U.S. patent number PP24,348 [Application Number 13/507,631] was granted by the patent office on 2014-03-25 for begonia plant named `bkpbecbr`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Beekenkamp Plants B.V.. The grantee listed for this patent is Annie Cornelia Beekenkamp. Invention is credited to Annie Cornelia Beekenkamp.
United States Patent |
PP24,348 |
Beekenkamp |
March 25, 2014 |
Begonia plant named `BKPBECBR`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named `BKPBECBR`,
characterized by its broadly upright, somewhat outwardly spreading
and mounded plant habit; moderately freely basal branching habit;
medium-size leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; and flowers
that are red purple in color on both the upper and lower
surfaces.
Inventors: |
Beekenkamp; Annie Cornelia
(Maasdijk, NL) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Beekenkamp; Annie Cornelia |
Maasdijk |
N/A |
NL |
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Assignee: |
Beekenkamp Plants B.V.
(Maasdijk, NL)
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Family
ID: |
50289052 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/507,631 |
Filed: |
July 13, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/349 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/18 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/349 |
Primary Examiner: Bell; Kent L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named `BKPBECBR` as illustrated
and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Begonia hiemalis.
Cultivar denomination: `BKPBECBR`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia hiemalis, commercially
referred to as a Elatior Begonia and hereinafter referred to by the
name `BKPBECBR`.
The new Begonia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. The
objective of the breeding program was to develop new freely
branching and freely flowering Begonia plants with attractive
foliage and flower colors.
The new Begonia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in September, 2006 of a proprietary selection of
Begonia hiemalis identified as code number 06-229-01, not patented,
as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of
Begonia hiemalis identified as code number 6500604, not patented,
as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Begonia plant was
discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant
from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a
controlled greenhouse environment in Amstelveen, The Netherlands in
October, 2007.
Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia plant by tip cuttings in a
controlled greenhouse environment in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
since February, 2008 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 and cultural practices. The phenotype may
vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions 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 `BKPBECBR`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `BKPBECBR` as a new and
distinct Begonia plant: 1. Broadly upright, somewhat outwardly
spreading and mounded plant habit. 2. Moderately freely basal
branching habit. 3. Medium-size leaves. 4. Uniform and freely
flowering habit. 5. Flowers that are red purple in color on both
the upper and lower surfaces.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the female
parent selection. Plants of the new Begonia differ from plants of
the female parent selection primarily in flower color as plants of
the female parent selection have red-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Begonia differ primarily from
plants of the male parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Begonia have darker
green-colored leaves than plants of the male parent selection. 2.
Plants of the new Begonia have larger flowers than plants of the
male parent selection. 3. Plants of the new Begonia and the male
parent selection differ in flower color as plants of the male
parent selection have pale pink-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the Begonia
`Dragone`, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in
Amstelveen, The Netherlands, plants of the new Begonia differed
from plants of `Dragone` in the following characteristics: 1.
Plants of the new Begonia were more upright than plants of
`Dragone`. 2. Plants of the new Begonia had lighter-colored leaves
than plants of `Dragone`. 3. Plants of the new Begonia and
`Dragone` differed in flower color as plants of `Dragone` had
bright pink-colored flowers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Begonia 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 Begonia plant.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view
of a typical flowering plant of `BKPBECBR` grown in a
container.
The photograph on the second sheet is a close up view of the upper
and lower surfaces of typical flower buds, flowers and leaves of
`BKPBECBR`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and following
observations and measurements were grown in 12-cm containers during
the winter in a glass-covered greenhouse in Maasdijk, The
Netherlands. During the production of the plants, day and night
temperatures ranged from 18.degree. C. to 19.degree. C. and light
levels averaged 7,000 lux. Plants were twelve weeks old when the
photographs and the description were taken. In the following
description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural
Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of
ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical
classification: Begonia hiemalis `BKPBECBR`. Parentage: Female, or
seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Begonia hiemalis identified
as code number 06-229-01, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Begonia hiemalis identified as
code number 6500604, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By tip
cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer and winter.--About 20 days
at temperatures of about 25.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted
young plant, summer and winter.--About 35 to 36 days at
temperatures of about 21.degree. C. to 23.degree. C. Root
description.--Medium in thickness, fibrous; white in color; plants
of the new Begonia have not been observed to form tubers. Rooting
habit.--Moderate branching; medium density. Plant description:
Plant form and growth habit.--Broadly upright, somewhat outwardly
spreading and mounded plant habit; plant shape roughly globular;
moderately freely basal branching with about four basal branches
per plant; moderately vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About
17.3 cm. Plant width.--About 26.1 cm. Branch description.--Length:
About 12.4 cm. Diameter: About 9 mm. Internode length: About 1.9
cm. Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Aspect: Upright to about
30.degree. from vertical. Color, developing: Close to N167A. Color,
fully developed: Between 152B to 152C and 199A. Leaf
description.--Arrangement: Alternate, simple. Length: About 11.8
cm. Width: About 8.6 cm. Shape: Broadly ovate. Apex: Acute. Base:
Oblique. Margin: Bi-serrate. Texture, upper surface: Smooth,
glabrous; velvety. Texture, lower surface: Sparsely pubescent.
Venation pattern: Palmate; reticulate. Color: Developing leaves,
upper surface: Darker than between 148A and 152A. Developing
leaves, lower surface: Close to 183C. Fully expanded leaves, upper
surface: Darker than between 147A and N189A; venation, close to
143A. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 191A
moderately tinged with close to 182C; venation, close to 146B.
Petioles: Length: About 5.1 cm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Sparsely to moderately pubescent. Color,
upper surface: Close to 152A slightly tinged with close to 172D.
Color, lower surface: Close to 152A. Flower description: Flowering
habit.--Female rotate and male cruciform flowers arranged in
axillary compound cymes; male flower sterile; freely flowering
habit with about six flowers per cyme and about 120 flowers
developing per plant; flowers face upright to outwardly.
Fragrance.--None detected. Natural flowering season.--Plants begin
flowering about ten weeks after planting; long flowering period,
plants flower freely and continuously from spring until autumn in
The Netherlands. Flower longevity.--Individual flowers last about
ten days on the plant; flowers not persistent. Inflorescence
height.--About 15.7 cm. Inflorescence diameter.--About 10.5 cm.
Female flowers.--Diameter: About 7.7 cm. Height: About 3.5 cm.
Flower buds: Length: About 2.2 cm. Diameter: About 1.7 cm. Shape:
Ovate. Color: Close to 46A; towards the base, close to 53A. Tepals:
Quantity per flower and arrangement: About five in a single whorl.
Length: About 3.5 cm. Width: About 3.8 cm. Shape: Reniform to close
to orbicular. Apex: Rounded. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper
surface: Smooth, glabrous; slightly velvety. Texture, lower
surface: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening, upper surface:
Close to 53C to between N57A and 58B. When opening, lower surface:
Close to 47B to 47C; margins, close to 50A; basal veins, close to
146D. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 58B; color does not
change with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 47B
to 47D; basal veins, close to 146D; color becoming closer to 53D
with development. Male flowers.--Diameter: About 3.9 cm. Height:
About 2.7 cm. Flower buds: Length: About 1.8 cm. Diameter
(flattened): About 2.4 cm. Shape: Broadly ovate to reniform when
flattened. Color: Close to 46A; towards the base, close to 53A.
Tepals: Quantity per flower and arrangement: About four in a single
whorl. Length: About 2.9 cm. Width: About 3 cm. Shape: Close to
orbicular. Apex: Rounded to praemorse. Margin: Entire. Texture,
upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; slightly velvety. Texture, lower
surface: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening, upper surface:
Between 53C and N57A. When opening, lower surface: Between 52A and
53C. Fully opened, upper surface: Between 53C and N57A; color does
not change with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Between
53C and N57A; towards the base, close to 53D; color does not change
with development. Tepaloids.--Tepaloid development has not been
observed on female or male flowers of the new Begonia plant.
Peduncles.--Length: About 5.9 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Angle:
About 30.degree. from branch axis. Texture: Smooth, glabrous.
Color: Close to N199C. Pedicels.--Length: About 3.4 cm. Diameter:
About 2 mm. Angle: About 40.degree. from the peduncle axis.
Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Between 164B and 199C.
Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Stamen development has not been
observed on male flowers of plants of the new Begonia. Pistils:
Present only on female flowers. Quantity per flower: About six.
Length: About 9 mm. Style length: About 4 mm. Style color: Close to
9C. Stigma color: Close to 23A. Ovary color: Close to 1A. Seeds and
fruits.--Seed and fruit development production has not been
observed on plants of the new Begonia. Disease & pest
resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests common to Begonia has
not been observed on plants of the new Begonia. Temperature
tolerance: Plants of the new Begonia have been observed to tolerate
temperatures from about 14.degree. C. to about 35.degree. C.
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