U.S. patent application number 11/081071 was filed with the patent office on 2006-02-23 for double-type kalanchoe interspecific hybrids.
This patent application is currently assigned to Knud Jepsen a/s. Invention is credited to Ellen Christensen, Knud Jepsen.
Application Number | 20060041964 11/081071 |
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Family ID | 35945252 |
Filed Date | 2006-02-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060041964 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Jepsen; Knud ; et
al. |
February 23, 2006 |
Double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids
Abstract
New, distinct and stable cultivars of double-flowering Kalanchoe
interspecific hybrids are disclosed. Double-flowering Kalanchoe
interspecific hybrids produce one or more flowers with at least 5
full or partial petals per flower. Double-type K. aromatica x K.
blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora x K. blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K.
blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K. blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K.
blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x
K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K. blossfeldiana and K.
daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana are disclosed. The double-type
flowering characteristic has been combined with many desirable
Kalanchoe traits including different flower colors, growth
characteristics and plant habit. Methods for the reliable breeding
of the double-type characteristic into diverse Kalanchoe genetic
backgrounds, as well as methods for increasing the number of petals
per flower, are disclosed.
Inventors: |
Jepsen; Knud; (Hinnerup,
DK) ; Christensen; Ellen; (Hinnerup, DK) |
Correspondence
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FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP;SUITE 500
3000 K STREET NW
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Assignee: |
Knud Jepsen a/s
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Family ID: |
35945252 |
Appl. No.: |
11/081071 |
Filed: |
March 16, 2005 |
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11011618 |
Dec 15, 2004 |
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11081071 |
Mar 16, 2005 |
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Current U.S.
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800/323 |
Current CPC
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A01H 6/32 20180501; A01H
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800/323 |
International
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A01H 5/00 20060101
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Foreign Application Data
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Application Number |
Aug 18, 2004 |
QZ |
2004/1546 |
Aug 18, 2004 |
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2004/1547 |
Aug 18, 2004 |
QZ |
2004/1548 |
Sep 20, 2004 |
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2004/1710 |
Sep 20, 2004 |
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2004/1711 |
Claims
1. A Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant having one or more
double-type flowers with at least 5 full or partial petals per
flower.
2. The double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant according
to claim 1 selected from the group consisting of K. aromatica x K.
blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora x K. blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K.
blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K. blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K.
blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x
K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K. blossfeldiana, and K.
daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana.
3. A double-type K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana plant having one
or more double-type flowers with at least 5 full or partial petals
per flower.
4. The Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant according to claim 1,
wherein substantially all the flowers produced by said plant are
double-type with at least 5 full or partial petal per flower.
5. The Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid according to claim 1, wherein
a double-type flower has at least 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, or more than 40 petals per
flower.
6. A method for breeding a double-type Kalanchoe interspecific
hybrid plant that produces one or more flowers with at least 5 full
or partial petals per flower comprising the steps of: a. crossing a
double-type K. blossfeldiana double-type plant, either as the male
or female parent, with a single-type Kalanchoe plant selected from
the group consisting of K. aromatica, K. grandiflora, K. laciniata,
K. pumila, K. marmorata, K. porphyrocalux, K. jongmansii, K.
pinnata and K. daigremontiana; b. selecting progeny that produce
one or more flowers with at least 5 full or partial petals per
flower.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the double-type
interspecific progeny plant is back-crossed with one of the
parents.
8. A method for breeding a double-type Kalanchoe interspecific
hybrid plant that produces one or more flowers with at least 5 full
or partial petals per flower comprising the step of selfing a
double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid selected from the group
consisting of K. aromatica x K. blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora x K.
blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K.
blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x
K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K.
blossfeldiana and K. daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana.
9. A method for breeding a double-type Kalanchoe interspecific
hybrid plant that produces one or more flowers with at least 5 full
or partial petals per flower comprising the steps of: a. crossing a
double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid selected from the group
consisting of K. aromatica x K. blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora x K.
blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K.
blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x
K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K.
blossfeldiana and K. daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana, as the male
or female parent, with single or double-type Kalanchoe plant of the
same or different species; and b. selecting a progeny plant that
produces double-type flowers.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S.
application Ser. No. 11/011/618 filed Dec. 15, 2004. Further, this
is a continuation of European Community Variety Rights application
serial Nos. 2004/1546, 2004/1547, and 2004/1548, all filed on Aug.
18, 2004, and European Community Variety Rights application serial
Nos. 2004/1710 and 2004/1711, both filed on Sep. 20, 2004,
respectively.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to new, distinct, and stable
cultivars of double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids that
produce one or more flowers with at least 5 full or partial petals
per flower. The double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids of the
present invention include Kalanchoe aromatica x K. blossfeldiana,
K. grandiflora x K. blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana,
K. pumila x K. blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K.
porphyrocalux x K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana,
K. pinnata x K. blossfeldiana, and K. daigremontiana x K.
blossfeldiana. The double-type interspecific hybrid plants produce
one or more flowers having at least 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, or more than 40 petals per
flower. The double-type characteristic has been successfully
introgressed from double-type K. blossfeldiana into other
single-type (4 petals per flower) Kalanchoe species. The
double-type interspecific hybrid plants can be used as either male
or female parents in crosses to the parents, other selections from
the same species as the parents, or selections from other Kalanchoe
species. The double-type interspecific hybrid plants can also be
selfed. The double-type flowering characteristic from K.
blossfeldiana has been combined with many desirable traits from
other Kalanchoe species including different flower colors, superior
growth characteristics and improved plant habit. Methods for the
reliable breeding of the double-type characteristic from K.
blossfeldiana, or Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plants, into
diverse single-type Kalanchoe genetic backgrounds, as well as
methods for increasing the number of petal per flower, are
disclosed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present invention relates generally to the field of
ornamental Kalanchoe plants. The genus of Kalanchoe belongs to the
sedum family (Crassulaceae). There are more than 100 different
species of Kalanchoe of which more than 60 are found in Madagascar.
Many species are found in South Africa and a few in Asia and South
America. Kalanchoe belongs to the succulent plant group, which are
characterized by their turgid leaves. The leaves enable members of
this genus to survive drought conditions. Consequently, Kalanchoe
are useful ornamental plants because they can survive in less than
optimal growing conditions.
[0004] Species of Kalanchoe are described in J. T. Baldwin, Amer.
J. Bot. 25: 572-579 (1938). Each species of Kalanchoe has traits a
breeder would like to incorporate into commercial cultivars. Other
traits a breeder will try to avoid.
[0005] K. blossfeldiana is a valuable ornamental species because it
can be readily grown from seed, or reproduced asexually from
cuttings, and produces abundant flowers that remain fresh for
several weeks. Generally, K. blossfeldiana plants are highly
branched and under certain conditions the height of the branches
may be up to 30-45 cm. K. blossfeldiana plants generally produce
erect flowers, oblong or ovate-oblong leaves, with a corolla that
is red.
[0006] K. blossfeldiana can be crossed with numerous other
Kalanchoe species to combine advantageous characteristics into
unique new cultivars. Among the numerous interspecific hybrids that
may be created are K. aromatica x K. blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora
x K. blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K.
blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x
K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K.
blossfeldiana, and K. daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana.
[0007] The breeding of Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids with
double-type, rose-like flowers, with more than 5 petals per flower,
offers a unique flower form that can be combined with diverse
Kalanchoe plant characteristics from different species, thereby
expanding the range of phenotypic characteristics available in this
popular horticultural plant.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a Kalanchoe
interspecific hybrid plant having one or more double-type flowers
with at least 5 full or partial petals per flower.
[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide
double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plants including K.
aromatica x K. blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora x K. blossfeldiana, K.
laciniata x K. blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K. blossfeldiana, K.
marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x K. blossfeldiana,
K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K. blossfeldiana,
and K. daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana interspecific hybrids.
[0010] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant in which substantially all the
flowers produced by the plant are double-type with at least 5 full
or partial petal per flower.
[0011] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant wherein a double-type flower
has at least 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,
37, 38, 39, 40, or more than 40 petals per flower.
[0012] An object of the present invention is to provide a method
for breeding a double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant
that produces one or more flowers with at least 5 full or partial
petals per flower comprising the steps of (a) crossing a
double-type K. blossfeldiana double-type plant, either as the male
or female parent, with a single-type Kalanchoe plant selected from
the group consisting of K. aromatica, K. grandiflora, K. laciniata,
K. pumila, K. marmorata, K. porphyrocalux, K. jongmansii, K.
pinnata and K. daigremontiana; and (b) selecting progeny that
produce one or more flowers with at least 5 full or partial petals
per flower.
[0013] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
method for breeding a double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid
plant that produces one or more flowers with at least 5 full or
partial petals per flower wherein the double-type interspecific
progeny plant is back-crossed with one of the parents.
[0014] Another object of the present invention is provide a method
for breeding a double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant
that produces one or more flowers with at least 5 full or partial
petals per flower comprising the step of selfing a double-type
Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid selected from the group consisting
of K. aromatica x K. blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora x K.
blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K.
blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x
K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K.
blossfeldiana and K. daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana.
[0015] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
method for breeding a double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid
plant that produces one or more flowers with at least 5 full or
partial petals per flower comprising the steps of (a) crossing a
double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid selected from the group
consisting of K. aromatica x K. blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora x K.
blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K.
blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x
K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K.
blossfeldiana and K. daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana, as the male
or female parent, with single or double-type Kalanchoe plant of the
same or different species; and (b) selecting a progeny plant that
produces double-type flowers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The patent or application file contains at least one drawing
executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application
publication with color drawings will be provided by the Office upon
request and payment of the necessary fees.
[0017] FIG. 1. A top perspective view of a typical potted flowering
plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0761` 18 weeks after planting
of cutting.
[0018] FIG. 2. A side perspective view of a typical potted
flowering plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0761` 18 weeks after
planting of cutting.
[0019] FIG. 3. Representative plant parts of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ
2003 0761`: A. Inflorescence; B. Inside a flower; C. Flower bud,
site; D. Flower; E. Flower bud, top; F. Petal; G. Pistil; H. Sepal;
I. Mature leaf; J. Young leaf.
[0020] FIG. 4. A top perspective view of a typical potted flowering
plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0638` 18 weeks after planting
of cutting.
[0021] FIG. 5. A side perspective view of a typical potted
flowering plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0638` 18 weeks after
planting of cutting.
[0022] FIG. 6. Representative plant parts of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ
2003 0638`: A Inflorescence; B. Flower, just opened; C. Flower
opened one week, D. Flower bud, top; E. Inside a flower; F. Flower
bud, site; G. Petal; H. Pistil; I. Sepal; J. Mature leaf; and K.
Young leaf.
[0023] FIG. 7. A top perspective view of a typical potted flowering
plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` 16 weeks after planting
of cutting.
[0024] FIG. 8. A side perspective view of a typical potted
flowering plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` 16 weeks after
planting of cutting.
[0025] FIG. 9. Representative plant parts of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ
2003 0747`: A. Inflorescence; B. Flower, just opened; C. Flower,
opened one week; D. Color of a faded flower; E. Flower bud from the
top; F. Inside a flower; G. Flower bud from the site; H. Petal; I.
Sepal; J. Pistil; K. Mature leaf and L. Young leaf.
[0026] FIG. 10. A top perspective view of a typical potted
flowering plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0818` 19 weeks after
planting of cutting.
[0027] FIG. 11. A side perspective view of a typical potted
flowering plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0818` 18 weeks after
planting of cutting.
[0028] FIG. 12. Representative plant parts of Kalanchoe cultivar
`KJ 2003 0818`: A. Inflorescence; B. Inside a flower; C. Flower
bud, site; D. Flower; E. Flower bud, top; F. Petal; G. Pistil; H.
Sepal; I. Mature leaf; J. Young leaf.
[0029] FIG. 13. A top perspective view of a typical potted
flowering plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 00727` 19 weeks
after planting of cutting.
[0030] FIG. 14. A side perspective view of a typical potted
flowering plant of Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0727` 19 weeks after
planting of cutting.
[0031] FIG. 15. Representative plant parts of Kalanchoe cultivar
`KJ 2003 0727`: A. Inflorescence; B. Inside a flower; C. Flower
bud, site; D. Flower; E. Flower bud, top; F. Petal; G. Pistil; H.
Sepal; I. Mature leaf; J. Young leaf.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] As used herein, "single", or "single-flowering", or
"single-type" are each defined as the typical Kalanchoe plant which
produces flowers having 4 petals per flower.
[0033] As used herein, "double", "double-flowering", or
"double-type" are each defined as a Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid
plant which produces one or more flowers having at least 5 full or
partial petals per flower. Preferably, the double-type Kalanchoe
interspecific hybrid plant of the instant invention has
substantially all double-type flowers. The double-type flowers of
the instant invention have about 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, or more than 40 petals per
flower. A double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant of the
instant invention may produce flowers with a relatively uniform
number of petals per flower and this characteristic is stable
through asexual reproduction. Alternatively, a double-type
Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plant of the instant invention may
produce flowers with a wide range in the number of petals per
flower and this characteristic is also stable through asexual
reproduction.
[0034] As used herein, the "degree of doubleness per flower" is
defined as a measure of the number of extra full or partial petals
per flower produced beyond the number 4 normally found on Kalanchoe
single-type plant. The greater the degree of doubleness per flower,
the greater the number of full or partial petals produced per
flower.
[0035] As used herein "the degree of doubleness per plant" is
defined as a measure of the number of flowers per plant which have
at least 5 petals per flower. The greater the degree of doubleness
per plant, the higher is the percentage of total flowers produced
by the plant which have at least 5 full or partial petals per
flower.
[0036] As used herein, "interspecific hybrid" includes the progeny
from the cross of two different species of Kalanchoe , as well as
progeny resulting from subsequent backcrossing to one of the
parents. This backcrossing to one of the parents may be conducted
one or more times with the goal of stably combining the double-type
trait with desired characteristics.
[0037] K. blossfeldiana can be crossed with numerous other
Kalanchoe species to combine advantageous characteristics into
unique new cultivars. Among the numerous interspecific hybrids that
may be created are K. aromatica x K. blossfeldiana, K. grandiflora
x K. blossfeldiana, K. laciniata x K. blossfeldiana, K. pumila x K.
blossfeldiana, K. marmorata x K. blossfeldiana, K. porphyrocalux x
K. blossfeldiana, K. jongmansii x K. blossfeldiana, K. pinnata x K.
blossfeldiana, and K. daigremontiana x K. blossfeldiana.
[0038] Advantageous traits obtained from K. aromatica plants
include: 1) excellent petal shape, 2) good foliage, 3) small size
of foliage, 4) good branching habit, 5) fast growth habit, 6) good
rooting habit, 7) numerous branched roots and 8) production of many
cuttings. Traits from K. aromatica that a breeder generally
attempts to avoid include: 1) small flower size, 2) petals bending
back-wards 3) soft hanging stem, 4) hairy stem texture and 5) poor
post-production longevity.
[0039] Advantageous traits obtained from K. grandiflora plants
include: 1) yellow coloration of flower, 2) fragrance of flower, 3)
rounded shape of leaf, 4) medium-sized leaf, 4) red coloration on
the stem, 5) same red coloration on the margin of the leaves and 6)
vigorous rooting habit. Traits from K. grandiflora that a breeder
will attempt to avoid include: 1) too strongly built plant, 2)
crispy leaf texture that breaks easily, 3) grayish leaf color, and
4) poor post-production longevity.
[0040] K. pumila plants may include such advantageous traits as: 1)
pink-purple coloration of flower, 2) attractive petal shape; 3)
small leaves, 4) pink coloration on the stem and 5) vigorous
rooting habit. K. pumila plants may have traits that should be
avoided in a breeding program include: 1) petals bending backward,
2) soft hanging stem, 3) grayish leaf color, 4) poor fixation of
the leaf to the stem, 5) long petiole with a small diameter, 6)
poor branching habit and 7) poor post-production longevity.
[0041] K. marmorata plants may include such advantageous traits as:
1) white coloration of flower, 2) large size of flower 3) good
fixation of leaf to the stem, 4) strong upright growth and 5)
vigorous rooting habit. K. marmorata plants may have traits that
should be avoided in the breeding program include: 1) crispy leaf
texture that breaks easily and 2) dreary green with yellow spots
coloration of foliage.
[0042] Advantageous traits obtained from K. porphyrocalux plants
include: 1) bell-shaped flower, 2) dark purple coloration of petal,
3) smooth texture of petal, 4) green leaf color, 5) small,
harmonic, upright and compact growth habit, 6) good fixation of
leaf to the stem and 7) production of many cuttings. Traits from K.
porphyrocalux that should be avoided in breeding programs include:
1) poor branching habit and 2) weak growth habit.
[0043] Advantageous traits obtained from K. jongmansii plants
include: 1) yellow coloration of flower, 2) upright, bell-shaped
flower, 3) small size of foliage, 4) strong stem, 5) vigorous
rooting habit and 6) production of many cuttings. Traits from K.
jongmansii that should be avoided in breeding programs include: 1)
open flower shape, 2) vigorous and delicate plant growth habit, 3)
small size of foliage, 4) small creeping growth habit and 5) poor
post-production longevity.
[0044] K. pinatta plants may have advantageous traits including: 1)
large, bell-shaped flower, 2) ornamental shape of fused sepals, 3)
red coloration of the stem, 4) same red coloration on the leaf
margin and the middle vein, 5) very strong, upright growth habit
and 6) vigorous rooting habit. K. pinatta that should be avoided in
a breeding program: include 1) white spotting on the stems, 2)
grayish leaf color, 3) poor branching habit, 4) poor production of
cuttings and 5) poor post-production longevity.
[0045] Advantageous traits obtained from K. laciniata plants
include: 1) intense yellow coloration of flower 2) entire, sinuate
or parted leaf, 3) shinning texture of leaf 4) good fixation of the
leaf to the stem, 5) production of many cuttings and 6) vigorous
rooting habit. Traits from K. laciniata that should be avoided in a
breeding program include 1) long length of stem, 2) fast and
unstable growth habit and 3) poor post-production longevity.
[0046] K. diagremontiana plants may have advantageous traits
including: 1) long, bell-shaped flowers 2) pink coloration of
flower, 3) green color of leaf, 4) lanceolate shape of leaf, 5) red
coloration of margin of leaf, 6) shinning texture of leaf and 7)
strong, upright growth habit. K. diagremontiana traits that should
be avoided in breeding program include: 1) pink coloration on only
1/3 of petal, 2) long length of stem which places inflorescence
high above top of plant, 3) marbling of underside of leaf, 4)
crispy leaf texture which breaks easily, 5) tall growth habit, and
6) poor post-production longevity.
[0047] K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrids
typically have leaves that are entire, sinuate or parted with erect
and large flowers that are white, pink, purple, yellow, orange, and
red. K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrids are
highly branched, relatively compact and under certain conditions
the height of the branches may be up to 30-45 cm.
[0048] Double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid cultivars are
genetically stable, as evidenced by the stability of the
double-type trait through both asexual propagation and sexual
crosses. The data from numerous crosses with K. blossfeldiana
indicate that the double-type trait segregates as a single dominant
gene. The double-type trait can be reproducibly and predictably
introgressed into diverse Kalanchoe species and genetic
backgrounds.
[0049] K. blossfeldiana seeds designated `MP African` that produce
plants carrying the double-type gene or trait, and which can be
used as a male or female parent in crosses with Kalanchoe species
to produce double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid cultivars,
were deposited at the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), P.O.
Box 1549, Manassas, Va. 20108, U.S.A., and accorded ATCC accession
no. ______.
[0050] As a first step in making interspecific hybrids of the
instant invention, a single or double-type Kalanchoe plant
selection is crossed with a single-type Kalanchoe selection from
another species. Progeny are screened for fertile selections. Large
numbers of progeny may have to be screened to identify fertile
selections. The fertile selections may be screened for those
exhibiting the double-type flower trait if one of the parents was a
double-type selection. Alternatively, the single-type fertile
interspecific hybrid is crossed, either as the male or female
parent, with a double-type Kalanchoe selection. A double-type
hybrid progeny plant with desirable phenotypic characteristics is
propagated asexually by conventional methods to determine if the
phenotypic characteristics are stable.
[0051] For example, a K. blossfeldiana (tetraploid) x K. laciniata
(diploid) interspecific hybrid is by nature triploid and thus
sterile. K. blossfeldiana x K laciniata interspecific hybrid
progeny plants were screened and `Yellow African`, described in
U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,299, was identified. This fertile K.
blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrid has been used to
breed a series of interspecific hybrid cultivars designated African
Treasures.TM.. One such cultivar was designated KJ 2000 0716 and is
described in pending U.S. plant patent application Ser. No.
10/654,571, incorporated herein by reference.
[0052] KJ 2000 0716 was identified in the progeny originating from
a cross between `Yellow African` and a single-type K.
blossfeldiana. The three new double-flowered Kalanchoe
interspecific hybrids described in Examples 2, 3 and 4 herein
originated from crosses between `KJ 2000 0716` as the female
parent, and `Monroe` as male double-type K. blossfeldiana parent.
`Monroe` is described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,714.
[0053] Recurrent selection is used to increase the number of petals
per flower found in the Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid plants of
the instant invention. A double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrid
plant is selfed, or crossed to another double-type Kalanchoe plant,
and the progeny screened for plants with double-type flowers with
an increased number of petals per flower compared to the
double-type parents.
[0054] 1. General Breeding Methods
[0055] The Kalanchoe plants of the instant invention were crossed
as follows. When the pistil is fully developed and the anthers have
not opened, the pistil is to some extent uncovered. During this
time the stigma is susceptible to pollination. Pollen is harvested
from the male using a pencil or small brush and transferred to the
stigma. Once pollination is complete, the seeds develop within the
ovary and the pistils are harvested when ripe. The seeds are dried
before sowing in peat-based soil mix.
[0056] Breeding with double-type K. blossfeldiana requires careful
uncovering of the pistil. It is very easy to wound the ovary and
thereby hinder germination and development of seeds. In addition,
if the female parent is water-stressed during pollination and
subsequent seed development, the number of seeds obtained appear to
increase.
[0057] 2. Plant Growth Conditions
[0058] The Kalanchoe plants described herein were grown in a
greenhouse at 64.4.degree. F. during the day and 68.degree. F.
during the night. The plants were produced in pots with a diameter
of 10.5 cm or 13 cm. Cuttings were grown under long-day conditions
(16 hours light, 8 hours night) during the first 3-8 weeks
following planting, depending on cultivar and pot size. Between 4-9
weeks after planting, the plants were transferred to short-day
conditions (10 hour light and 14 hour dark). The flowering is
induced by short-day conditions. Between 13-19 weeks after
planting, depending on cultivar, pot size, and time of year, the
plants were mature with flowers that were opening or about to
open.
[0059] The plants were grown under natural light conditions
supplemented with 70 .mu.mol/m2/s SON-T light when the natural
light was less than 100 .mu.mol/m2/s. Plants were grown in a peat
based soil mix and were watered with a solution containing 200
parts per million (ppm) nitrogen, 200 ppm potassium, 40 ppm
phosphorous, 200 ppm calcium, 40 ppm magnesium, 60 ppm sulphate, 1
ppm iron, 0.6 ppm manganese, 0.1 ppm copper, 0.1 ppm zink, 0.3 ppm
borium, 0.03 ppm molybdenum.
[0060] The following examples are set forth as representative of
the specific and preferred embodiments of the present invention.
These examples are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the
invention in any manner. It should be understood that many
variations and modifications can be made while remaining within the
spirit and scope of the invention.
EXAMPLE 1
[0061] The data from numerous crosses with K. blossfeldiana
indicate that the double-type trait segregates as a single dominant
gene. A total of 2,826 progeny from crosses of K. blossfeldiana
double-type x K. blossfeldiana single-type have been analyzed.
Among these 2,826 progeny, 910 exhibited the double-type trait.
Seeds carrying the double-type trait germinate at a lower frequency
than seeds carrying the single-type trait. This lower germination
frequency has probably impacted the segregation pattern which is
not the 1:1 ratio expected for a trait controlled by a single
dominant gene. Regardless of what the genetic basis for control of
the double-type trait in Kalanchoe might be, these data demonstrate
the double-type trait can be reproducibly and predictably
introgressed into diverse Kalanchoe genetic backgrounds.
EXAMPLE 2
Cultivar `KJ 2003 0761`
[0062] The new K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrid
`KJ 2003 0761` was produced using a proprietary single-type
selection of K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata designated `KJ 2000
0716`, as the female parent. This female parent is described in
pending U.S. plant patent application Ser. No. 10/654,571 and in
European Union Community Variety Rights application serial No.
2003/0974, and is the second generation progeny of a fertile
interspecific hybrid between K. blossfeldiana and K. laciniata. The
male parent was a K. blossfeldiana double-type selection designated
`Monroe`, and is described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP14,714. The new
Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0761` was discovered and selected as a
flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a
controlled environment in Hinnerup, Denmark.
[0063] Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by vegetative
terminal cuttings was first performed in February, 2004, in
Hinnerup, Denmark, and has demonstrated that the combination of
characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly
fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual
reproduction. The new cultivar reproduces true-to-type through
asexual reproduction.
[0064] The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be basic characteristics of the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0761` which in combination distinguish this
Kalanchoe as a new and distinct cultivar: [0065] 1. large number of
petals per flower resulting in a double-type trait; [0066] 2. the
large size of petals resulting in a large flower; [0067] 3. the
hastate, dissected leaves on young as well as mature leaves; [0068]
4. the intense sunny-yellow color of petals; and [0069] 5. the
large number of flowers per plant.
[0070] The new Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0761` has not been
observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype
of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in
environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length
without any change in the genotype of the plant. The following
observations, measurements and values describe the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0761` grown in Hinnerup, Denmark, under
conditions which closely approximate those generally used in
commercial practice.
[0071] Plants of `KJ 2003 0761` differ from plants of the parental
cultivars in the following characteristics: TABLE-US-00001 New
Cultivar Female Parent Male Parent Trait `KJ 2003 0761` `KJ 2000
0716` `Monroe` Height of cultivar About 25 cm About 38 cm About 24
cm Flower Type Double-type Single-type Double-type Flower Diameter
18-22 mm 20-25 mm 16-19 mm Flower number 250-300 500 350-400 Number
of Corolla Up to 16 full or partial 4 Up to 27 full or Lobes petals
partial petals. Corolla Coloration From outer to center of
Red-orange, Up to 27 full or flower: RHS 44B partial petals First
circle Yellow, RHS 13D Next circle Yellow-orange, RHS 15D Center
circle Yellow, RHS 13A Whole flower faints to light yellow-orange,
RHS 21B Shape of petal The width of the petal is The width of the
The width of the 7 mm. The length is 8 mm. petal is 10 mm. The
petal is 4 mm. The The shape ovate length is 13 mm. The length is 8
mm. with mucronate apex. shape is obovate with The shape is ovate
cuspidate tip. with cuspidate tip. Leaf Hastate, dissected Hastate,
dissected Obovate leaves with leaves with a long leaves with a long
obtuse leaf tips and petiole and long lamina. petiole and long
truncate bases. The The leaf apex is obtuse lamina. The leaf apex
leaf margin is and the base is cunate. is obtuse and the undulate.
base is cunate. Leaf texture The foliage is glabrous The foliage is
The foliage is and shinning both above glabrous, and more glabrous
and and below. shinning above than shinning both above below. and
below.
[0072] Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present
Inventors, the most similar in comparison to `KJ 2003 0761` is
parental cultivar `KJ 2000 0716`. Comparing these two cultivars,
the main distinction is the form and the color of the flower, as
described in the preceding table.
[0073] In the following description, color references are made to
the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS), published 1986,
except where general colors of ordinary significance are used.
Color values were taken under daylight conditions at approximately
12 a.m. in a greenhouse in Hinnerup, Denmark. The age of the plant
described is 15 weeks (from the time the cutting was planted in
growth medium to when the picture was taken).
[0074] PARENTAGE: [0075] Male or pollen parent: K. blossfeldiana
cultivar `Monroe` (disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP 14,714)
[0076] Female or seed parent: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata
interspecific hybrid cultivar `KJ 2000 0716` (disclosed in U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 10/654,571)
[0077] CLASSIFICATION:
[0078] Botanical: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific
hybrid cultivar `KJ 2003 0761` (2nd generation after K.
blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrid back-crossed with
K. blossfeldiana).
[0079] PROPAGATION: Vegetative terminal cuttings.
[0080] Rooting Habit: The cultivar has numerous, branched, fine and
fibrous roots.
[0081] Time to initiate roots: It takes between one and two weeks
to initiate roots.
[0082] Time to produce a rooted cutting: It will take three weeks
to produce a well rooted cutting. In winter time, it can take on
week more.
[0083] PLANT: If the plants are grown according to the description
above, it will perform as described below. Variation from this
should be expected over the course of the year, and if the physical
growing conditions varies from the description.
[0084] Growth habit: This cultivar is upright and uniform. The
flowers are formed above the top of the leaf canopy, but the
flowers will also appear between the leaves. The flowers are
assembled in numerous compound inflorescences `KJ 2003 0761` is
freely flowering with numerous compound cymes.
[0085] Growth rate: Ready for sale after 16 weeks.
[0086] Branching habit and description: Freely branching; typically
8 to 12 lateral branches develop per plant. Pinching (removal of
the terminal apex) is not mandatory, but will enhance lateral
branching. When grown in 10 cm pots the cultivar is not
pinched.
[0087] Height at flowering: The height of the cultivar is about 25
cm from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant, depending on
the growth conditions.
[0088] Spread/Diameter at flowering: The diameter of the cultivar
at flowering is about 25 cm.
[0089] STEMS:
[0090] Appearance: The cultivar has around 10 stems with none, one
or numerous leaf pairs on the stem. The inflorescence on the top of
the flower stem is branched giving an inverted triangle with a
rounded crown. Each branch has between 30 and 70 flowers.
[0091] Aspect: The stem is strong.
[0092] Length: The length varies from 10 to 15 cm depending on
growth conditions.
[0093] Texture: The texture of the stem is glabrous and
shinning.
[0094] Color: The color of the stem is dark green, RHS 137 B.
[0095] FOLIAGE:
[0096] Arrangement: The foliage is yellow-green with the same color
of the immature as well as the mature leaf, RHS 147 A. The majority
of the leaves are at the base of the plant, but immature leaves
appear also on the flowering stem.
[0097] Overall Shape of Leaf: The leaves are defined as hastate,
dissected leaves. [0098] Apex: The form of the apex is obtuse.
[0099] Base: The form of the base is cunate.
[0100] Length: The length of the foliage varies from 6 cm for an
immature leaf to 12 cm for a mature leaf.
[0101] Width: The width varies from 3 cm for an immature leaf to 9
cm for a mature leaf.
[0102] Margin: The foliage has a dentate margin.
[0103] Texture: The foliage is glabrous and shinning.
[0104] Color of Upper Surface: [0105] Mature leaf: The color of the
mature leaf is a dark yellow-green color, and is closely described
with RHS 147 A, though it is a little greener. [0106] Immature
leaf: The immature leaf has the same color as the mature leaf, a
dark yellow-green color, and is closely described with RHS 147 A,
though it is a little greener.
[0107] Color of Lower Surface: [0108] Mature leaf: The color of the
lower surface is dark yellow-green and is closely describe with RHS
147 A. [0109] Immature leaf: The immature leaf has the same color
as the mature leaf and is defined with RHS 147 A.
[0110] Venation Color: There is no visual appearance of veins.
[0111] Upper surface: No difference between the color of venation
and the rest of the leaf. [0112] Lower surface: No difference
between the color of venation and the rest of the leaf.
[0113] Petiole: [0114] Length: The length of the petiole varies
between an immature and mature leaf. The length of an immature leaf
is about 0.75 cm. The length of a mature leaf is about 3 cm. [0115]
Diameter: The diameter of the petiole varies between an immature
and mature leaf. The diameter of an immature leaf is 5 mm. The
diameter of a mature leaf is 9 mm. [0116] Color: Yellow-green,
between RHS 147 A and 147 B.
[0117] FLOWER DESCRIPTION:
[0118] Flower type and habit: The flower is a double-type with up
to 16 petals per flower. The average number of petals per flower is
12.
[0119] Natural flowering season: The flowering season is year
round, when grown according to description above. When planting
outside the flowering season will be in the summer (April to
October), depending on local climatic conditions.
[0120] Time to flower: The time from start of short day treatment
to 1st flower is about 66 days, approximately 1 week longer in
winter time.
[0121] Flowering stem length: The length of the flowering stem is
ranging from 13 to 14 cm depending on the growth conditions.
[0122] Post-production longevity: `KJ 2003 0761` maintains good
leaf and flower display for at least 6 weeks under interior
environmental conditions.
[0123] Winter Hardiness/weather tolerance: `KJ 2003 0761`
withstands wind, rain and direct sunlight, and can cope with
temperatures between 40 and 95 degrees F.
[0124] Fragrance: `KJ 2003 0761` has no fragrance.
[0125] Flower size: The diameter of the flower range from 18 to 22
mm.
[0126] Overall shape: The shape is rose-like, defined by at least 5
petals per flower.
[0127] Quantity: The cultivar produces a large number of flower
ranging from 250 to 300 flowers per plant.
[0128] Bud: [0129] Rate of opening: From the bud is showing color
the flower will open within 10 days. [0130] Color: The color of the
bud is yellow-green, RHS 145 B. [0131] Shape: The shape of the bud
is ellipsoidal with the smallest diameter toward the base. [0132]
Length: The length of the bud is about 1.3 cm. [0133] Diameter: The
diameter of the bud is about 3 mm at the base and about 5 mm at the
top.
[0134] Petal: [0135] Quantity: Typically 13-16 petals fused at the
base. [0136] Shape: The shape of petal is oval. [0137] Length: The
length is about 7 mm. [0138] Width: The width is about 8 mm. [0139]
Apex: The shape of the apex is mucronate. [0140] Margin: The shape
of the margin can be described as entire. [0141] Texture: The
texture of the petals is soft, smooth and mat. [0142] Color when
opening: [0143] Upper surface: The upper surface of the petal is
yellow-orange, RHS 17 C. [0144] Lower surface: The lower surface of
the petal is yellow-orange, RHS 16A, with a twist of orange-red,
RHS 30 D. [0145] Color when fully open: [0146] Upper surface: The
upper surface of the petal is yellow-orange, RHS 15 A. [0147] Lower
surface: The lower surface the petal is yellow-orange, RHS 16 A,
with a twist of orange-red, RHS 30 D.
[0148] Sepal: [0149] Quantity: Typically 4 sepals fused at the
base. [0150] Shape: The shape of sepal is lineal lanceolate. [0151]
Length: The length is 11 mm. [0152] Width: The width is 2 mm.
[0153] Apex: The shape of the apex is acute. [0154] Margin: The
shape of the margin is entire. [0155] Texture: The texture of the
sepals is glabrous and shinning. [0156] Color when opening: [0157]
Upper surface: The upper surface of the sepal is green, close to
RHS 146 A, but a little greener. [0158] Lower surface: The lower
surface of the sepal is green, close to RHS 146A, but a little
greener. [0159] Color when fully open: [0160] Upper surface: The
upper surface of the sepal is green, close to RHS 146 A, but a
little greener.
[0161] 2Lower surface: The lower surface the sepal is green, close
to RHS 146 A, but a little greener.
[0162] Peduncle description: [0163] Length: Every flower has a
peduncle with a length of 3 mm. [0164] Color: The peduncle is dark
green, RHS 137 B. [0165] Texture: The peduncle is glabrous and
shinning.
[0166] REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS:
[0167] Stamen: [0168] Number: The flower has between 8 and 12 ten
stamens. [0169] Color: The color of the stamens is greyed-orange,
RHS 177B.
[0170] Anthers: [0171] Number: The number of anthers is between 8
and 12. [0172] Size: The size of 1 mm in length. [0173] Color: The
color of the anthers is yellow-brown, RHS 14B.
[0174] Filament Color: The color of the filament is yellow-green,
RHS 145C.
[0175] Pollen Color: The color of the pollen is yellow, RHS
17C.
[0176] Pollen Amount: A high amount of pollen with a high pollen
fertility of 95%, depending on the time of year.
[0177] Pistil: [0178] Number: The number of pistils is four.
[0179] Stigma: [0180] Shape: The shape of stigma is round. [0181]
Color: The color of the stigma is yellow-green, RHS 145A.
[0182] Style: [0183] Shape: The shape of the style is thin and
cylindrical. [0184] Color: The color of style is yellow-green, RHS
145 A.
[0185] Ovary: [0186] Color: The color of ovary is yellow-green,
best described between RHS 147A and 147B.
[0187] Seeds: [0188] Number: Between 50 and 60 potential seeds per
ovary. [0189] Width: The width of the seeds is less than 0.5 mm.
[0190] Length: The length of the seeds is less than 1 mm. [0191]
Shape: The shape of the seeds is ellipsoidal. [0192] Color: The
color of the potential seeds is green, RHS 145 C.
[0193] Fruit (Ovary): [0194] Shape: The shape of the fruit is
cylindrical. [0195] Width: The width of the fruit is 1 mm. [0196]
Length: The length of the fruit is 6 mm. [0197] Color: The color of
the fruit is yellow-green, RHS 145 A.
[0198] DISEASE RESISTANCE/SUSCEPTIBILITY: No information on disease
resistance or susceptibility is currently available.
EXAMPLE 3
Cultivar `KJ 2003 0638`
[0199] The new K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrid
`KJ 2003 0638` was produced using a proprietary single-type
selection of K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata designated `KJ 2000
0716`, as the female parent. This female parent is described in
pending U.S. plant patent application Ser. No. 10/654,571 and in
European Union Community Variety Rights application serial No.
2003/0974, and is the second generation progeny of a fertile
interspecific hybrid between K. blossfeldiana and K. laciniata. The
male parent was a K. blossfeldiana double-type selection designated
`Monroe` and is described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP14,714. The new
Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0638` was discovered and selected as a
flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a
controlled environment in Hinnerup, Denmark.
[0200] Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by vegetative
terminal cuttings was first performed in February, 2004, in
Hinnerup, Denmark, and has demonstrated that the combination of
characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly
fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual
reproduction. The new cultivar reproduces true-to-type through
asexual reproduction.
[0201] The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be basic characteristics of the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0638` which in combination distinguish this
Kalanchoe as a new and distinct cultivar: [0202] 1. large number of
petals per flower resulting in a double-type or multi-petalled
trait; [0203] 2. large size of petals resulting in a large flower;
[0204] 3. the hastate, dissected leaves on young as well as mature
leaves; [0205] 4. the different soft-white and creamy colors of
petals and [0206] 5. large number of flowers per plant.
[0207] The new Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0638` has not been
observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype
of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in
environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length
without any change in the genotype of the plant. The following
observations, measurements and values describe the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0638` as grown in Hinnerup, Denmark, under
conditions which closely approximate those generally used in
commercial practice.
[0208] Plants of `KJ 2003 0638` differ from plants of the parental
cultivars in the following characteristics: TABLE-US-00002 New
Cultivar Female Parent Male Parent Trait `KJ 2003 0638` `KJ 2000
0716` `Monroe` Height of cultivar About 31 cm About 38 cm About 24
cm Flower Type Double-type Single-type Double-type Flower Diameter
20-25 mm 20-25 mm 16-19 mm Flower Number 250-300 500 350-400 Per
Plant Number of Corolla Up to 17 full or partial 4 Up to 27 full or
Lobes petals partial petals Corolla Coloration From outer to center
of Red-orange, White, RHS 155 D flower: RHS 44B First circle
Yellow-orange, RHS 20D Next circle Yellow-orange, RHS 19B Center
circle Yellow-orange, RHS 20D with a twist of red, RHS 39C Whole
flower faints to light orange RHS 27C Shape of petal The width of
the petal is The width of the The width of the 9 mm. The length is
6 mm. petal is 10 mm. The petal is 4 mm. The The shape is ovate
length is 13 mm. The length is 8 mm. The with mucronate apex. shape
is obovate with shape is ovate with cuspidate tip. cuspidate tip.
Leaf Hastate, dissected leaves Hastate, dissected Obovate leaves
with with a long petiole and leaves with a long obtuse leaf tips
and long lamina. The leaf petiole and long truncate bases. The apex
is obtuse and the lamina. The leaf apex leaf margin is base is
cunate. is obtuse and the undulate. base is cunate. Leaf texture
The foliage is glabrous The foliage is The foliage is and shinning
both above glabrous and more glabrous and and below. shinning above
than shinning both above below. and below.
[0209] Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present
Inventors, the most similar in comparison to `KJ 2003 0638` is
parental cultivar `KJ 2000 0716`. Comparing these two cultivars,
the main distinction is the form and the color of the flower, as
described in the preceding table.
[0210] `KJ 2003 0638` has not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions. The phenotype of the new cultivar may
vary significantly with variations in environment such as
temperature, light intensity, and day length without any change in
the genotype of the plant.
[0211] The aforementioned photographs, together with the following
observations, measurements and values describe the new Kalanchoe
cultivar as grown in a greenhouse in Hinnerup, Denmark, under
conditions which closely approximate those generally used in
commercial practice.
[0212] In following description, color references are made to the
Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS), published 1986,
except where general colors of ordinary significance are used.
Color values were taken under daylight conditions at approximately
12 a.m. in a greenhouse in Hinnerup, Denmark. The age of the plant
described is 15 weeks (from the time the cutting was planted in
growth medium to when the picture was taken).
[0213] PARENTAGE: [0214] Male or pollen parent: K. blossfeldiana
cultivar `Monroe` (disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP14,714)
[0215] Female or seed parent: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata
interspecific hybrid cultivar `KJ 2000 0716` (disclosed in U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 10/654,571)
[0216] CLASSIFICATION:
[0217] Botanical: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific
hybrid cultivar `KJ 2003 0638` (2nd generation after K.
blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrid back-crossed with
K. blossfeldiana).
[0218] PROPAGATION: Vegetative terminal cuttings
[0219] Rooting Habit: The cultivar has numerous, branched, fine and
fibrous roots.
[0220] Time to initiate roots: It takes between one and two weeks
to initiate roots.
[0221] Time to produce a rooted cutting: It will take three weeks
to produce a well rooted cutting. In winter time, it can take one
week more.
[0222] PLANT: If the plants are grown according to the description
above, it will perform as described below. Variation from this
should be expected over the course of the year, and if the physical
growing conditions varies from the description.
[0223] Growth Habit: This cultivar is upright and uniform. The
flowers are formed above the top of the leaf canopy, but flowers
will also appear between the leaves. The flowers are assembled in
numerous compound inflorescences.
[0224] Growth rate: Ready for sale after 16 weeks.
[0225] Branching habit and description: Freely branching; typically
4 to 8 lateral branches develop per plant. Pinching (removal of the
terminal apex) is not mandatory, but will enhance lateral
branching. When grown in 10 cm pots the cultivar is not
pinched.
[0226] Height at flowering: The height of the cultivar is about 31
cm, from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant, depending
on growth conditions.
[0227] Spread/Diameter at flowering: The diameter at flowering is
about 30 cm.
[0228] STEMS:
[0229] Appearance: The cultivar has around 8 stems with none, one
or numerous leaf pairs on the stem. The inflorescence on the top of
the flower stem is branched, giving an inverted triangle with a
rounded crown. Each branch has between 40 and 60 flowers.
[0230] Aspect: The stem is strong.
[0231] Length: The length of the stem is about 14 cm depending on
growth conditions.
[0232] Texture: The texture of the stem is glabrous and
shinning.
[0233] Color: The color of the stem is yellow-green, RHS 146 A.
[0234] FOLIAGE:
[0235] Arrangement: The foliage is yellow-green with the same
colors of the immature as well as the mature leaf, RHS 146 A and
RHS 147 A. The majority of the leaves are at the base of the plant,
but immature leaves appear also on the flowering stem.
[0236] Overall Shape of Leaf: The leaves are defined as hastate,
dissected leaves. [0237] Apex: The form of the apex is obtuse.
[0238] Base: The form of the base is cunate.
[0239] Length: The length of the foliage varies from about 3 cm for
an immature leaf to about 14 cm for a mature leaf.
[0240] Width: The width varies from about 2 cm for an immature leaf
to about 13 cm for a mature leaf.
[0241] Margin: The foliage has a dentate margin.
[0242] Texture: The foliage is glabrous and shinning both above and
below. [0243] Color of Upper Surface: [0244] Mature leaf: The color
of the mature leaf is dark yellow-green and is closely described
with RHS 147 A. [0245] Immature leaf: The immature leaf has the
same color as the mature leaf, dark yellow-green, described with
RHS 147 A. [0246] Color of Lower Surface: [0247] Mature leaf: The
color of the lower surface is different from the upper surface, and
is closely described with a dark yellow-green color between RHS 146
A and RHS 147 A. [0248] Immature leaf: The immature leaf has the
same color as the mature leaf, dark yellow-green, and is closely
described with a dark yellow-green color between RHS 146 A and RHS
147 A.
[0249] Venation Color: There is no visual appearance of veins.
[0250] Upper surface: There is no difference between the color of
venation and the rest of the leaf. [0251] Lower surface: There is
no difference between the color of venation and the rest of the
leaf.
[0252] Petiole: [0253] Length: The length of the petiole varies
between an immature and mature leaf. The length of an immature leaf
varies between 0.5 and 1 cm. The length of a mature leaf varies
between 3 and 3.5 cm. [0254] Diameter: The diameter of petiole
varies between an immature and mature leaf. The diameter of an
immature leaf is 4 mm. The diameter of a mature leaf is 5 mm.
[0255] Color: There is no difference between the color of petiole
and the rest of the leaf.
[0256] FLOWER DESCRIPTION:
[0257] Flower type and habit: The flower type is a double-type with
16 to 19 petals per flower. The average number of petals per flower
is 17.
[0258] Natural flowering season: The flowering season is year
round, when grown according to description above. When planting
outside the flowering season will be in the summer (April to
October), depending on local climatic conditions.
[0259] Time to flower: The time from start of short day treatment
to 1.sup.st flower is about 74 days, approximately 1 week longer in
winter time.
[0260] Flowering stem length: The length of the flowering stem is
ranging from 13 to 14 cm depending on the growth conditions.
[0261] Post-production longevity: `KJ 2003 0638` maintains good
leaf and flower display for at least 6 weeks under interior
environmental conditions.
[0262] Winter Hardiness/weather tolerance: `KJ 2003 0638`
withstands wind, rain and direct sunlight, and can cope with
temperatures between 40 and 95 degrees F.
[0263] Fragrance: `KJ 2003 0638` has no fragrance.
[0264] Flower size: The diameter of the flower range from is 2.5 to
3 cm.
[0265] Overall shape: The shape is rose-like, defined by at least 5
petals per flower.
[0266] Quantity: The cultivar produces a large number of flower
ranging from 200 to 250 flowers per plant.
[0267] Bud: [0268] Rate of opening: From the bud is showing color
the flower will open within 10 days. [0269] Color: At the tip the
bud is yellow-green, RHS 145 B, with a twist of orange 24 A. At the
base the bud has the same yellow-green color, RHS 145B. [0270]
Shape: The shape of the bud is ellipsoidal with the smallest
diameter towards the base. [0271] Length: The length of the bud is
about 1.5 cm. [0272] Diameter: The diameter of the bud is about 8
mm at the tip and about 4 mm at the base.
[0273] Petal: [0274] Quantity: Typically 16-17 fused at the base.
[0275] Shape: The shape of petal is oval. [0276] Length: The length
is about 9 mm. [0277] Width: The width is about 6 mm. [0278] Apex:
The shape of apex is mucronate. [0279] Margin: The shape of the
margin can be described as entire. [0280] Texture: The texture of
the petals is soft, smooth and mat. [0281] Color when opening:
[0282] Upper surface: The color of the upper surface of the petals
can be described as follows: Going from the outer circle to the
inner circle of petals, the first circle of petals is
yellow-orange, RHS 20 D, the next is yellow-orange, RHS 19 B, and
the middle is yellow-orange, RHS 20 B, with a touch of red, RHS 39
C. [0283] Lower surface: The color of the lower surface of the
petals is yellow-orange, RHS 23 D, with a touch of red, RHS 38 A.
[0284] Color when fully open: [0285] Upper surface: At maturity the
upper surface of the whole flower fades to orange RHS 27 C. [0286]
Lower surface: At maturity the lower surface of the whole flower
fades to orange RHS 27 C.
[0287] Sepal: [0288] Quantity: Typically 4 sepals fused at the
base. [0289] Shape: The shape of sepal is lanceolate. [0290]
Length: The length is 10 mm. [0291] Width: The width is 3 mm.
[0292] Apex: The shape of the apex is acute. [0293] Margin: The
shape of the margin is entire. [0294] Texture: The texture of the
sepals is glabrous and shinning. [0295] Color when opening: [0296]
Upper surface: The upper surface of the sepal is green, RHS 137 B.
[0297] Lower surface: The lower surface of the sepal is green, RHS
137 B. [0298] Color when fully open: [0299] Upper surface: The
upper surface of the sepal is green, RHS 137 B. [0300] Lower
surface: The lower surface the sepal is green, RHS 137B.
[0301] Peduncle: [0302] Length: Every flower has a peduncle with a
length of 5 mm. [0303] Color: The peduncle is yellow-green; RHS 146
A. [0304] Texture: The peduncle is glabrous and shinning.
[0305] REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS:
[0306] Stamen: [0307] Number: The flower has between 7 and 9
stamens. [0308] Color: The color of the stamens is greyed-orange,
RHS 177 B.
[0309] Anthers: [0310] Number: The number of anthers is 7 and 9.
[0311] Size: The anthers are less than 1 mm in length. [0312]
Color: The color of the anthers is yellow-brownish, RHS 14 B.
[0313] Filament Color: The color of the filament is yellow-green,
RHS 145 C.
[0314] Pollen Color: The color of the pollen is yellow, RHS 17
C.
[0315] Pollen Amount: A medium amount of pollen with very good
pollen fertility of 100 % depending on time of year.
[0316] Pistil: [0317] Number: The number of pistils is four.
[0318] Stigma: [0319] Shape: The shape of the stigma is round.
[0320] Color: The color of the stigma is yellow-green, RHS 145
A.
[0321] Style: [0322] Shape: The shape of the style is thin and
cylindrical. [0323] Color: The color of the style is yellow-green,
RHS 145 A.
[0324] Ovary: [0325] Color: The color of ovary is green, RHS 144
B.
[0326] Seeds: [0327] Number: Between 50 and 60 potential seeds per
ovary. [0328] Width: The width of the seeds is less than 0.5 mm.
[0329] Length: The length of the seeds is less than 1 mm. [0330]
Shape: The shape of the seeds is ellipsoidal. [0331] Color: The
color of the potential seeds is green, RHS 145 C.
[0332] Fruit (Ovary): [0333] Shape: The shape of the fruit is
cylindrical. [0334] Width: The width of the fruit is 1 mm. [0335]
Length: The length of the fruit is 6 mm. [0336] Color: The color of
the fruit is yellow green, RHS 145 A.
[0337] DISEASE RESISTANCE/SUSCEPTIBILITY: No information on disease
resistance or susceptibility is currently available.
EXAMPLE 4
Cultivar `KJ 2003 0747`
[0338] The new K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrid
`KJ 2003 0747` was produced using a proprietary single-type
selection of K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata designated `KJ 2000
0716`, as the female parent. This female parent is described in
pending U.S. plant patent application Ser. No. 10/654,571 and in
European Union Community Variety Rights application serial No.
2003/0974, and is the second generation progeny of a fertile
interspecific hybrid between K. blossfeldiana and K. laciniata. The
male parent was a K. blossfeldiana double-type selection designated
`Monroe` and is described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP14,714. The new
Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` was discovered and selected as a
flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a
controlled environment in Hinnerup, Denmark.
[0339] Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by vegetative
terminal cuttings was first performed in February, 2004, in
Hinnerup, Denmark, and has demonstrated that the combination of
characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly
fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual
reproduction. The new cultivar reproduces true-to-type through
asexual reproduction.
[0340] The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be basic characteristics of the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` which in combination distinguish this
Kalanchoe as a new and distinct cultivar: [0341] 1. large number of
petals per flower resulting in a double-type or multi-petalled
trait; [0342] 2. large size of petals resulting in a large flower;
[0343] 3. hastate, dissected leaves on young as well as mature
leaves; [0344] 4. the different yellow and soft-white colors of
petals and [0345] 5. large number of flowers per plant.
[0346] The new Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` has not been
observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype
of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in
environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length
without any change in the genotype of the plant. The following
observations, measurements and values describe the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` as grown in Hinnerup, Denmark under
conditions which closely approximate those generally used in
commercial practice.
[0347] Plants of `KJ 2003 0747` differ from plants of the parental
cultivars in the following characteristics: TABLE-US-00003 New
Cultivar Female Parent Male Parent Trait `KJ 2003 0747` `KJ 2000
0716` `Monroe` Height of Cultivar About 31 cm About 38 cm About 24
cm Flower Type Double-type Single-type Double-type Flower Diameter
20-25 mm 20-25 mm 16-19 mm Flower Number 250-300 500 350-400 Per
Plant Number of Corolla Up to 25 full or partial 4 Up to 27 full or
Lobes petals partial petals Corolla Coloration From outer petals to
Red-orange, White, RHS 155 D center of flower: RHS 44B First circle
Yellow, RHS 13D Next circle Yellow-orange, RHS 15D Center circle
Yellow, RHS 13A with a touch of RHS 24C Whole flower fades to light
yellow (RHS 15D) as matures Shape of Petal The width of the petal
is The width of the The width of the 8 mm. The length is 10 mm.
petal is 10 mm. The petal is 4 mm. The The shape ovate length is 13
mm. The length is 8 mm. with mucronate apex. shape is obovate with
The shape is ovate cuspidate tip. with cuspidate tip. Leaf Hastate,
dissected Hastate, dissected Obovate leaves with leaves with a long
leaves with a long obtuse leaf tips and petiole and long lamina.
petiole and long truncate bases. The The leaf apex is obtuse
lamina. The leaf apex leaf margin is and the base is cunate. is
obtuse and the undulate base is cunate. Leaf Texture The foliage is
glabrous The foliage is The foliage is and shinning both above
glabrous, and more glabrous and and below. shinning above than
shinning both above below. and below.
[0348] Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present
Inventors, the most similar in comparison to `KJ 2003 0747` is
parental cultivar `KJ 2000 0716`.
[0349] Comparing these two cultivars, the main distinctions are the
form and the color of the flower, as described in the preceding
table.
[0350] The new Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` has not been
observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype
of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in
environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length
without any change in the genotype of the plant.
[0351] The aforementioned photographs, together with the following
observations, measurements and values describe the new Kalanchoe
cultivar as grown in a greenhouse in Hinnerup, Denmark, under
conditions which closely approximate those generally used in
commercial practice.
[0352] In the following description, color references are made to
the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS), published 1986,
except where general colors of ordinary significance are used.
Color values were taken under daylight conditions at approximately
12 a.m. in a greenhouse in Hinnerup, Denmark. The age of the plant
described is 15 weeks (from the time the cutting was planted in
growth medium to when the picture was taken).
[0353] PARENTAGE: [0354] Male or pollen parent: K. blossfeldiana
cultivar `Monroe` (disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP14,714)
[0355] Female or seed parent: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata
interspecific hybrid cultivar `KJ 2000 0716` (disclosed in U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 10/654,571)
[0356] CLASSIFICATION:
[0357] Botanical: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific
hybrid cultivar `KJ 2003 0747` (2nd generation after K.
blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific hybrid back-crossed with
K. blossfeldiana).
[0358] PROPAGATION: Vegetative terminal cuttings
[0359] Rooting Habit: The cultivar has numerous, branched, fine and
fibrous roots.
[0360] Time to initiate roots: It takes between one and two weeks
to initiate roots.
[0361] Time to produce a rooted cutting: It will take three weeks
to produce a well rooted cutting. In winter time, it can take one
week more.
[0362] PLANT: If the plants are grown according to the description
above, it will perform as described below. Variation from this
should be expected over the course of the year, and if the physical
growing conditions varies from the description.
[0363] Growth Habit: This cultivar is upright and uniform. The
flowers are formed above the leaf canopy, but flowers will also
appear between the leaves. The flowers are assembled in numerous
compound inflorescences.
[0364] Growth rate: Ready for sale after 14 weeks.
[0365] Branching habit and description: Freely branching; typically
4 to 8 lateral branches develop per plant. Pinching (removal of the
terminal apex) is not mandatory, but will enhance lateral
branching. When grown in 10 cm pots the cultivar is not pinched.
`KJ 2003 0747` grown in 13 cm pot is pinched over 4 leaf pair. The
enhancement of lateral branching in relation to the season
varies.
[0366] Height at flowering: The height of the cultivar is about 40
cm, from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant, depending
on growth conditions.
[0367] Spread/Diameter at flowering: The diameter at flowering is
about 25 cm.
[0368] STEMS:
[0369] Appearance: The cultivar has around 8 stems with none, one
or numerous leaf pairs on the stem. The inflorescence on top of the
flower stem is branched, giving an inverted triangle with a rounded
crown. Each inflorescence has between 40 and 60 flowers.
[0370] Aspect: The stem is strong.
[0371] Length: The length of the stem is between 15 and 20 cm
depending on growth conditions
[0372] Texture: The texture of the stem is glabrous and
shinning.
[0373] Color: The color of the stem is yellow-green, RHS 146 A.
[0374] FOLIAGE:
[0375] Arrangement: The foliage is yellow-green with the same
colors of the immature as well as the mature leaf, RHS 146 A and
RHS 147 A. The majority of the leaves are at the base of the plant,
but immature leaves appear also on the flowering stem.
[0376] Overall Shape of Leaf: The leaves are defined as hastate,
dissected leaves. [0377] Apex: The form of the apex is obtuse.
[0378] Base: The form of the base is cunate.
[0379] Length: The length of the foliage varies from about 6 cm for
an immature leaf to about 22 cm for a mature leaf.
[0380] Width: The width varies from about 3 cm for an immature leaf
to about 13 cm for a mature leaf.
[0381] Margin: The foliage has a dentate margin.
[0382] Texture: The foliage is glabrous and shinning both above and
below.
[0383] Color of Upper Surface: [0384] Mature leaf: The color of the
mature leaf is dark yellow-green, and is closely described with RHS
147 A. [0385] Immature leaf: The immature leaf has the same color
as the mature leaf, dark yellow-green color, described with RHS 147
A.
[0386] Color of Lower Surface: [0387] Mature leaf: The color of the
lower surface is different from the upper surface, dark
yellow-green color, and is closely described with RHS 146 A. [0388]
Immature leaf: The immature leaf has the same color as the mature
leaf, and is defined with dark yellow-green color, RHS 146 A.
[0389] Venation Color: There is no visual appearance of veins.
[0390] Upper surface: There is no difference between the color of
venation and the rest of the leaf. [0391] Lower surface: There is
no difference between the color of venation and the rest of the
leaf.
[0392] Petiole:
[0393] Length: The length of petiole varies between an immature and
mature leaf. The length of an immature leaf varies between 1.5 and
2 cm. The length of a mature leaf varies between 5 and 8 cm.
[0394] Diameter: The diameter of petiole varies between an immature
and mature leaf. The diameter of an immature leaf is 5 mm. The
diameter of a mature leaf is 8 mm.
[0395] Color: There is no difference between the color of petiole
and the rest of the leaf.
[0396] FLOWER DESCRIPTION:
[0397] Flower type and habit: The flower type is a double-type with
16 to 25 petals per flower. The average number of petals per flower
is 19.
[0398] Natural flowering season: The flowering season is year
round, when grown according to description above. When planting
outside the flowering season will be in the summer (April to
October), depending on local climatic conditions.
[0399] Time to flower: The time from start of short day treatment
to 1 st flower is about 67 days, approximately 1 week longer in the
winter time.
[0400] Flowering stem length: The length of the flowering stem is
between 14 and 20 cm depending of the growth conditions.
[0401] Post-production longevity: `KJ 2003 0747` maintains good
leaf and flower display for at least 5 weeks under interior
environmental conditions
[0402] Winter Hardiness/weather tolerance: `KJ 2003 0747`
withstands wind, rain and direct sunlight, and can cope with
temperatures between 40 and 95 degree F.
[0403] Fragrance: `KJ 2003 0747` has no fragrance.
[0404] Flower size: The diameter of the flower ranges from 1.8 to
3.0 cm.
[0405] Overall shape: The shape is rose-like defined by at least 5
petals per flower.
[0406] Quantity: The cultivar produces a large number of flowers
ranging from 250 to 300 flowers per plant.
[0407] Bud: [0408] Rate of opening: From the bud is showing color
the flower will open within 10 days. [0409] Color: At the tip the
bud is yellow, RHS 12 A, with a twist of yellow-orange, RHS 23 B,
at the edge. At the base the bud is yellow-green and can closely be
describe with RHS 144 B. [0410] Shape: The shape of the bud is
ellipsoidal with the smallest diameter toward the base. [0411]
Length: The length of the bud is about 1.7 cm [0412] Diameter: The
diameter of the bud is about 8 mm at the top and about 4 mm at the
base.
[0413] Petal: [0414] Quantity: Typically 16-20 petals fused at the
base. [0415] Shape: The shape of petal is oval. [0416] Length: The
length is 1 cm. [0417] Width: The width is 7 mm. [0418] Apex: The
shape of apex is mucronate. [0419] Margin: The shape of the margin
can be described as entire. [0420] Texture: The texture of the
petals is soft, smooth and mat. [0421] Color when opening: [0422]
Upper surface: The upper surface of the petal has different yellow
colors changing from soft yellow to warm yellow, going from the
outer circle to the center circle of the petals. The first petals
are yellow, RHS 13 D, the next are yellow-orange, RHS 15 D, and the
middle are yellow, RHS 13 A with a touch of 24C. [0423] Lower
surface: As for the lower surface the soft light yellow colors of
the petals also changes going from the outer circle to the center
circle of the petals. The first petals are yellow, RHS 6 D with a
touch of RHS 29 D, the next are yellow, RHS 10 D and the center is
yellow, RHS 4 D. [0424] Color when fully open: [0425] Upper
surface: At maturity the whole flower fades to orange, RHS 27 D,
with a touch of RHS 29 D in the center of the flower. [0426] Lower
surface: At maturity the lower surface fades to orange RHS 27 D,
with a touch of RHS 29 D at the base of the petals.
[0427] Sepal: [0428] Quantity: Typically 4 sepals fused at the base
(stem). [0429] Shape: The shape of sepal is lineal lanceolate.
[0430] Length: The length is about 9 mm. [0431] Width: The width is
about 2 mm. [0432] Apex: The shape of the apex is acute. [0433]
Margin: The shape of the margin is entire. [0434] Texture: The
texture of the sepals is glabrous and shinning. [0435] Color when
opening: [0436] Upper surface: The upper surface of the sepal is
yellow-RHS 144 A. [0437] Lower surface: The lower surface of the
sepal is yellow-green, RHS 144 A. [0438] Color when fully open:
[0439] Upper surface: The upper surface of the sepal is
yellow-green, RHS 144 A. [0440] Lower surface: The lower surface
the sepal is yellow-green, RHS 144 A.
[0441] Peduncle: [0442] Length: Every flower has a peduncle with a
length of 4 mm. [0443] Color: The peduncle is yellow-green, RHS 146
A. [0444] Texture: The peduncle is glabrous and shinning.
[0445] REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS:
[0446] Stamen: [0447] Number: The flower has between 4 and 7
stamens. [0448] Color: The color of the stamens is greyed-orange,
RHS 177B.
[0449] Anthers: [0450] Number: The number of anthers is between 4
and 7. [0451] Size: The anthers are less than I mm in length.
[0452] Color: The color of the anthers are yellow-orange, RHS 14
B.
[0453] Filament Color: The color of the filament is yellow-green,
RHS 145 C.
[0454] Pollen Color: The color of the pollen is yellow-orange, RHS
17 C.
[0455] Pollen Amount: A medium amount of pollen with a medium
pollen fertility of about 60% depending on time of year.
[0456] Pistil: [0457] Number: The number of pistils is four.
[0458] Stigma: [0459] Shape: The shape of stigma is round. [0460]
Color: The color of the stigma is yellow-green, RHS 145 A.
[0461] Style: [0462] Shape: The shape of the style is thin and
cylindrical. [0463] Color: The color of style is yellow-green, RHS
144 A.
[0464] Ovary: [0465] Color: The color of ovary is yellow-green, RHS
144 B.
[0466] Seeds: [0467] Number: Between 50 and 60 potential seeds per
ovary. [0468] Width: The width of the seeds is less than 0.5 mm.
[0469] Length: The length of the seeds is less than 1 mm. [0470]
Shape: The shape of seeds is ellipsoidal. [0471] Color: The color
of the potential seeds is yellow-green, RHS 145 C.
[0472] Fruit (Ovary): [0473] Shape: The shape of the fruit is
cylindrical. [0474] Width: The width of the fruit is about 1 mm.
[0475] Length: The length of the fruit is about 6 mm. [0476] Color:
The color of the fruit is yellow-green, RHS 145 A.
[0477] DISEASE RESISTANCE/SUSCEPTIBILITY: No information on disease
resistance or susceptibility is currently available.
EXAMPLE 5
Cultivar `KJ 2003 0818`
[0478] The new K. blossfeldiana x. K. laciniata interspecfic hybrid
`KJ 2003 0818` was produced using 1) a K. blossfeldiana double-type
selection designated `Leonardo`, as the female parent, and is
described in pending U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP 13,365, and 2) a
proprietary single-type selection of K. blossfeldiana x K.
laciniata interspecific hybrid `KJ 1998-469`, unpatented. The new
Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0818` was discovered and selected as a
flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a
controlled environment in Hinnerup, Denmark.
[0479] Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by vegetative
terminal cuttings was first performed in April, 2004, in Hinnerup,
Denmark, and has demonstrated that the combination of
characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly
fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual
reproduction. The new cultivar reproduces true-to-type through
asexual reproduction.
[0480] The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be basic characteristics of the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0818` which in combination distinguish this
Kalanchoe as a new and distinct cultivar: [0481] 1. a large number
of petals per flower resulting in a double-type or multi-petalled
trait; [0482] 2. the large size of petals resulting in a large
flower; [0483] 3. a unique soft pink color with a touch of yellow;
and [0484] 4. a large number of flowers per plant.
[0485] The new Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0818` has not been
observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype
of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in
environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length
without any change in the genotype of the plant. The following
observations, measurements and values describe the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 01818` as grown in Hinnerup, Denmark under
conditions which closely approximate those generally used in
commercial practice.
[0486] Plants of `KJ 2003 0818` differ from plants of the parental
cultivars in the following characteristics: TABLE-US-00004 Female
Parent Male Parent New Cultivar `Leonardo` `KJ 1998-469` Trait `KJ
2003 0818` (patented, PP13,365) (unpatented) Height of cultivar Is
about 25 cm Is about 30 cm Is about 33 cm Flower Type Double-type
Double-type Single-type Flower Diameter 20-24 mm 15-17 mm 20-25 mm
Flower number 250-350 250-300 350-400 Number of Corolla Up to 43
full or partial Between 18-25 full or 4 petals Lobes petals partial
petals Corolla Coloration Red-purple. Red-purple. Red-purple.
Summer coloration: RHS N74 A with one RHS 68 B with Center of the
flower very thin longitudinal many fine corolla is 65 A. Border
line from apex to base longitudinal lines of the corolla is 65 D.
(1 mm) RHS 71 B. RHS 62 D. The Fine thin longitudinal border of the
corolla line from apex to base (1 mm) is 62 D. with 64 D. Winter
coloration: Center of the corolla is 62A. The border of the corolla
is 65 C. Fine thin longitudinal line from apex to base (1 mm) with
64 C. Shape of petal Broadly elliptic petals. Elliptic petals. The
width Broadly elliptic The width of the petal is of the petal is 4
mm and petals. The width of 6 mm and the length is 9 mm. the length
is 7 mm. The the petal is 8 mm The shape of the shape of the apex
is and the length is 12 mm. apex is cuspidate with cuspidate with
entire The shape of entire margin. margin. the apex is cuspidate
with entire margin. Leaf Ovate leaves with Ovate leaves with
Elliptic leaves with medium petiole. The medium petiole. The long
petiole. The apex is obtuse and the apex is obtuse and the apex is
rounded and base is obtuse. base is rounded. the base is obtuse.
Leaf texture The texture of the leaf is The texture of the leaf The
texture of the glabrous and shinning. is glabrous and leaf is
glabrous and shinning. shinning.
[0487] Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present
Inventors, the most similar in comparison to `KJ 2003 0818` is
Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2002 0504`. Comparing these two cultivars,
besides the petal color being a different pink shade, the main
distinction is that plants of `KJ 2003 0818` have large sized
petals resulting in large flowers which have a very harmonic
symmetry.
[0488] In the following description, color references are made to
the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS), published 2001,
except where general colors of ordinary significance are used.
Color values were taken under daylight conditions at approximately
12 noon in a greenhouse in Hinnerup, Denmark. The age of the plant
described is 19 weeks (from the time the cutting was planted in
growth medium to when the picture was taken).
[0489] PARENTAGE: [0490] Male or pollen parent: K. blossfeldiana x
K. laciniata interspecific hybrid `KJ 1998 469`. [0491] Female or
seed parent: K. blossfeldiana cultivar `Leonardo` (disclosed in
U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP 13,365).
[0492] CLASSIFICATION:
[0493] Botanical: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific
hybrid cultivar `KJ 2003 0818`
[0494] PROPAGATION: Vegetative terminal cuttings.
[0495] Rooting Habit: The cultivar has numerous, branched, fine and
fibrous roots.
[0496] Time to initiate roots: It takes between 1 and 2 weeks to
initiate roots.
[0497] Time to produce a rooted cutting: It will take 3 weeks to
produce a well rooted cutting. In winter time, it can take on week
more.
[0498] PLANT: If the plants are grown according to the description
above, it will perform as described below. Variation from this
should be expected over the course of the year, and if the physical
growing conditions varies from the description.
[0499] Growth habit: This cultivar is upright and uniform. The
flowers are formed above the top of the leaf canopy, but the
flowers will also appear between the leaves. The flowers are
assembled in numerous compound inflorescences. `KJ 2003 0818` is
freely flowering with numerous compound cymes.
[0500] Growth rate: Ready for sale after 18 weeks.
[0501] Branching habit and description: Freely branching; typically
8 to 10 lateral branches develop per plant.
[0502] Height at flowering: The height of the cultivar is about 25
cm from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant, depending on
the growth conditions.
[0503] Spread/Diameter at flowering: The diameter of the cultivar
at flowering is from leaf tip to leaf tip about 25 cm.
[0504] STEMS:
[0505] Appearance: The cultivar has between 8 to 10 stems with
none, one or numerous leaf pairs on the stem. The inflorescence on
the top of the flower stem is branched giving an inverted triangle
with a rounded crown. Each branch has between 25 and 43
flowers.
[0506] Aspect: The stem is strong.
[0507] Length: The length varies from 12 to 16 cm depending on
growth conditions.
[0508] Texture: The texture of the stem is glabrous and
shinning.
[0509] Color: The color of the stem is yellow green, RHS 137 A.
[0510] FOLIAGE:
[0511] Arrangement: The foliage is yellow-green with the same color
of the immature as well as the mature leaf, RHS 139 A. The majority
of the leaves are at the base of the plant, but immature leaves
appear also on the flowering stem.
[0512] Overall Shape of Leaf: The leaves are defined as ovate
leaves. [0513] Apex: The form of the apex is acute. [0514] Base:
The form of the base is obtuse.
[0515] Length: The length of the foliage varies from 5 cm for an
immature leaf to 10.5 cm for a mature leaf.
[0516] Width: The width varies from 3 cm for an immature leaf to 8
cm for a mature leaf.
[0517] Margin: The foliage has a crenate margin.
[0518] Texture: The foliage is glabrous and shinning.
[0519] Color of Upper Surface: [0520] Mature leaf: The color of the
mature leaf is a dark green color, and is closely described with
RHS 139A. The margin has a brighter green color and is closely
described with RHS 144A. [0521] Immature leaf: The immature leaf is
a dark green color, and is closely described with RHS 139A. The
margin has a brighter green color, and is closely described with
RHS 144A.
[0522] Color of Lower Surface: [0523] Mature leaf: The color of the
lower surface is grayish green color, and is closely described with
RHS 138A. [0524] Immature leaf: The immature leaf is a grayish
green color, and is closely described with RHS 138A.
[0525] Venation Color: [0526] Upper surface: No difference between
the color of venation and the rest of the leaf. [0527] Lower
surface: No difference between the color of venation and the rest
of the leaf.
[0528] Petiole: [0529] Length: The length of the petiole varies
between an immature and mature leaf. The length of an immature leaf
is about 1 cm. The length of a mature leaf is about 3.5 cm. [0530]
Diameter: The diameter of the petiole varies between an immature
and mature leaf. The diameter of an immature leaf is 5 mm. The
diameter of a mature leaf is 7 mm. [0531] Color: Dark green, RHS
139A.
[0532] FLOWER DESCRIPTION:
[0533] Flower type and habit: The flower is a double-type with up
to 43 petals per flower. The average number of petals per flower is
35.
[0534] Natural flowering season: The flowering season is year
round, when grown according to description above. When planting
outside the flowering season will be in the summer (April to
October), depending on local climatic conditions.
[0535] Time to flower: The time from start of short day treatment
to 1 st flower is about 74 days, approximately 1 week longer in
winter time.
[0536] Flowering stem length: The length of the flowering stem is
ranging from 15 to 18 cm depending on the growth conditions.
[0537] Post production longevity: `KJ 2003 0818` maintain good leaf
and flower substance for at least 6 weeks under interior
environmental conditions.
[0538] Winter Hardiness/weather tolerance: `KJ 2003 0818`
withstands wind, rain and direct sunlight, and can cope with
temperatures between 40 and 95 degrees F.
[0539] Fragrance: `KJ 2003 0818` has no fragrance.
[0540] Flower size: The diameter of the flower range from 20 to 24
mm.
[0541] Overall shape: The shape is rose-like shape, defined by at
least 5 petals per flower.
[0542] Quantity: `KJ 2003 0818` produces a large number of flower
ranging from 250 to 350 flowers per plant.
[0543] Bud: [0544] Rate of opening: From the time when the bud is
showing color, the flower will open within 10 days. [0545] Color:
The color of the bud is yellow green, RHS 144B with a touch of
red-purple, RHS 65A. [0546] Shape: The shape of the bud is
ellipsoidal with the smallest diameter toward the apex/base. [0547]
Length: The length of the bud is about 1.5 cm. [0548] Diameter: The
diameter of the bud is about 4 mm at the base and about 7 mm at the
top.
[0549] Petal: [0550] Quantity: Typically 30-35 petals fused at the
base. [0551] Shape: The shape of petal is broadly elliptic. [0552]
Length: The length is about 9 mm. [0553] Width: The width is about
6 mm. [0554] Apex: The shape of the apex is cuspidate. [0555]
Margin: The shape of the margin can be described as entire. [0556]
Texture: The texture of the petals is soft, smooth and mat. [0557]
Color (when opening & fully opened): The coloration of the
upper surface of `KJ 2003 0818` changes over the year. During
summertime the colors are more intense, whereas the winter colors
are more dusty. [0558] Summer time: [0559] Upper surface: The
center of the upper surface of the petal has an intense warm
red-purple color RHS 65 A. The border of the corolla has a bright
red-purple color, RHS 65 D. A fine this longitudinal line from apex
to base (wide is 1 mm) with a darker red-purple color, RHS 64 D.
[0560] Lower surface: The lower surface of the petal is bright
red-purple RHS 62 D, with a touch of a darker red-purple, RHS 62 B.
[0561] Winter time: [0562] Upper surface: The center of the upper
surface of the petal has a dusty warm red-purple color, RHS 62 A.
The border of the petal is 65 C. Fine thin longitudinal line from
apex to base (1 mm) with a darker red-purple color, RHS 64 C.
[0563] Lower surface: The lower surface of the petals is bright
red-purple RHS 62 D with a touch of a darker red-purple RHS 62
B.
[0564] Sepal: [0565] Quantity: Typically 4, fused or non-fused at
based. [0566] Shape: The shape of sepal is lanceolate. [0567]
Length: The length is 8 mm. [0568] Width: The width is 3 mm. [0569]
Apex: The shape of the apex is acute. [0570] Margin: The shape of
the margin is entire. [0571] Texture: The texture of the sepals is
glabrous and shinning. [0572] Color when opening: [0573] Upper
surface: The upper surface of the sepal is yellow green, RHS 143A.
[0574] Lower surface: The lower surface of the sepal is yellow
green, RHS 143A. [0575] Color when fully open: [0576] Upper
surface: The upper surface of the sepal is yellow green, RHS 143A.
[0577] Lower surface: The lower surface the sepal is yellow green,
RHS 143A.
[0578] Peduncle description: [0579] Length: Every flower has a
peduncle with a length of 4 mm. [0580] Color: The peduncle is
green, RHS 144A. [0581] Texture: The peduncle is glabrous and
shinning.
[0582] REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS:
[0583] Stamen: [0584] Number: The flower has between 4 and 6
stamens. [0585] Color: The color of the stamens is yellow-orange,
RHS 19A.
[0586] Anthers: [0587] Number: The number of anthers is between 4
and 6. [0588] Size: The size is 1 mm in length. [0589] Color: The
color of the anthers is yellow-orange, RHS 20B .
[0590] Filament Color: The color of the filament is yellow-orange,
RHS 19C.
[0591] Pollen Color: The color of the pollen is yellow-green, RHS
15C.
[0592] Pollen Amount: A very small amount of pollen with pour
pollen fertility of 2%, depending on the time of year.
[0593] Gynoecium: Regarding the pistil, stigma, style and ovary
abnormality of can occur, and a part of the female reproduction
organs will not fully develop.
[0594] Pistil: [0595] Number: The number of pistils is 3-4.
[0596] Stigma: [0597] Shape: The shape of stigma is round. [0598]
Color: The color of the stigma is green, RHS 145 C. [0599] Style:
[0600] Shape: The shape of the style is thin and cylindrical.
[0601] Color: The color of style is green, RHS 145 C.
[0602] Ovary: [0603] Color: The color of ovary is green, RHS 144
C.
[0604] Seeds: [0605] Number: Between 20 and 30 potential seeds per
ovary. [0606] Width: The width of the seeds is mm. [0607] Length:
The length of the seeds is mm. [0608] Shape: The shape of the seeds
is ellipsoidal. [0609] Color: The color of the potential seeds is
yellow-green, RHS 145 B.
[0610] Fruit (Ovary): [0611] Shape: The shape of the fruit is
cylindrical. [0612] Width: The width of the fruit is 1.5 mm. [0613]
Length: The length of the fruit is 3 mm. [0614] Color: The color of
the fruit is green, RHS 144 C.
[0615] DISEASE RESISTANCE/SUSCEPTIBILITY: No information on disease
resistance or susceptibility is currently available.
[0616] PEST RESISTANCE/SUSCEPTIBILITY: No information on disease
resistance or susceptibility is currently available.
EXAMPLE 6
Cultivar `KJ 2003 0727`
[0617] The new K. blossfeldiana x. K. laciniata interspecfic hybrid
`KJ 2003 0727` was produced using 1) a K. blossfeldiana double-type
selection designated `Leonardo`, as the female parent, and is
described in pending U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP 13,365, and 2) a
proprietary single-type selection of K. blossfeldiana x K.
laciniata interspecific hybrid `KJ 1998-469`, unpatented. The new
Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0727` was discovered and selected as a
flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a
controlled environment in Hinnerup, Denmark.
[0618] Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by vegetative
terminal cuttings was first performed in March, 2004, in Hinnerup,
Denmark, and has demonstrated that the combination of
characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly
fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual
reproduction. The new cultivar reproduces true-to-type through
asexual reproduction.
[0619] The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be basic characteristics of the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0727` which in combination distinguish this
Kalanchoe as a new and distinct cultivar: [0620] 1. a large number
of petals per flower resulting in a double-type or multi-petalled
trait; [0621] 2. the large size of petals resulting in a large
flower; [0622] 3. a unique soft pink color with a touch of yellow;
and [0623] 4. a large number of flowers per plant.
[0624] The new Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2003 0727` has not been
observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype
of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in
environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length
without any change in the genotype of the plant. The following
observations, measurements and values describe the new Kalanchoe
cultivar `KJ 2003 0727` as grown in Hinnerup, Denmark, under
conditions which closely approximate those generally used in
commercial practice.
[0625] Plants of `KJ 2003 0727` differ from plants of the parental
cultivars in the following characteristics: TABLE-US-00005 Female
Parent Male Parent New Cultivar `Leonardo` `KJ 1998 469` Trait `KJ
2003 0727` (patented, PP13,365) (unpatented) Height of cultivar Is
about 27 cm Is about 30 cm Is about 33 cm Flower Type Double-type
Double-type Single-type Flower Diameter 22-25 mm 15-17 mm 20-25 mm
Flower number 300-350 250-300 350-400 Number of Corolla Between
30-38 full or Between 18-25 full or 4 petals Lobes partial petals.
partial petals Corolla Coloration Red-purple. Red-purple.
Red-purple. Summer coloration: RHS N74 A with one RHS 68 B with RHS
61 B and turn to very thin longitudinal many fine 67 C after some
days. line from apex to base longitudinal lines Winter coloration:
(1 mm) RHS 71 B. RHS 62 D. The RHS N66 A. border of the corolla is
62 D. Shape of petal Broadly elliptic petals. Elliptic petals. The
Broadly elliptic The width of the petal width of the petal is 4 mm
petals. The width of is 7 mm and the length and the length is the
petal is 8 mm is 9 mm. The shape of 7 mm. The shape of and the
length is 12 mm. the apex is cuspidate the apex is cuspidate The
shape of with entire margin. with entire margin. the apex is
cuspidate with entire margin. Leaf Ovate leaves with Ovate leaves
with Elliptic leaves with medium petiole. The medium petiole. The
long petiole. The apex is rounded and the apex is obtuse and the
apex is rounded and base is rounded. base is rounded the base is
obtuse. Leaf texture The texture of the leaf The texture of the
leaf The texture of the is glabrous and is glabrous and leaf is
glabrous and shinning. shinning. shinning.
[0626] Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present
Inventors, the most similar in comparison to `KJ 2003 0727` is
Kalanchoe cultivar `KJ 2002 0504`. Comparing these two cultivars,
besides the petal color being a different pink shade, the main
distinction is that plants of `KJ 2003 0727` have large sized
petals resulting in large flowers which have a very harmonic
symmetry.
[0627] In the following description, color references are made to
the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS), published 2001,
except where general colors of ordinary significance are used.
Color values were taken under daylight conditions at approximately
12 a.m. in a greenhouse in Hinnerup, Denmark. The age of the plant
described is 19 weeks (from the time the cutting was planted in
growth medium to when the picture was taken).
[0628] PARENTAGE: [0629] Male or pollen parent: K. blossfeldiana x
K. laciniata interspecific hybrid `KJ 1998 469`. [0630] Female or
seed parent: K. blossfeldiana cultivar `Leonardo` (disclosed in
U.S. Plant Pat. No. PP 13,365).
[0631] CLASSIFICATION:
[0632] Botanical: K. blossfeldiana x K. laciniata interspecific
hybrid cultivar `KJ 2003 0727`
[0633] PROPAGATION: Vegetative terminal cuttings.
[0634] Rooting Habit: The cultivar has numerous, branched, fine and
fibrous roots.
[0635] Time to initiate roots: It takes between 1 and 2 weeks to
initiate roots. [0636] Time to produce a rooted cutting: It will
take 3 weeks to produce a well rooted cutting. In winter time, it
can take on week more.
[0637] PLANT: If the plants are grown according to the description
above, it will perform as described below. Variation from this
should be expected over the course of the year, and if the physical
growing conditions varies from the description.
[0638] Growth habit: This cultivar is upright and uniform. The
flowers are formed above the top of the leaf canopy, but the
flowers will also appear between the leaves. The flowers are
assembled in numerous compound inflorescences. `KJ 2003 0727` is
freely flowering with numerous compound cymes.
[0639] Growth rate: Ready for sale after 18 weeks.
[0640] Branching habit and description: Freely branching; typically
8 to 10 lateral branches develop per plant. Pinching (removal of
the terminal apex) is not mandatory, but will enhance lateral
branching. When grown in 10.5 cm pots the cultivar is normally not
pinched.
[0641] Height at flowering: The height of the cultivar is about 27
cm from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant, depending on
the growth conditions.
[0642] Spread/Diameter at flowering: The diameter of the cultivar
at flowering is from leaf tip to leaf tip about 31 cm.
[0643] STEMS:
[0644] Appearance: The cultivar has around 8 stems with none, one
or numerous leaf pairs on the stem. The inflorescence on the top of
the flower stem is branched giving an inverted triangle with a
rounded crown. Each branch has between 20 and 40 flowers.
[0645] Aspect: The stem is strong.
[0646] Length: The length varies from 10 to 16 cm depending on
growth conditions.
[0647] Texture: The texture of the stem is glabrous and
shinning.
[0648] Color: The color of the stem is yellow-green, RHS 146 A.
[0649] FOLIAGE:
[0650] Arrangement: The foliage is yellow-green with the same color
of the immature as well as the mature leaf, RHS 147 A. The majority
of the leaves are at the base of the plant, but immature leaves
appear also on the flowering stem.
[0651] Overall Shape of Leaf: The leaves are defined as ovate with
medium petiole. [0652] Apex: The form of the apex is rounded.
[0653] Base: The form of the base is rounded.
[0654] Length: The length of the foliage varies from 3.5 cm for an
immature leaf to 11 cm for a mature leaf.
[0655] Width: The width varies from 2 cm for an immature leaf to
6.5 cm for a mature leaf.
[0656] Margin: The foliage has a crenate margin.
[0657] Texture: The foliage is glabrous and shinning.
[0658] Color of Upper Surface: [0659] Mature leaf: The color of the
mature leaf is a yellow-green color, and is closely described with
RHS 147 A. [0660] Immature leaf: The immature leaf is a
yellow-green color, and is closely described with RHS 147 A.
[0661] Color of Lower Surface: [0662] Mature leaf: The color of the
lower surface is yellow-green color, and is closely described with
RHS 147 B. [0663] Immature leaf: The immature leaf is a
yellow-green color, and is closely described with RHS 147 B.
[0664] Venation Color: [0665] Upper surface: No difference between
the color of venation and the rest of the leaf. [0666] Lower
surface: No difference between the color of venation and the rest
of the leaf.
[0667] Petiole: [0668] Length: The length of the petiole varies
between an immature and mature leaf. The length of an immature leaf
is about 0.5 cm. The length of a mature leaf is about 2.5 cm.
[0669] Diameter: The diameter of the petiole varies between an
immature and mature leaf. The diameter of an immature leaf is 4 mm.
The diameter of a mature leaf is 7 mm. [0670] Color: Yellow-green,
RHS 147 B.
[0671] FLOWER DESCRIPTION:
[0672] Flower type and habit: The flower is a double-type with up
to 38 petals per flower. The average number of petals per flower is
30.
[0673] Natural flowering season: The flowering season is year
round, when grown according to description above. When planting
outside the flowering season will be in the summer (April to
October), depending on local climatic conditions.
[0674] Time to flower: The time from start of short day treatment
to 1 st flower is about 68 days, approximately 1 week longer in
winter time.
[0675] Flowering stem length: The length of the flowering stem is
ranging from 11 to 15 cm depending on the growth conditions.
[0676] Post production longevity: `KJ 2003 0727` maintain good leaf
and flower substance for at least 6 weeks under interior
environmental conditions.
[0677] Winter Hardiness/weather tolerance: `KJ 2003 0727`
withstands wind, rain and direct sunlight, and can cope with
temperatures between 40 and 95 degrees F.
[0678] Fragrance: `KJ 2003 0727` has no fragrance.
[0679] Flower size: The diameter of the flower range from 22 to 25
mm.
[0680] Overall shape: The shape is rose-like shape, defined by at
least 5 petals per flower.
[0681] Quantity: `KJ 2003 0727` produces a large number of flower
ranging from 300 to 350 flowers per plant.
[0682] Bud: [0683] Rate of opening: From the time when the bud is
showing color, the flower will open within 10 days. [0684] Color:
The color of the bud is yellow-green, RHS 144 B, with a touch of
red-purple, RHS 58 A. [0685] Shape: The shape of the bud is
ellipsoidal with the smallest diameter toward the base. [0686]
Length: The length of the bud is about 1, 2 cm. [0687] Diameter:
The diameter of the bud is about 5 mm at the base and about 8 mm at
the top.
[0688] Petal: [0689] Quantity: Typically 30-38 petals fused at the
base. [0690] Shape: The shape of petal is broadly elliptic. [0691]
Length: The length is about 9 mm. [0692] Width: The width is about
7 mm. [0693] Apex: The shape of the apex is cuspidate. [0694]
Margin: The shape of the margin can be described as entire. [0695]
Texture: The texture of the petals is soft, smooth and mat. [0696]
Color when opening: The coloration of the upper surface of `KJ 2003
0727` changes over the year. During summer time the colors are more
intense and warm, whereas the winter colors are dustier. [0697]
Summer time: [0698] Upper surface: The upper surface of the petal
has a deep, warm red-purple color, RHS 61 B, and turn after some
days to RHS 67 C. [0699] Lower surface: The lower surface of the
petal is red-purple, RHS 65 C with a touch of RHS 167 C. [0700]
Winter time: [0701] Upper surface: The upper surface of the petal
is deep, warm red-purple, RHS N66 A. [0702] Lower surface: The
lower surface of the petal is red-purple, RHS 65 C with a touch of
RHS 167 C. [0703] Color when fully open: [0704] Upper surface: The
upper surface of the petal is red-purple, RHS N66 A. [0705] Lower
surface: The lower surface the petal is red-purple, RHS 65 C with a
touch of RHS 67 C.
[0706] Sepal: [0707] Quantity: Typically 4 fused or non-fused at
based. [0708] Shape: The shape of sepal is lanceolate. [0709]
Length: The length is 6 mm. [0710] Width: The width is 2 mm. [0711]
Apex: The shape of the apex is acute. [0712] Margin: The shape of
the margin is entire. [0713] Texture: The texture of the sepals is
shinning and glabrous. [0714] Color when opening: [0715] Upper
surface: The upper surface of the sepal is green, RHS 143 B. [0716]
Lower surface: The lower surface of the sepal is green, RHS 143 B.
[0717] Color when fully open: [0718] Upper surface: The upper
surface of the sepal is green, RHS 143 B. [0719] Lower surface: The
lower surface the sepal is green, RHS 143B.
[0720] Peduncle description: [0721] Length: Every flower has a
peduncle with a length of 5 mm. [0722] Color: The peduncle is
yellow-green, RHS 147 B. [0723] Texture: The peduncle is glaborous
and shinning.
[0724] REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS:
[0725] Stamen: [0726] Number: The flower has between 3 and 8
stamens. [0727] Color: The color of the stamens is greyed-orange,
RHS 177 B.
[0728] Anthers: [0729] Number: The number of anthers is between 3
and 8. [0730] Size: The size is 1 mm in length. [0731] Color: The
color of the anthers is yellow-orange, RHS 16 B.
[0732] Filament Color: The color of the filament is yellow-green,
RHS 145 C.
[0733] Pollen Color: The color of the pollen is yellow-green, RHS
15 C.
[0734] Pollen Amount: A small amount of pollen with a medium pollen
fertility of 50 %, depending on the time of year.
[0735] Pistil: [0736] Number: The number of pistils is 4.
[0737] Stigma: [0738] Shape: The shape of stigma is round. [0739]
Color: The color of the stigma is yellow-green, RHS 145 A.
[0740] Style: [0741] Shape: The shape of the style is thin and
cylindrical. [0742] Color: The color of style is green, RHS 138
A.
[0743] Ovary: [0744] Color: The color of ovary is green, RHS 137
C.
[0745] Seeds: [0746] Number: Between 20 and 25 potential seeds per
ovary. [0747] Width: The width of the seeds is less than 0.5 mm.
[0748] Length: The length of the seeds is less than 1 mm. [0749]
Shape: The shape of the seeds is ellipsoidal. [0750] Color: The
color of the potential seeds is yellow-green, RHS 145 B.
[0751] Fruit (Ovary): [0752] Shape: The shape of the fruit is
cylindrical. [0753] Width: The width of the fruit is 3 mm. [0754]
Length: The length of the fruit is 5 mm. [0755] Color: The color of
the fruit is yellow-green, RHS 145 A.
[0756] DISEASE RESISTANCE/SUSCEPTIBILITY: No information on disease
resistance or susceptibility is currently available.
[0757] PEST RESISTANCE/SUSCEPTIBILITY: No information on disease
resistance or susceptibility is currently available.
[0758] The invention has been described with reference to various
specific and preferred embodiments and techniques. However, it
should be understood that many variations and modifications may be
made while remaining within the spirit and scope of the invention.
The relevant portions of the references cited herein are
incorporated by reference.
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