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USPP9946P US08/604,069 US60406996V US9946P US PP9946 P USPP9946 P US PP9946P US 60406996 V US60406996 V US 60406996V US 9946 P US9946 P US 9946P
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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chamelaucium (Waxflower), botanically known as an interspecific Chamelaucium hybrid, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Painted Lady.
  • the new cultivar is a product of a planned and controlled breeding program conducted by the inventors in Coorow, Western Australia, Australia.
  • the new cultivar originated from a deliberate cross by the inventors between two different species of the genus Chamelaucium.
  • An unnamed selection of Chamelaucium megalopetalum was used as the female or seed parent and the Chamelaucium uncinatum cultivar Purple Pride (not patented) was used as the male or pollen parent.
  • the cultivar Painted Lady was discovered and selected by the inventors as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Coorow, Western Australia, Australia.
  • the new Chamelaucium differs from its seed parent, the selection of Chamelaucium megalopetalum, in the following characteristics:
  • the petal shape of plants of the new Chamelaucium is round whereas the petal shape of plants of the seed parent is obovate.
  • the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is light violet whereas the petal color of the seed parent is white.
  • the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is purple whereas the petal color of the seed parent is white.
  • Plants of the new Chamelaucium have more flowers per stem and appear more dense and full than plants of the seed parent.
  • Plants of the new Chamelaucium have broader flowering stems compared to plants of the seed parent.
  • the new Chamelaucium differs from its pollen parent, the Chamelaucium uncinatum cultivar Purple Pride, in the following characteristics:
  • the petal shape of the new Chamelaucium is round whereas the petal shape of Purple Pride is obovate.
  • the petal color of the new Chamelaucium when opening is light violet compared to the purple petal color of Purple Pride. At maturity, the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is lighter and less red than the petal color of Purple Pride.
  • the floral tube color is also different, as the floral tube of the new Chamelaucium is yellow green and the floral tube of Purple Pride is red brown. Additionally the floral tube is narrow on plants of the new Chamelaucium compared to plants of Purple Pride.
  • Plants of the new Chamelaucium have more flowers per stem and appear more dense and full than plants of Purple Pride.
  • the new Chamelaucium can be compared to the Chamelaucium cultivar Revelation, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,791. Plants of Painted Lady differ from plants of Revelation in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Chamelaucium have a more freely branching habit, shorter internodes and more flowers than plants of Revelation giving plants of the new Chamelaucium a dense and full appearance compared to Revelation's semi-open habit.
  • the petal color of the new Chamelaucium when opening is light violet compared to the white petal color of Revelation.
  • the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is purple compared to the light violet petal color of Revelation.
  • the petal coloration develops slower on plants of the new Chamelaucium compared to plants of Revelation.
  • Plants of the new Chamelaucium have narrow and smooth floral tubes compared to the wide and fluted floral tubes of plants of Revelation.
  • the new Chamelaucium plant has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions.
  • the phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature and light level, without, however, any variance in genotype.
  • the first photograph comprises a side perspective view of typical flowering stems of the new Chamelaucium plant grown in Escondido, Calif. This photograph shows the floriferousness, freely branching habit and denseness of flowering stems of the new Chamelaucium.
  • the second and third photographs comprise close-up views of the cultivar's unique petal colors that change with the development of the flower.
  • flower buds are dark red; and as the flowers open, the petal color changes to a light violet at the distal end with a lighter violet or white at the petal base.
  • flowers shown are mature and petal color is uniformly purple. In these photographs, the petal colors appear more red than the actual petal colors due to light reflectance.
  • Foliage description --Numerous leaves on one- and two-year-old wood; opposite arrangement; sessile; and aromatic. Internode length: 8 mm. Leaf size: Length: 13 mm. Width: 1.5 mm. Shape: Narrowly lanceolate. Texture: Glabrous. Margin: Entire. Aspect: Flat and thick. Color: Dark green sometimes with red tint.
  • Flower shape --Rounded outline, flattened cup-shaped floral tube with rounded, slightly cupped, orbicular petals.
  • Flower bud.--Form Rounded, covered with thin deciduous bracteoles. Diameter: 7 to 8 mm prior to petal opening. Color: With operculum: Dark red (53A) with hints of dark green (147A). Without operculum: White (155D) to very light violet (77D). Bud tube: Green (143B).
  • Petals.--Quantity Five. Shape: Rounded, slightly cupped and orbicular. Diameter: 7 mm. Texture: Waxy. Calyx: Five calyx lobes arranged alternately between petals. Color: When opening: Light violet (77C) on the distal portion of the flower petal shading to a lighter violet (77D or 75D) or white (155D) at the base of the petal. Mature flowers: Purple (72B). Flower nectary, immature: Yellow green (152C). Flower nectary, mature: Purple brown (183B). Calyx lobe, mature: Pale pink/purple. Floral tube: Fluting: Slight. Outline: Flared. Diameter: Narrow, 3.5 mm. Color: Midpoint: Yellow green. Distal end: Yellow green. Peduncles: Length: 6 to 8 mm. Aspect: Upright and erect. Color: Green. Fragrance: Aromatic when crushed.
  • Stamens Quantity: Ten fertile stamens with ten infertile stamenoids arranged alternatively between stamens. Staminoidal outline: Narrow to medium, triangular. Stamenoidal collar color, mature: Pale pink to purple. Anthers, mature: Width: 0.7 mm. Color: Brown (199B). Filaments: Length: 25 mm. Color: White. Pollen: Color: Green brown. Texture: Waxy and sticky. Pistils: Quantity: One. Style: Length: 7 mm. Color: Immature: White. Mature: Light violet (84B) with red base. Stigma: Color, mature: Yellow (17B). Texture: Bearded and pubescent.

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A new and distinct interspecific Chamelaucium hybrid cultivar (known commercially as waxflower) distinguished by its strong and erect flowering stems; upright and freely branching, dense plant habit; dark red flower bud color; purple flower color; and excellent postharvest longevity.

Description

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chamelaucium (Waxflower), botanically known as an interspecific Chamelaucium hybrid, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Painted Lady.
The new cultivar is a product of a planned and controlled breeding program conducted by the inventors in Coorow, Western Australia, Australia. The new cultivar originated from a deliberate cross by the inventors between two different species of the genus Chamelaucium. An unnamed selection of Chamelaucium megalopetalum was used as the female or seed parent and the Chamelaucium uncinatum cultivar Purple Pride (not patented) was used as the male or pollen parent. Twenty days after the cross-pollination, the immature seed pod was harvested and the developing embryos were aseptically dissected and transferred onto a nutrient agar-based medium for further development. Mature plants developed from these dissected embryos. The cultivar Painted Lady was discovered and selected by the inventors as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Coorow, Western Australia, Australia.
Asexual propagation of the new cultivar by cuttings taken at Coorow, Western Australia, Australia, and Escondido, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Chamelaucium plant are stabilized and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of the new Chamelaucium. These characteristics in combination distinguish Painted Lady as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Strong and erect flowering stems.
2. Upright and freely branching, dense plant habit.
3. Dark red flower bud color.
4. Purple flower color.
5. Excellent postharvest longevity.
The new Chamelaucium differs from its seed parent, the selection of Chamelaucium megalopetalum, in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Chamelaucium flower faster than plants of the seed parent.
2. The petal shape of plants of the new Chamelaucium is round whereas the petal shape of plants of the seed parent is obovate.
3. When opening, the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is light violet whereas the petal color of the seed parent is white. At maturity, the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is purple whereas the petal color of the seed parent is white.
4. The floral tubes of the new Chamelaucium are more narrow than the floral tubes of the seed parent.
5. Plants of the new Chamelaucium have more flowers per stem and appear more dense and full than plants of the seed parent.
6. Plants of the new Chamelaucium have broader flowering stems compared to plants of the seed parent.
The new Chamelaucium differs from its pollen parent, the Chamelaucium uncinatum cultivar Purple Pride, in the following characteristics:
1. The petal shape of the new Chamelaucium is round whereas the petal shape of Purple Pride is obovate.
2. The petal color of the new Chamelaucium when opening is light violet compared to the purple petal color of Purple Pride. At maturity, the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is lighter and less red than the petal color of Purple Pride. The floral tube color is also different, as the floral tube of the new Chamelaucium is yellow green and the floral tube of Purple Pride is red brown. Additionally the floral tube is narrow on plants of the new Chamelaucium compared to plants of Purple Pride.
3. Plants of the new Chamelaucium have more flowers per stem and appear more dense and full than plants of Purple Pride.
The new Chamelaucium can be compared to the Chamelaucium cultivar Revelation, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,791. Plants of Painted Lady differ from plants of Revelation in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Chamelaucium have a more freely branching habit, shorter internodes and more flowers than plants of Revelation giving plants of the new Chamelaucium a dense and full appearance compared to Revelation's semi-open habit.
2. Plants of the new Chamelaucium have shorter leaves and peduncles than plants of Revelation.
3. The petal color of the new Chamelaucium when opening is light violet compared to the white petal color of Revelation. At maturity, the petal color of the new Chamelaucium is purple compared to the light violet petal color of Revelation. The petal coloration develops slower on plants of the new Chamelaucium compared to plants of Revelation.
4. Plants of the new Chamelaucium have narrow and smooth floral tubes compared to the wide and fluted floral tubes of plants of Revelation.
5. Cut flowering stems of plants of the new Chamelaucium last twice as long after harvesting as cut flowering stems of Revelation.
A detailed comparison of the new Chamelaucium, its parents and Revelation plants appears in Chart A at the end of the specification.
The new Chamelaucium plant has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature and light level, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The accompanying colored photographs show typical specimens of the vegetative growth and flowers of the new Chamelaucium plant, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.
The first photograph comprises a side perspective view of typical flowering stems of the new Chamelaucium plant grown in Escondido, Calif. This photograph shows the floriferousness, freely branching habit and denseness of flowering stems of the new Chamelaucium.
The second and third photographs comprise close-up views of the cultivar's unique petal colors that change with the development of the flower. In the second photograph, flower buds are dark red; and as the flowers open, the petal color changes to a light violet at the distal end with a lighter violet or white at the petal base. In the third photograph, flowers shown are mature and petal color is uniformly purple. In these photographs, the petal colors appear more red than the actual petal colors due to light reflectance.
The following observations, measurements, values, and comparisons describe plants grown in Escondido, Calif. Values representing size of plants, flowers and foliage are averages of plants produced under standard commercial cultural practices. Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
Classification:
Botanical.--An interspecific Chamelaucium hybrid, Chamelaucium megalopetalum×Chamelaucium uncinatum cultivar Painted Lady.
Commercial.--Hybrid waxflower.
Parentage:
Female or seed parent.--Selection of Chamelaucium megalopetalum (not patented).
Male or pollen parent.--Chamelaucium uncinatum cultivar Purple Pride (not patented).
Plant description:
Form.--Erect, branched woody shrub.
Growth habit.--Vigorous rigid and unright. Freely branching, dense, full appearance.
Flowering stem length.--1.5 to 2 m.
Foliage description.--Numerous leaves on one- and two-year-old wood; opposite arrangement; sessile; and aromatic. Internode length: 8 mm. Leaf size: Length: 13 mm. Width: 1.5 mm. Shape: Narrowly lanceolate. Texture: Glabrous. Margin: Entire. Aspect: Flat and thick. Color: Dark green sometimes with red tint.
Flower description:
Flowering season.--Flowers develop and open throughout the spring.
Flower longevity as a cut flower.--Flower last at least 28 days after harvesting, flowers and calyx persistent.
Flowering habit.--Flowers develop on thin first-year stems from upper axils. Numerous flowers arranged in terminal clusters, broad and dense floral display.
Flower shape.--Rounded outline, flattened cup-shaped floral tube with rounded, slightly cupped, orbicular petals.
Flower diameter.--1.7 cm.
Flower bud.--Form: Rounded, covered with thin deciduous bracteoles. Diameter: 7 to 8 mm prior to petal opening. Color: With operculum: Dark red (53A) with hints of dark green (147A). Without operculum: White (155D) to very light violet (77D). Bud tube: Green (143B).
Petals.--Quantity: Five. Shape: Rounded, slightly cupped and orbicular. Diameter: 7 mm. Texture: Waxy. Calyx: Five calyx lobes arranged alternately between petals. Color: When opening: Light violet (77C) on the distal portion of the flower petal shading to a lighter violet (77D or 75D) or white (155D) at the base of the petal. Mature flowers: Purple (72B). Flower nectary, immature: Yellow green (152C). Flower nectary, mature: Purple brown (183B). Calyx lobe, mature: Pale pink/purple. Floral tube: Fluting: Slight. Outline: Flared. Diameter: Narrow, 3.5 mm. Color: Midpoint: Yellow green. Distal end: Yellow green. Peduncles: Length: 6 to 8 mm. Aspect: Upright and erect. Color: Green. Fragrance: Aromatic when crushed.
Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity: Ten fertile stamens with ten infertile stamenoids arranged alternatively between stamens. Staminoidal outline: Narrow to medium, triangular. Stamenoidal collar color, mature: Pale pink to purple. Anthers, mature: Width: 0.7 mm. Color: Brown (199B). Filaments: Length: 25 mm. Color: White. Pollen: Color: Green brown. Texture: Waxy and sticky. Pistils: Quantity: One. Style: Length: 7 mm. Color: Immature: White. Mature: Light violet (84B) with red base. Stigma: Color, mature: Yellow (17B). Texture: Bearded and pubescent.
Fruit.--Shape: Hemispherical. Form: Three-celled capsule formed by the hardened base of the persistent calyx.
Disease resistance: No resistance or susceptibility to plant pathogens has been observed.
              CHART A                                                     
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                               Chamel-                                    
                               aucium                                     
                      PUR-     mega-                                      
                      PLE      petalum                                    
            PAINT-    PRIDE,   selection,                                 
                                      REV-                                
CHARACTER-  ED        pollen   seed   ELA-                                
ISTIC       LADY      parent   parent TION                                
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FLOWER BUD  Dark red  Dark red Red    Dark red                            
COLOR, WITH with hint 46A      46B    46A                                 
OPERCULUM   of dark                                                       
            green 53A                                                     
            with 147A                                                     
BUD COLOR,  White to  Pale     White  White                               
WITHOUT     light     purple   155B   155D                                
OPERCULUM   violet 155D                                                   
                      80A                                                 
            to 77D                                                        
BUD TUBE    Green     Green    Light  Green to                            
COLOR       143B      146A     green  violet                              
                               145A   144A to                             
                                      77B                                 
PETAL SHAPE,                                                              
            Round     Obovate  Obovate                                    
                                      Round                               
AFTER                                                                     
OPENING                                                                   
PETAL COLOR,                                                              
            Light violet                                                  
                      Purple   White  White                               
WHEN OPENING                                                              
            Tip: 77C  78A      155B   155C                                
            Base: 77D                                                     
            to 75D                                                        
            to 155D                                                       
PETAL COLOR Medium    Medium   Slow   Fast                                
DEVELOPMENT                                                               
RATE                                                                      
PETAL COLOR,                                                              
            Purple    Red      White  Light                               
MATURE      72B       purple   155D   violet                              
                      59B/59C         84B                                 
FLOWER      Yellow    Light    Green  Green                               
NECTARY     green 152C                                                    
                      brown    148A   146D                                
COLOR,                177D                                                
IMMATURE                                                                  
FLOWER      Purple    Dark     Green  Green                               
NECTARY     brown     purple   146B/  147A                                
COLOR,      183B      187A     146C                                       
MATURE                                                                    
STAMINOIDAL Narrow to Broad,   Medium,                                    
                                      Narrow,                             
OUTLINE     medium,   triangu- triangu-                                   
                                      triangu-                            
            triangular                                                    
                      lar      lar    lar                                 
STAMINOIDAL Pale pink/                                                    
                      Pale     White  Very                                
COLLAR COLOR,                                                             
            purple    pink/           pale                                
MATURE                purple          pink/                               
                                      purple                              
CALYX LOBE  Pale pink/                                                    
                      Pale     White  Pale                                
COLOR,      purple    pink/           purple                              
MATURE                purple                                              
STYLE COLOR,                                                              
            Light     Purple   White  Light                               
MATURE      violet, 84B,              violet                              
            with red                  84B                                 
            base                                                          
FLORAL TUBE Slight    Slight   Slight Prom-                               
FLUTING,                              inent                               
IMMATURE                                                                  
FLORAL TUBE Flared    Flared   Conical                                    
                                      Flared                              
OUTLINE                                                                   
FLORAL TUBE 3.5 mm    7 mm     6.8 mm 6.8 mm                              
DIAMETER                                                                  
FLORAL TUBE Yellow    Red/     Green  Green                               
COLOR,      green     brown                                               
MIDPOINT                                                                  
FLORAL TUBE Yellow    Red/     Green  Purple                              
COLOR, DISTAL                                                             
            green     brown           brown                               
END                                                                       
FLOWERING   Broad     Broad    Narrow Broad                               
STEM SHAPE                                                                
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