U.S. patent number PP20,583 [Application Number 12/284,876] was granted by the patent office on 2009-12-15 for begonia plant named `begh 03899`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH. Invention is credited to Manfred Mehring-Lemper.
United States Patent |
PP20,583 |
Mehring-Lemper |
December 15, 2009 |
Begonia plant named `BEGH 03899`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named `BEGH 03899`,
characterized by its compact and mounded plant habit; freely
branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; relatively small
leaves; and numerous sterile flowers that are light pink in
color.
Inventors: |
Mehring-Lemper; Manfred (Hann.
Munden, DE) |
Assignee: |
Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH
(Hann.Munden, DE)
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Appl.
No.: |
12/284,876 |
Filed: |
September 22, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/343 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/343 |
Other References
UPOV ROM GTITM Computer Database, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software
2008/06 Citation for `BEGH 03899`. cited by examiner .
Proven Winners plant description of `BEGH 03899` available
at:http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/detail.sub.--print.cfm?photolD=920-
7. cited by examiner.
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Primary Examiner: Haas; Wendy C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named `BEGH 03899` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Begonia parvifolia.times.Begonia
semperflorens.
Cultivar denomination: `BEGH 03899`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia
parvifolia.times.Begonia semperflorens and hereinafter referred to
by the name `BEGH 03899`.
The new Begonia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Hann. Munden, Germany. The objective
of the breeding program was to develop new freely branching hybrid
Begonia cultivars with attractive leaves and flowers.
The new Begonia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in 2003 of a proprietary selection of Begonia
parvifolia identified as code number PAH 1/681, not patented, as
the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Begonia
semperflorens identified as code number GR 28/539, not patented, as
the male, or pollen, parent. The new Begonia was discovered and
selected by the Inventor as a single plant from within the progeny
of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse
environment in Hann. Munden, Germany in July, 2004.
Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Hann.
Munden, Germany since February, 2005, has shown that the unique
features of this new Begonia plant are stable and reproduced true
to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Begonia have not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with
variations in environment 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 `BEGH 03899`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `BEGH 03899` as a new
and distinct cultivar of Begonia: 1. Compact and mounded plant
habit. 2. Freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit. 3.
Relatively small leaves. 4. Numerous sterile flowers that are light
pink in color.
Plants of the new Begonia differ from plants of the female parent
selection in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new
Begonia are more mounded than and not as upright as plants of the
female parent selection. 2. Leaves of plants of the new Begonia are
smaller and darker green in color than leaves of plants of the
female parent selection. 3. Flowers of plants of the new Begonia
are sterile whereas flowers of plants of the female parent
selection are fertile.
Plants of the new Begonia differ from plants of the male parent
selection in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new
Begonia are more mounded than and not as upright as plants of the
male parent selection. 2. Leaves of plants of the new Begonia are
smaller and darker green in color than leaves of plants of the male
parent selection. 3. Stems of plants of the new Begonia are red in
color whereas stems of plants of the male parent selection are
green in color. 4. Plants of the new Begonia have lighter
pink-colored flowers than plants of the male parent selection. 5.
Flowers of plants of the new Begonia are sterile whereas flowers of
plants of the male parent selection are fertile.
Plants of the new Begonia can also be compared to plants of the
Begonia `Cocktail Gin`, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons
conducted in Hann. Munden, Germany, plants of the new Begonia
differed from plants of `Cocktail Gin` in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Begonia were larger and more
vigorous than plants of `Cocktail Gin`. 2. Flowers of plants of the
new Begonia were sterile whereas flowers of plants of `Cocktail
Gin` were fertile.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Begonia, 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 Begonia plant.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a side
perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `BEGH 03899` grown
in a container.
The photograph at the top of the sheet is a close-up view of
typical flowers and leaves of `BEGH 03899`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTIONS
Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and following
observations and measurements were grown in Loudon, New Hampshire
in 10-cm containers and under commercial practice in a
polyethylene-covered greenhouse during the spring. During the
production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 18.degree.
C. to 22.degree. C. and night temperatures ranged from 16.degree.
C. to 18.degree. C. Plants used for the photographs and the
description were seven weeks from planting and were pinched one
time. 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: Begonia parvifolia.times.Begonia
semperflorens `BEGH 03899`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Begonia parvifolia identified as
code number PAH 1/681, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Begonia semperflorens identified
as code number GR 28/539, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By
terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots,
summer.--About 10 days at temperatures of about 20.degree. C. Time
to initiate roots, winter.--About 14 days at temperatures of about
20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About
three weeks at temperatures of about 20.degree. C. Time to produce
a rooted young plant, winter.--About four weeks at temperatures of
about 20.degree. C. Root description.--Fine, fibrous; white in
color. Plants of the new Begonia have not been observed to form
tubers. Rooting habit.--Moderate branching; moderately dense. Plant
description: Plant form.--Compact and mounded plant habit; freely
branching with about six branches per plant; dense and bushy growth
habit. Vigorous habit and moderate growth rate. Plant
height.--About 16 cm. Plant width.--About 25 cm by 28 cm. Branch
description.--Length: About 16 cm. Diameter: About 6 mm. Internode
length: About 3.4 cm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to
144A. Leaf description.--Arrangement: Simple, alternate. Length:
About 7 cm. Width: About 6.2 cm. Shape: Roughly cordate to
reniform. Apex: Acute. Base: Cordate. Margin: Irregularly crenate
and sinuate; ciliate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous. Venation pattern: Palmate; reticulate. Color: Developing
leaves, upper surface: Close to 137B. Developing leaves, lower
surface: Close to 147B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close
to N137A; venation, close to N137B. Fully expanded leaves, lower
surface: Close to 187B; venation, close to 187B. Petiole length:
About 1.8 cm. Petiole diameter: About 3.5 mm. Petiole texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Petiole color, upper
and lower surfaces: Close to 146C. Flower description: Flowering
habit.--Rounded flowers in axillary clusters of two to three.
Freely flowering habit with about 18 flowers and flower buds per
plant. Flowers outwardly drooping and arising from below the
foliage. Fragrance.--None detected. Natural flowering
season.--Plants flower continuously during the spring in Germany.
Flowers last about four to five days on the plant; flowers not
persistent. Flowers size.--Diameter: About 1.4 cm by 1.6 cm. Depth
(height): About 1.4 cm. Flower buds.--Shape: Flattened oval.
Length: About 9 mm. Diameter: About 8 mm. Color: Close to 39D.
Tepals.--Arrangement: Rosette. Quantity per flower: Usually about
five to seven per flower arranged in a one to two whorls. Length:
About 8 mm. Width: About 5 mm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded,
obtuse. Base: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety. Color: When opening, upper
surface: Close to 39A. When opening, lower surface: Close to 56B.
Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 69A; color becoming closer to
69D with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 69B;
color becoming closer to 69D with development. Flower
bracts.--Quantity/arrangement: Three in a single whorl. Length:
About 4 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Erose. Base:
Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 69D.
Peduncles.--Angle: About 45.degree. from the stem axis. Length:
About 1 cm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color:
Close to N170D. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: None observed.
Pistils: Pistil length: About 1.4 cm. Style length: About 1 mm.
Style color: Close to 1A. Stigma color: Close to 12A. Ovary color:
Close to 192B. Seed/fruit.--Seed and fruit production have not been
observed. Disease/pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and
pests common to Begonia has not been observed. Temperature
tolerance: Plants of the new Begonia have been observed to tolerate
temperatures from about 5.degree. C. to about 35.degree. C.
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