U.S. patent number PP25,216 [Application Number 13/815,610] was granted by the patent office on 2015-01-06 for begonia plant named `bkpbeevr`.
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 |
PP25,216 |
Beekenkamp |
January 6, 2015 |
Begonia plant named `BKPBEEVR`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named `BKPBEEVR`,
characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and
mounded plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dark
green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; and
double flowers that are dark red in color.
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: |
52117484 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/815,610 |
Filed: |
March 11, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/349 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/18 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/349 |
Primary Examiner: Para; Annette
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named `BKPBEEVR` as illustrated
and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Begonia hiemalis.
Cultivar denomination: `BKPBEEVR`.
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 `BKPBEEVR`.
The new Begonia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Maasdijk, The Netherlands. The
objective of the breeding program was to develop new freely
branching and freely flowering Begonia plants with attractive
flower color.
The new Begonia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in July, 2010 of a proprietary selection of Begonia
hiemalis identified as code number 6501140, 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 Maasdijk, The Netherlands in December,
2010.
Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia plant by tip cuttings in a
controlled greenhouse environment in Maasdijk, The Netherlands
since March, 2011 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 `BKPBEEVR`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `BKPBEEVR` as a new and
distinct Begonia plant: 1. Upright, somewhat outwardly spreading
and mounded plant habit. 2. Freely basal branching habit. 3. Dark
green-colored leaves. 4. Uniform and freely flowering habit. 5.
Double flowers that are dark red in color.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the female
parent selection. Plants of the new Begonia differ primarily from
plants of the female parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Begonia have lighter-colored
leaves than plants of the female parent selection. 2. Plants of the
new Begonia have smaller flowers than plants of the female parent
selection. 3. Flower tepals of plants of the new Begonia are dark
red in color whereas flower tepals of plants of the female parent
selection are orange in color.
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-colored
leaves than plants of the male parent selection. 2. Plants of the
new Begonia have double flowers whereas plants of the male parent
selection have single flowers. 3. Flower tepals of plants of the
new Begonia are dark red in color whereas flower tepals of plants
of the male parent selection are pink in color.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the Begonia
`Baladin`, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in
Maasdijk, The Netherlands, plants of the new Begonia differed from
plants of `Baladin` in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of
the new Begonia had darker green-colored leaves than plants of
`Baladin`. 2. Plants of the new Begonia had smaller flowers with
fewer tepals than plants of `Baladin`.
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 `BKPBEEVR` grown in a
container.
The photograph on the second sheet are close up views of typical
flower buds, flowers and leaves of `BKPBEEVR`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTIONS
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 temperatures
ranged from 19.degree. to 20.degree. C., night temperatures ranged
from 18.degree. to 19.degree. C. and light levels averaged 6,000
lux. Plants were eleven 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 `BKPBEEVR`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Begonia hiemalis identified as
code number 6501140, 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.--About 20 days at temperatures
about 25.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant.--About 35
to 36 days at temperatures about 21.degree. C. to 23.degree. C.
Root description.--Fine, fibrous; light brown in color; plants of
the new Begonia have not been observed to form tubers. Rooting
habit.--Moderate branching; medium density. Plant description:
Plant and growth habit.--Upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and
mounded plant habit; plant shape roughly obovate to globular;
freely basal branching with about six basal branches per plant;
moderately vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About 29.3 cm.
Plant width.--About 30.9 cm. Lateral branch description.--Length:
About 18.9 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm. Internode length: About 2.6
cm. Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Aspect: Upright to about
30.degree. from the vertical. Color, developing: Close to 146B and
152C. Color, fully developed: Close to 146A. Leaf
description.--Arrangement: Alternate, simple. Length: About 12.1
cm. Width: About 9.3 cm. Shape: Roughly ovate, unequal. Apex:
Broadly acute. Base: Oblique to hastate. Margin: Bi-serrate to
bi-crenate. Texture, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; velvety.
Texture, lower surface: Sparsely pubescent along margins and main
veins. Venation pattern: Palmate. Color: Developing leaves, upper
surface: Slightly darker than between 146A and 147A. Developing
leaves, lower surface: Close to 182B. Fully expanded leaves, upper
surface: Darker than between 147A and N189A; venation, close to
143A. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B tinged
with close to 182B; venation, close to 146B to 146C. Petioles:
Length: About 5.6 cm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Texture, upper and
lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper surface: Close to 146A
tinged with close to 152B. Color, lower surface: Close to 146B to
146C tinged with close to 152B. Flower description: Flowering
habit.--Fully double rotate flowers arranged in axillary compound
cymes; flowers sterile; freely flowering habit with about nine
flowers per cyme and about 380 flowers developing per plant;
flowers face upright to outwardly. Fragrance.--None detected.
Natural flowering season.--Plants begin flowering about 65 days
after planting; long flowering period, plants flower freely and
continuously from spring into the autumn in The Netherlands. Flower
longevity.--Individual flowers last about ten days on the plant;
flowers not persistent. Inflorescence height.--About 12 cm.
Inflorescence diameter.--About 12.1 cm. Flower diameter.--About 5.3
cm. Flower height.--About 2.4 cm. Flower buds.--Length: About 1.8
cm. Diameter: About 7 mm to 20 mm. Shape: Orbicular, flattened.
Color: Close to N34A. Tepals.--Quantity per flower and arrangement:
Two, opposite. Length: About 2.8 cm. Width: About 2.8 cm. Shape:
Orbicular. Apex: Rounded. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper surface:
Smooth, glabrous; velvety. Texture, lower surface: Smooth,
glabrous; slightly velvety. Color: When opening, upper surface:
Close to 45B and 46B. When opening, lower surface: Close to between
N34A and N34C. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 45B; towards
the base, close to 45C; color does not fade with development. Fully
opened, lower surface: Close to 42A; color does not fade with
development. Tepaloids.--Quantity per flower and arrangement: About
16 in multiple whorls. Length: About 2.2 cm. Width: About 1.7 cm.
Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper
surface: Smooth, glabrous; velvety. Texture, lower surface: Smooth,
glabrous; slightly velvety. Color: When opening and fully opened,
upper surface: Close to 45B; color does not fade with development.
When opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 45C; color
does not fade with development. Peduncles.--Length: About 12.1 cm.
Diameter: About 3 mm to 4 mm. Angle: About 30.degree. from branch
axis. Strength: Flexible, bending with the weight of the flowers.
Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 152A. Pedicels.--Length:
About 2.2 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Angle: About 45.degree. from
the peduncle axis. Strength: Flexible, bending with the weight of
the flowers. Texture: Densely pubescent. Color: Close to 177C.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Not observed on plants of the new
Begonia. Gynoecium: Not observed on plants of the new Begonia.
Disease & pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests
common to Begonia plants has not been observed on plants of the new
Begonia. Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Begonia have been
observed to tolerate high temperatures of about 35.degree. C. and
to be hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 10.
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