U.S. patent number PP21,658 [Application Number 12/587,457] was granted by the patent office on 2011-01-18 for calibrachoa plant named `wescain`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Gartenbau und Spezialkulturen Westhoff GbR. Invention is credited to Heinrich Westhoff.
United States Patent |
PP21,658 |
Westhoff |
January 18, 2011 |
Calibrachoa plant named `Wescain`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named
`Wescain`, characterized by its compact, semi-upright and mounding
growth habit; vigorous growth habit; medium-sized oblanceolate
leaves; numerous medium-sized purple violet-colored flowers; and
good garden performance.
Inventors: |
Westhoff; Heinrich (Sudlohn,
DE) |
Assignee: |
Gartenbau und Spezialkulturen
Westhoff GbR (Sudlohn, DE)
|
Family
ID: |
43478747 |
Appl.
No.: |
12/587,457 |
Filed: |
October 7, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/413 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/821 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/413 |
Primary Examiner: Bell; Kent L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Calibrachoa plant named `Wescain` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Calibrachoa sp.
Cultivar denomination: `WESCAIN`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Calibrachoa plant, botanically known as Calibrachoa sp. and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Wescain`.
The new Calibrachoa plant is a product of a planned breeding
program conducted by the Inventor in Sudlohn, Germany. The
objective of the breeding program is to create new Calibrachoa
plants with uniform plant habit and numerous attractive
flowers.
The new Calibrachoa plant originated from a cross-pollination made
by the Inventor in April, 2004 in Sudlohn, Germany of a proprietary
seedling selection of Calibrachoa sp. identified as code number
04P301, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a
proprietary seedling selection of Calibrachoa sp. identified as
code number 04P932, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.
The new Calibrachoa plant was discovered and selected by the
Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the
stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Sudlohn,
Germany in May, 2007.
Asexual reproduction of the new Calibrachoa plant by vegetative
cuttings in a controlled environment in Sudlohn, Germany since 2007
has shown that the unique features of this new Calibrachoa plant
are stable and reproduced true to type in successive
generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Calibrachoa 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 `Wescain`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Wescain` as a new and
distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa: 1. Compact, semi-upright and
mounding growth habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3. Medium-sized
oblanceolate leaves. 4. Numerous medium-sized purple violet-colored
flowers. 5. Good garden performance.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the
female parent selection. Plants of the new Calibrachoa differ
primarily from plants of the female parent selection in the
following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Calibrachoa are
more freely branching than plants of the female parent selection.
2. Plants of the new Calibrachoa have more flexible lateral
branches than plants of the female parent selection. 3. Plants of
the new Calibrachoa have smaller leaves than plants of the female
parent selection. 4. Plants of the new Calibrachoa and the female
parent selection differ in flower color as plants of the female
parent selection have fuchsia-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Calibrachoa differ primarily
from plants of the male parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Calibrachoa have smaller
flowers than plants of the male parent selection. 2. Plants of the
new Calibrachoa and the male parent selection differ in flower
color as plants of the male parent have a conspicuous white-colored
zone near the throat.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the
Calibrachoa sp. `Wesviolet`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
12,584. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Sudlohn, Germany,
plants of the new Calibrachoa differed from plants of `Wesviolet`
in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Calibrachoa
were more compact than and not as trailing as plants of
`Wesviolet`. 2. Plants of the new Calibrachoa had larger leaves
than plants of `Wesviolet`. 3. Plants of the new Calibrachoa had
larger flowers than plants of `Wesviolet`. 4. Plants of the new
Calibrachoa and `Wesviolet` differed in flower color as plants of
`Wesviolet` had darker-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the
Calibrachoa sp. `Wescavet`, not patented. In side-by-side
comparisons conducted in Sudlohn, Germany, plants of the new
Calibrachoa differed from plants of `Wescavel` in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Calibrachoa were more compact
than and not as trailing as plants of `Wescavel`. 2. Plants of the
new Calibrachoa were more freely branching than plants of
`Wescavel`. 3. Plants of the new Calibrachoa had smaller leaves
than plants of `Wescavel`. 4. Plants of the new Calibrachoa and
`Wescavel` differed in flower color as plants of `Wescavel` had
darker-colored flowers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall
appearance of the new Calibrachoa plant, showing the colors as true
as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of
this type. Colors in the photograph may differ slightly from the
color values cited in the detailed botanical description which
accurately describe the colors of the new Calibrachoa plant. The
photograph comprises a close-up view of a typical flowering plant
of `Wescain`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown in 12-cm containers
in Sudlohn, Germany, under commercial practice during the summer in
a glass-covered greenhouse with day temperatures ranging from
20.degree. C. to 25.degree. C., night temperatures ranging from
16.degree. C. to 18.degree. C. and light levels ranging from 3 to
50 klux. Plants were 30 weeks old when the photograph 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:
Calibrachoa sp. `Wescain`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary seedling selection of Calibrachoa sp.
identified as code number 04P301, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary seedling selection of Calibrachoa sp.
identified as code number 04P932, not patented. Propagation:
Type.--By vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots,
summer.--About 10 to 14 days at temperatures of 20.degree. C. Time
to initiate roots, winter.--About 16 to 18 days at temperatures of
20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About
21 to 24 days at temperatures of 20.degree. C. Time to produce a
rooted young plant, winter.--About 24 to 26 days at temperatures of
20.degree. C. Root description.--Fibrous, medium in thickness;
color, close to 158A. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; moderately
dense to dense. Plant description: Plant and growth
habit.--Compact, semi-upright and mounding plant habit; with
development, plants become roughly spherical in shape; freely
branching habit with lateral branches potentially developing at
every node; vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About 14 cm.
Plant diameter.--About 37 cm to 60 cm. Lateral branch description:
Length.--About 16.3 cm. Diameter.--About 1.2 mm to 3 mm. Internode
length.--About 1 cm. Strength.--Strong; flexible.
Aspect.--Initially upright to outwardly spreading.
Texture.--Pubescent. Color.--Close to 146C. Foliage description:
Arrangement.--Alternate, simple; sessile. Length.--About 3 cm.
Width.--About 1 cm. Shape.--Oblanceolate. Apex.--Obtuse.
Base.--Attenuate. Margin.--Entire. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces.--Pubescent. Venation pattern.--Pinnate; arcuate.
Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 146A. Developing
leaves, lower surface: Close to 146B. Fully expanded leaves, upper
surface: Close to 147A; venation, slightly lighter than 147A. Fully
expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, slightly
lighter than 147B. Flower description: Flower arrangement and
habit.--Single salverform flowers arising from leaf axils; freely
flowering habit with usually about 28 to 44 flowers and flower buds
per lateral branch; flowers face mostly outwardly. Fragrance.--None
detected. Natural flowering season.--Plants of the new Calibrachoa
initiate and develop flowers about 12 to 14 weeks after planting;
plants flower continuously from April to October in Germany. Flower
longevity.--Individual flowers last about five to seven days on the
plant; flowers not persistent. Flower diameter.--About 3.3 cm.
Flower length (height).--About 2.5 cm to 3.2 cm. Flower throat
diameter.--About 9 mm. Flower tube diameter, base.--About 4 mm.
Flower tube length.--About 1.6 cm. Flower bud.--Shape: Oblong.
Length: About 2.2 cm. Diameter: About 4.3 mm. Color: Base and
mid-section, close to 145B to 145C; towards the apex, close to 83A
to 83B. Corolla.--Arrangement: Five petals fused at the base and
opening into a flared trumpet. Petal length from throat: About 1.4
cm. Petal lobe width: About 1.6 cm. Petal shape: Roughly obovate.
Petal apex: Emarginate. Petal margin: Entire. Petal texture, upper
and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; satiny. Color: Petal lobe,
when opening, upper surface: Darker than N82A. Petal lobe, when
opening, lower surface: Close to N82C. Petal lobe, fully opened,
upper surface: Close to N82A; with development, color becoming
closer to N82B; venation, close to 83A. Petal lobe, fully opened,
lower surface: Close to N82D; with development, color becoming
closer to 85C; venation, close to 152A to 152C. Throat: Close to 6B
to 6C; venation, close to N77A. Tube: Close to 154C; venation,
close to N77A. Calyx.--Arrangement: One star-shaped calyx tube with
five sepals fused at the base per flower. Sepal length: About 1.1
cm to 1.3 cm. Sepal width: About 3 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate.
Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and
lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close
to 146A. Peduncles.--Length: About 1.7 cm. Diameter: About 0.9 mm.
Strength: Moderately strong; flexible. Texture: Pubescent. Color:
Close to 144A slightly tinted with close to 166A to 166B.
Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity/arrangement: About five per
flower. Filament length: About 4 mm to 6 mm. Filament color: Close
to 145C. Anther shape: Ovate, four-parted. Anther length: About 1.5
mm. Anther width: About 1.5 mm. Anther color: Close to 11B. Pollen
amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 11B. Pistils: Quantity:
One per flower. Pistil length: About 9 mm. Style length: About 7
mm. Style color: Close to 144C to 144D. Stigma shape: Ovate. Stigma
color: Close to144A. Ovary color: Close to 144C. Seeds/fruits: Seed
and fruit development have not been observed on plants of the new
Calibrachoa. Garden performance: Plants of the new Calibrachoa have
been observed to have good garden performance and tolerate wind,
rain and temperatures ranging from about 5.degree. C. to 30.degree.
C. Pathogen/pest resistance: Plants of the new Calibrachoa have not
been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to
Calibrachoa.
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