U.S. patent number PP20,564 [Application Number 12/228,274] was granted by the patent office on 2009-12-15 for nemesia plant named `gg pink`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Suntory Flowers Ltd.. Invention is credited to Keiichi Kubota.
United States Patent |
PP20,564 |
Kubota |
December 15, 2009 |
Nemesia plant named `GG Pink`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named `GG Pink`,
characterized by its compact, upright and mounded growth habit;
freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering
period; dark pink-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
Inventors: |
Kubota; Keiichi (Kanagawa,
JP) |
Assignee: |
Suntory Flowers Ltd. (Tokyo,
JP)
|
Appl.
No.: |
12/228,274 |
Filed: |
August 11, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/458 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/458 |
Primary Examiner: Hwu; June
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Nemesia plant named `GG Pink` as illustrated
and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Nemesia hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `GG Pink`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Nemesia, botanically known as Nemesia hybrida and hereinafter
referred to by the name `GG Pink`.
The new Nemesia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Hiratuka, Kanagawa, Japan. The
objective of the breeding program is to create new compact,
mounding and freely-branching Nemesia cultivars with attractive
flower coloration.
The new Nemesia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in November, 2005 in Hiratuka, Kanagawa, Japan of a
proprietary selection of Nemesia hybrida identified as code number
TNP-4, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with Nemesia
hybrida `Peach Doll`, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.
The new Nemesia was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a
single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated
cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Hiratuka, Kanagawa, Japan in April, 2006.
Asexual reproduction of the new Nemesia plant by vegetative
cuttings in a controlled environment in Hiratuka, Kanagawa, Japan
since May, 2006, has shown that the unique features of this new
Nemesia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive
generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Nemesia have not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with
variations in environment and cultural practices such as
temperature 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 `GG Pink`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `GG Pink` as a new and
distinct cultivar of Nemesia: 1. Compact, upright and mounded
growth habit. 2. Freely branching habit. 3. Freely flowering habit.
4. Long flowering period. 5. Dark pink-colored flowers. 6. Good
garden performance.
Plants of the new Nemesia can be compared to plants of the female
parent selection. Plants of the new Nemesia differ from plants of
the female parent selection primarily in flower color as plants of
the female parent selection have light pink-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Nemesia can be compared to plants of the male
parent, `Peach Doll`. Plants of the new Nemesia differ from plants
of `Peach Doll` in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the
new Nemesia are more compact and mounding than plants of `Peach
Doll`. 2. Plants of the new Nemesia are more freely branching than
plants of `Peach Doll`.
Plants of the new Nemesia can also be compared to plants of `Mellow
Dessert Peach`, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted
by the Inventor in Hiratuka, Kanagawa, Japan, plants of the new
Nemesia differed from plants of `Mellow Dessert Peach` in the
following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Nemesia were more
compact and mounding than plants of `Mellow Dessert Peach`. 2.
Plants of the new Nemesia were more freely branching than plants of
`Mellow Dessert Peach`. 3. Plants of the new Nemesia had smaller
leaves than plants of `Mellow Dessert Peach`. 4. Plants of the new
Nemesia are more freely flowering than plants of `Mellow Dessert
Peach`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Nemesia plant, showing 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 Nemesia.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective
view of a typical flowering plant of `GG Pink` grown in a
container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of
typical flowers of `GG Pink`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown in Hiratuka,
Kanagawa, Japan, under commercial practice during the winter and
early spring in a glass-covered greenhouse with day temperatures
ranging from 12.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. and night temperatures
ranging from 5.degree. C. to 8.degree. C. Plants had been growing
for four months when the photographs and description were taken. In
the following description, color references are made to The Royal
Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2001 Edition, except where
general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
Botanical classification: Nemesia hybrida `GG Pink`. Parentage:
Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Nemesia hybrida
identified as code number TNP-4, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Nemesia hybrida `Peach Doll`, not patented. Propagation:
Type.--By vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots.--About one
week at temperatures of 20.degree. C. to 25.degree. C. Time to
produce a rooted young plant.--About 20 days at temperatures of
15.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. Root description.--Fibrous; white in
color. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; moderately dense. Plant
description: Plant and growth habit.--Compact, upright and mounded
growth habit. Freely branching with two lateral branches
potentially forming at every node. Vigorous growth habit. Plant
height.--About 15 cm. Plant diameter.--About 25.7 cm. Lateral
branch description: Length.--About 6 cm. Diameter.--About 1.5 mm.
Internode length.--About 1.3 cm. Strength.--Strong; flexible.
Aspect.--Upright to somewhat outwardly spreading. Texture.--Smooth,
glabrous. Color.--Close to 144A. Foliage description:
Arrangement.--Opposite, simple. Length.--About 1.7 cm.
Width.--About 9 mm. Shape.--Lanceolate. Apex.--Acute.
Base.--Obtuse. Margin.--Serrate. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous. Venation pattern.--Pinnate,
reticulate. Color.--Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper
surface: Close to 137B; venation, close to 144B. Developing and
fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B; venation,
close to 144B. Petioles.--Length: About 1.1 mm. Diameter: About 2.3
mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color,
upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144B. Flower description: Flower
arrangement and habit.--Bilabiate solitary flowers arranged on
termnal racemes; flowering acropetally towards the apex; flowers
facing upright to outwardly. Freely flowering habit with about
seven flowers per raceme and about 33 racemes per plant.
Fragrance.--Faint, pleasant. Natural flowering season.--In Japan,
plants flower from late summer to early autumn; flowering
continuous during this period. Flowers begin flowering about three
months after planting. Flower longevity.--Flowers last about five
to seven days on the plant; flowers not persistent. Inflorescence
height.--About 7.6 cm. Inflorescence diameter.--About 4 cm. Flower
diameter.--About 2 cm by 1.7 cm. Flower depth.--About 1.2 cm. Tube
length.--About 1.8 mm. Tube diameter.--About 2.5 mm. Flower
buds.--Shape: Obovate. Length: About 8.8 mm. Diameter: About 4.2
mm. Color: Close to 70C. Petals.--Arrangement: Five modified
petals; four upper petals fused forming an upright lobed and arched
banner lip; lower petal modified into a larger lip with convex oval
protuberance serving as a nectar guide and insect landing platform.
Shape, upper lip: Elliptic. Shape, lower lip: Cordate. Apex, upper
lip: Rounded. Apex, lower lip: Cordate. Margin, upper lip: Entire.
Margin, lower lip: Entire; slightly undulate. Length, upper lip:
About 1.1 cm. Length, lower lip: About 9.7 mm. Width, upper lip:
About 3 mm to 6 mm. Width, lower lip: About 1 cm. Texture, upper
and lower lips, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color,
upper lip: When opening, upper surface: Close to 70B; towards the
throat, close to 76D. When opening, lower surface: Close to N74D.
Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 70B; towards the throat,
close to 76D. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 75C. Color,
lower lip: When opening, upper surface: Close to 70B; nectar guide,
close to 4B. When opening, lower surface: Close to 75C. Fully
opened, upper surface: Close to 70B; nectar guide, close to 11D.
Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 75C. Color, throat and tube:
Close to 144D. Spur.--Length: About 7.5 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm.
Color: Close to 157B. Sepals.--Arrangement: Calyx star-shaped with
five sepals fused at the base. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute.
Margin: Entire. Length: About 2.9 mm. Width: About 1.5 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper and lower
surfaces: Close to 138A. Peduncles.--Length: About 2 cm. Diameter:
About 1.5 mm. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible. Texture:
Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 144A. Pedicels.--Length: About
1.2 cm. Diameter: About 0.5 mm. Strength: Moderately strong;
flexible. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to 144A. Reproductive
organs.--Stamens: Quantity/arrangement: Four per flower. Stamen
length: About 1.5 mm to 3.2 mm. Anther shape: Narrowly elliptic.
Anther size: About 2 mm by 0.4 mm. Anther color: Close to 8A.
Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 8B. Pistils:
Quantity: One per flower. Pistil length: About 2.8 mm. Style color:
Close to 145D. Stigma shape: Ovate. Stigma color: Close to 145D.
Ovary color: Close to 143C. Seed/fruit: Seed and fruit development
have not been observed on plants of the new Nemesia. Pathogen/pest
resistance: Plants of the new Nemesia have not been observed to be
resistant to pests and pathogens common to Nemesia. Garden
performance: Plants of the new Nemesia have been observed have good
garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain and temperatures
ranging from 5.degree. C. to 35.degree. C.
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