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Branching Habit
Corolla (number of Umbel
Color branches) Zonation
Diameter
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Purlapen
HCC 22 3.5 no 101 mm
RHS 57A
Polka HCC 721/2 3.7 middle 119 mm
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Outdoor
Corolla Spring Flowering
Flower
Depth Diameter Response Production
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Purlapen
70 mm 45 mm 70% 57-60
Polka 87 mm 50 mm 75% 52-56
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named Polka, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by the combined features of carmine red flower color, double flower form, large flowerhead, tolerance to low temperatures, fast rooting, good branching, and early response.
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Owner name: PELARGONIEN-FISCHER KG, 5411 HILLSCHEID, GERMANY Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:SCHUMANN, INGEBORG;REEL/FRAME:004264/0230 Effective date: 19831026 Owner name: PELARGONIEN-FISCHER KG,GERMANY Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SCHUMANN, INGEBORG;REEL/FRAME:004264/0230 Effective date: 19831026 |
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Owner name: FISCHER U.S.A., INC., SUITE 1700 NEW WORLD TOWER, Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:PELARGONIEN-FISCHER KG., BY GERHARD FISCHER, A PARTNER;REEL/FRAME:004324/0352 Effective date: 19841102 |
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Owner name: FISCHER GERANIUMS, INC., C.O. ANTILLIAN MANAGER, X Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:FISCHER U.S.A., INC.;REEL/FRAME:004443/0394 Effective date: 19850815 |
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Owner name: FLORFIS AG, PARKSTRASSE 33, BINNINGEN, SWITZERLAND Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:FISCHER GERANIUMS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004985/0244 Effective date: 19881215 Owner name: FLORFIS AG, A SWISS COMPANY, SWITZERLAND Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:FISCHER GERANIUMS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004985/0244 Effective date: 19881215 |