U.S. patent number PP19,293 [Application Number 11/804,338] was granted by the patent office on 2008-10-07 for poinsettia plant named `per1180`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Paul Ecke Ranch. Invention is credited to Ruth Kobayashi.
United States Patent |
PP19,293 |
Kobayashi |
October 7, 2008 |
Poinsettia plant named `PER1180`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named `PER1180`,
characterized by its uniform, upright, outwardly spreading and
mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit;
dark green-colored leaves; mid-season flowering response;
inflorescences with dark orange-colored flower bracts; and
excellent post-production longevity.
Inventors: |
Kobayashi; Ruth (Carlsbad,
CA) |
Assignee: |
Paul Ecke Ranch (Encinitas,
CA)
|
Family
ID: |
39797470 |
Appl.
No.: |
11/804,338 |
Filed: |
May 17, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/307;
PLT/303 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/38 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/307,303 |
Primary Examiner: Para; Annette H
Assistant Examiner: McCormick-Ewoldt; S. B.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Poinsettia plant named `PER1180` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Euphorbia pulcherrima.
Cultivar denomination: `PER1180`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Poinsettia plant, botanically known as Euphorbia pulcherrima
Willd., and hereinafter referred to by the name `PER1180`.
The new Poinsettia a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Encinitas, Calif. The objective of the
breeding program is to create new Poinsettia cultivars having
flower bracts with desirable colors, uniform plant habit and
excellent post-production longevity.
The new Poinsettia originated from a cross-pollination made by the
Inventor in December, 2002 of a proprietary selection of Euphorbia
pulcherrima Willd. identified as code number 02-3535, not patented,
as the female, or seed, parent, with a proprietary Poinsettia
selection identified as PE1-1, not patented, as the male, or
pollen, parent. The cultivar PER1180 was discovered and selected by
the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated
cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Encinitas, Calif. in December, 2003. The selection of this plant
was based on its attractive flower bract colors and good plant form
and substance.
Asexual reproduction of the new Poinsettia by terminal vegetative
cuttings in a controlled environment in Encinitas, Calif., since
January, 2004, has shown that the unique features of this new
Poinsettia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive
generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar PER1180 has not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with
variations in environment such as temperature, daylength and light
intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be the unique characteristics of `PER1180`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `PER1180` as a new and
distinct cultivar of Poinsettia: 1. Uniform, upright, outwardly
spreading and mounded plant habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3.
Freely branching habit. 4. Dark green-colored leaves. 5. Mid-season
flowering response; under natural season conditions, plants flower
in about nine weeks in Encinitas, Calif. 6. Inflorescences with
dark orange-colored flower bracts. 7. Excellent post-production
longevity.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Encinitas, Calif. plants
of the new Poinsettia differed primarily from plants of the female
parent selection in plant uniformity and leaf color.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Encinitas, Calif., plants
of the new Poinsettia differed primarily from plants of the male
parent selection in flower bract shape.
Plants of the new Poinsettia can be compared to plants of the
Poinsettia cultivar Eckadire, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
12,846. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Encinitas, Calif.,
plants of the new Poinsettia differed from plants of the cultivar
Eckadire in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new
Poinsettia were less vigorous than plants of the cultivar Eckadire.
2. Plants of the new Poinsettia and cultivar Eckadire differed in
flower bract color.
Plants of the new Poinsettia can also be compared to plants of the
Poinsettia cultivar Peterstar, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
8,259. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Encinitas, Calif.,
plants of the new Poinsettia differed from plants of the cultivar
Peterstar in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new
Poinsettia had darker green-colored leaves than plants of the
cultivar Peterstar. 2. Plants of the new Poinsettia and the
cultivar Peterstar differed in flower bract shape. 3. Plants of the
new Poinsettia and cultivar Peterstar differed in flower bract
color.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of
the new Poinsettia. These photographs show the colors as true as it
is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this
type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color
values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately
describe the colors of the new Poinsettia.
The photograph at the bottom of sheet comprises a side perspective
view of a typical flowering plant of `PER1180` grown in a
container.
The photograph at the top of the sheet is a close-up view of a
typical inflorescence of `PER1180`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
In the following description, color references are made to The
Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except
where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
Plants used in the aforementioned photographs and the following
observations and measurements describe plants grown in Encinitas,
Calif. during the spring in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse and
under conditions and practices which approximate those generally
used in commercial Poinsettia production. During the production of
the plants, day temperatures averaged 24.degree. C., night averaged
19.degree. C. and light levels were about 4,000 foot-candles.
Measurements and numerical values represent averages for typical
flowering plants. Single plants were grown in 16.5-cm pots and
pinched one time. Plants were about 14 weeks old when the
photographs and the detailed description were taken. Botanical
classification: Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivar PER1180. Parentage:
Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Euphorbia
pulcherrima Willd. identified as code number 02-3535, not patented.
Male, or pollen, parent.--Proprietary selection of Euphorbia
pulcherrima Willd. identified as code number PE1-1, not patented.
Propagation: Type.--Terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate
roots.--About ten days at 20.degree. C. to 22.degree. C. Time to
produce a rooted young plant.--About four weeks at 20.degree. C. to
22.degree. C. Root description.--Fibrous; white in color. Plant
description: Plant habit and form.--Uniform, upright, outwardly
spreading and mounded plant habit; inverted triangle.
Inflorescences positioned above the foliar plant. Vigorous growth
habit. Plant height.--About 26 cm. Plant diameter or spread.--About
38 cm. Lateral branch description.--Quantity: Freely branching
habit, about ten lateral branches develop after pinching. Length:
About 19 cm. Diameter: About 6 mm. Internode length: About 1.8 cm.
Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 146A. Foliage
description.--Arrangement: Alternate, simple. Length: About 11.2
cm. Width: About 7.2 cm. Shape: Elliptical; lobed. Apex: Acuminate.
Base: Attenuate. Margin: Entire with lobes. Venation pattern:
Pinnate. Texture, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous. Texture, lower
surface: Slightly pubescent. Surface: Rugose. Color: Developing
foliage, upper surface: 147A. Developing foliage, lower surface:
147B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 147A; venation, 146B.
Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: Darker than 147A; venation,
146C. Petiole: Length: About 4.6 cm. Diameter: About 2.5 mm.
Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper
and lower surfaces: 182B. Inflorescence description: Inflorescence
type and habit.--Inflorescences are compound corymbs of cyathia
with colored flower bracts subtending the cyathia. One
inflorescence per lateral branch. Flowers are not fragrant. Flowers
persistent. Inflorescences positioned above the foliage. Natural
flowering season.--Autumn/winter; inflorescence initiation and
development is induced under long nyctoperiod conditions.
Mid-season flowering; response time, about nine weeks under natural
season conditions in Encinitas, Calif. Post-production
longevity.--Excellent post-production longevity; plants of the new
Poinsettia maintain good substance and bract color for about four
weeks under interior conditions. Inflorescence size.--Diameter:
About 30 cm. Height (depth): About 4.5 cm. Flower bracts.--Quantity
per inflorescence: About 28. Length, largest bracts: About 13 cm.
Width, largest bracts: About 10.3 cm. Shape: Elliptical, lobed.
Apex: Acuminate. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Entire with shallow
lobes. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Aspect;
Horizontal; slightly recurved. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Color:
Developing or transitional bracts, upper surface: 45A. Developing
or transitional bracts, lower surface: 47B. Fully developed bracts,
upper surface: 43B. Fully developed bracts, lower surface: 39B.
Venation, upper and lower surfaces: Similar to flower bract color.
Bract petiole: Length: About 3.8 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower
surfaces: 43C. Cyathia.--Quantity per corymb: About 16. Diameter of
cyathia cluster: About 3 cm. Length: About 9 mm. Width: About 5 mm.
Shape: Ovoid. Color, immature: 146D. Color, mature: 146C.
Nectaries: Quantity per cyathium: About one or two. Size: About 3
mm by 4 mm. Color: 7A. Peduncles.--Length: About 4 mm. Diameter:
About 2 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect; Upright. Texture: Smooth,
glabrous. Color: 146C. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity per
cyathium: About 15. Anther shape: Oval; bi-lobed. Anther length:
Less than 1 mm. Anther color: 53A. Amount of pollen: Scarce. Pollen
color: 9A. Pistils: None observed. Seed/fruit: Seed and fruit
production has not been observed. Disease/pest resistance: Plants
of the new Poinsettia have not been shown to be resistant to
pathogens and pests common to Poinsettias. Temperature tolerance:
Plants of the new Poinsettia have been observed to tolerate
temperatures ranging from about 15.degree. C. to about 30.degree.
C.
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