USPP9466P - Alstroemeria `Redcoat` - Google Patents

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USPP9466P
USPP9466P US08/355,061 US35506194V US9466P US PP9466 P USPP9466 P US PP9466P US 35506194 V US35506194 V US 35506194V US 9466 P US9466 P US 9466P
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  • This new and distinct cultivar of the botanical genus Alstroemeria (Lily-of-the-Incas, Inca Lily, or Peruvian Lily) is a product of my breeding program at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn.
  • the primary objective of my breeding program was the creation of new Alstroemeria cultivars for pot production and garden cultivation.
  • This Alstroemeria plant originated as a seedling number A126 and was selected from a group of unnamed and unpatended plants that were gamma-irradiated as seeds.
  • This plant was selected for propagation and is distinguishable from other Alstroemeria varieties because of its distinctive rose/red flower coloration and large numbers of florets per inflorescence combined with strong, upright flower stems and a short growth habit.
  • Asexual propagation of this new plant by root division was carried on under my direction at the University of Connecticut; successive generations of this plant have demonstrated that the distinctive characteristics of the parent hybrid hold true from generation to generation and appear to be firmly fixed.
  • Micropropagation and traditional asexual propagation by rhizome division of this new cultivar is now being carried on at the University of Connecticut.
  • This cultivar has been observed in the greenhouse and in the field for several years but has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions.
  • the phenotype may vary with variations in environment such as light intensity, temperature, nutrition and daylength.
  • This new cultivar of Alstroemeria plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographic drawing in full color showing an umbel of the plant with buds and flowers in different stages of opening. The color renditions are believed to be as close to the specified colors as is possible to obtain by conventional photographic procedures.
  • This plant resulted as a selection from a group of plants that were gamma irradiated as seeds.
  • Herbaceous plant arising from an underground rhizome and having short, stout flowering stalks wtih flower-bearing branches of simple umbel form at its top.
  • Root stock Tuberous.
  • Leaf shape --Simple, linear, resupinate leaves with parallel venation that are arranged alternately; the shape of the leaves is elliptic with extended bases and broadly acuminate apices; leaf margins are entire.
  • Calyx The flower bud of this plant has no separate calyx and corolla; the six tepals of the flower are a perianth and divide simultaneously.
  • Blooming habit Continuous and profuse after flower initiation.
  • Shape Flowers are zygomorphic, protandrous, and epigynous with inferior ovaries; flowers arise in a terminal bracted umbel of cymes. Mature blooms are funnel-shaped with tepal tips curling outward.
  • Inflorescence length 55-67 cm.
  • the 3 outer tepals are spatulate with emarginate to mucronate apices that pinch together. The extreme 1-2 mm tip is greenish. The 3 inner tepals are also spatulate but are more narrow than the 3 outer tepals and have apiculate apices.
  • Color at maturity Light green with a reddish purple tinge.
  • This cultivar of Alstroemeria is characterized by the distinctive coloration and short peduncles of its flowers which do not closely resemble that of any other Alstroemeria plant previously known to me.
  • the large blossoms of this cultivar are rose-red with numerous longitudinal maroon/brown streaks on its inner circle of tepals; the top two tepals of this inner group of three also have white and yellow on their lower portions.
  • the individual florets are produced in large numbers on short peduncles.
  • the plant is also distinguished its short (approximately 55 cm. when grown in full sun), but strong, stems and its upright and vigorous growth habit. There is a continuous production of long-lasting flowers on its umbel arrangement of branches during each of its blooming seasons.

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A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria named `Redcoat` is characterized by large rose-red blossoms which have numerous longitudinal maroon/brown streaks on its inner circle of tepals; the top two tepals of this inner group of three also have white and yellow on their lower portions. The individual florets are produced in large numbers on short peduncles. The plant is also distinguished by its short (approximately 55 cm. when grown in full sun), but strong, stems and its upright and vigorous growth habit. There is a continuous production of flowers on its umbel arrangement of branches during each of its blooming seasons.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This new and distinct cultivar of the botanical genus Alstroemeria (Lily-of-the-Incas, Inca Lily, or Peruvian Lily) is a product of my breeding program at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. The primary objective of my breeding program was the creation of new Alstroemeria cultivars for pot production and garden cultivation. This Alstroemeria plant originated as a seedling number A126 and was selected from a group of unnamed and unpatended plants that were gamma-irradiated as seeds.
This plant was selected for propagation and is distinguishable from other Alstroemeria varieties because of its distinctive rose/red flower coloration and large numbers of florets per inflorescence combined with strong, upright flower stems and a short growth habit. Asexual propagation of this new plant by root division was carried on under my direction at the University of Connecticut; successive generations of this plant have demonstrated that the distinctive characteristics of the parent hybrid hold true from generation to generation and appear to be firmly fixed. Micropropagation and traditional asexual propagation by rhizome division of this new cultivar is now being carried on at the University of Connecticut.
This cultivar has been observed in the greenhouse and in the field for several years but has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary with variations in environment such as light intensity, temperature, nutrition and daylength.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
This new cultivar of Alstroemeria plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographic drawing in full color showing an umbel of the plant with buds and flowers in different stages of opening. The color renditions are believed to be as close to the specified colors as is possible to obtain by conventional photographic procedures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY
The following is a detailed description of my new Alstroemeria plant with color designations according to the R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England. Colors were confirmed with CIELAB coordinates that were measured with a Minolta CR-200b Color Meter (Minolta, Ramsey, N.J.). The following observations, measurements, and comparisons described plants grown in Storrs, Conn. under field conditions in full sun.
THE PLANT
Origin: Seedling.
Parentage: This plant resulted as a selection from a group of plants that were gamma irradiated as seeds.
Classification:
Botanic.--Alstroemeria hybrid L.
Commercial.--Alstroemeria; Lily-of-the-Incas; Inca Lily; Peruvian Lily.
Form: Herbaceous plant arising from an underground rhizome and having short, stout flowering stalks wtih flower-bearing branches of simple umbel form at its top.
Height: Approximately 55-59 cm.
Growth: Upright, strong and vigorous.
Root stock: Tuberous.
Foliage:
Quantity.--Many.
Number of leaves.--Average of 48 per vegetative stem. Average of 27 per inflorescence.
Size of leaf.--Length: 10 cm. Diameter at widest point: 3.4 cm.
Leaf shape.--Simple, linear, resupinate leaves with parallel venation that are arranged alternately; the shape of the leaves is elliptic with extended bases and broadly acuminate apices; leaf margins are entire.
Texture.--Glabrous leaf surfaces.
Color.--Dark green on both upper and under sides.
Rhizomes:
Color.--White.
THE BUD
Form: Pear shaped becoming long and more pointed just before opening.
Size:
Diameter.--Approximately 1 cm. as the bud begins to form external pigments.
Length.--Approximately 2 cm. as the bud begins to form external pigments.
Calyx: The flower bud of this plant has no separate calyx and corolla; the six tepals of the flower are a perianth and divide simultaneously.
Opening rate: Normal.
Peduncle:
Length.--Approximately 5.3 cm. to primary floret.
Color.--Green turning reddish as it reaches anthesis.
THE FLOWER
Blooming habit: Continuous and profuse after flower initiation.
Flower size: Large.
Diameter.--Approximately 4.5-5 cm.
Depth.--Approximately 5.0 cm.
Number of florets/inflorescence: Average 13.
Borne: Singly.
Shape: Flowers are zygomorphic, protandrous, and epigynous with inferior ovaries; flowers arise in a terminal bracted umbel of cymes. Mature blooms are funnel-shaped with tepal tips curling outward.
Inflorescence length: 55-67 cm.
Petalage:
Number of petals.--Six tepals.
Arrangement.--Two concentric circles of three tepals each.
Form.--The 3 outer tepals are spatulate with emarginate to mucronate apices that pinch together. The extreme 1-2 mm tip is greenish. The 3 inner tepals are also spatulate but are more narrow than the 3 outer tepals and have apiculate apices.
Texture.--Leathery.
Appearance.--Shiny.
Color of Petals.--Outer tepals -- Central regions are rose-red 53B-C with a gradation of color to 53D-54A at the margins and base. There are occasional, small dark rose-red 53A streaks at the edge of the tepals. The reverse side is gradations of 53C-D. Inner tepals -- A Rose-red 53C-D color base with numberous well-defined longitudinal streaks of 185A throughout. The two upper tepals of the central ring of 3 are yellow 14B with a small region of white 155D at the top. The reverse side is gradations of 53C-D.
Peduncle:
Length.--5.3 cm.
Color.--Light green.
Persistence: The tepals fall off at senescence.
Lasting quality:
On plant.--Approximately 20-28 days.
As a cut flower.--Approximately 10-14 days.
Main stem or stalk:
Length.--55-67 cm.
Character.--Strong and upright.
Number of leaves.--Average of 27 per inflorescence.
Size of leaf.--Length: 10 cm. Diameter at widest point: 3.2 cm.
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
Stamens:
Number.--Six.
Arrangement.--One opposite each petal.
Anthers:
Size.--5-8 mm.
Color.--Brownish gray.
Pollen:
Color.--Gray.
Filaments:
Length.--Approximately 25-35 mm.
Color.--Pinkish white.
Pistils:
Number.--One.
Length.--Approximately 35-40 mm.
Color.--Rose pink toward the stigma to white near the ovary.
Stigma:
Color.--Rose pink.
THE FRUIT
Fertility: Fertile tetraploid (2n=4×=32).
Shape: Capsular.
Color at maturity: Light green with a reddish purple tinge.
This cultivar of Alstroemeria is characterized by the distinctive coloration and short peduncles of its flowers which do not closely resemble that of any other Alstroemeria plant previously known to me. The large blossoms of this cultivar are rose-red with numerous longitudinal maroon/brown streaks on its inner circle of tepals; the top two tepals of this inner group of three also have white and yellow on their lower portions. The individual florets are produced in large numbers on short peduncles. The plant is also distinguished its short (approximately 55 cm. when grown in full sun), but strong, stems and its upright and vigorous growth habit. There is a continuous production of long-lasting flowers on its umbel arrangement of branches during each of its blooming seasons.

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1. A new and distinctive Alstroemeria plant substantially as shown and described, distinguished by its unique flower color, short growth habit, strong and numerous flowering stems, and numerous florets per inflorescence.
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