U.S. patent number PP25,325 [Application Number 13/986,779] was granted by the patent office on 2015-03-03 for pelargonium plant named `pacbluebe`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Elsner Pac Jungpflanzen GbR. The grantee listed for this patent is Martin Geibel. Invention is credited to Martin Geibel.
United States Patent |
PP25,325 |
Geibel |
March 3, 2015 |
Pelargonium plant named `Pacbluebe`
Abstract
A new and distinct Pelargonium plant named `Pacbluebe`,
characterized by its upright and uniformly rounded plant habit;
moderately vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit;
early and freely flowering habit; dark and light purple bi-colored
flowers that are held above the foliar plane on strong peduncles;
no requirement for cooling treatment; and long flowering
period.
Inventors: |
Geibel; Martin (Dresden,
DE) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Geibel; Martin |
Dresden |
N/A |
DE |
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Assignee: |
Elsner Pac Jungpflanzen GbR
(Dresden, DE)
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Family
ID: |
52575266 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/986,779 |
Filed: |
June 4, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/324 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/42 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/324 |
Primary Examiner: Bell; Kent L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Pelargonium plant named `Pacbluebe` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Pelargonium crispum.
Cultivar denomination: `PACBLUEBE`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Pelargonium plant, botanically known as Pelargonium crispum, and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Pacbluebe`.
The new Pelargonium plant is a product of a planned breeding
program conducted by the Inventor in Dresden, Germany. The
objective of the breeding program is to develop new early and
freely flowering Pelargonium plants with attractive flowers.
The new Pelargonium plant originated from a cross-pollination made
by the Inventor in Dresden, Germany during the summer of 2006 of
two unnamed proprietary selections of Pelargonium crispum, not
patented. The new Pelargonium plant was discovered and selected by
the Inventor as a flowering plant from within the progeny of the
stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Dresden, Germany during the spring of 2007.
Asexual reproduction of the new Pelargonium plant by vegetative
terminal cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Dresden, Germany since October, 2007 has shown that the unique
features of this new Pelargonium plant are stable and reproduced
true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Pelargonium 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 `Pacbluebe`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Pacbluebe` as a new and
distinct Pelargonium plant: 1. Upright and uniformly rounded plant
habit. 2. Moderately vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely basal
branching habit. 4. Early and freely flowering habit. 5. Dark and
light purple bi-colored flowers that are held above the foliar
plane on strong peduncles. 6. Does not require cooling treatment
for flower development. 7. Long flowering period.
Plants of the new Pelargonium differ primarily from plants of the
parent selections in flower coloration. In addition, plants of the
new Pelargonium are more uniform than plants of the parent
selections.
Plants of the new Pelargonium can be compared to plants of the
Pelargonium crispum `Pacburg`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
14,862. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Dresden, Germany,
plants of the new Pelargonium differed from plants of `Pacburg` in
the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Pelargonium had
narrower leaves and leaf petioles than plants of `Pacburg`. 2.
Plants of the new Pelargonium had broader leaves than plants of
`Pacburg`. 3. Plants of the new Pelargonium and `Pacburg` differed
in flower color. 4. Plants of the new Pelargonium had longer
peduncles (umbel stems) than plants of `Pacburg`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall
appearance of the new Pelargonium 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 Pelargonium plant. The
photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering
plant of `Pacbluebe` grown in a container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown in 19-cm containers
during the winter, spring and summer in a glass-covered greenhouse
in Dresden, Germany and under cultural practices typical of
commercial Pelargonium production. During the production of the
plants, day temperatures averaged 16.degree. C., night temperatures
averaged 14.degree. C. and light levels ranged from 15 kilolux to
100 kilolux. Plants were pinched six weeks after planting and were
four months old when the photograph was taken and nine months old
when the detailed description was taken. In the detailed
description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural
Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of
ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical
classification: Pelargonium crispum `Pacbluebe`. Parentage: Female,
or seed, parent.--Unnamed proprietary selection of Pelargonium
crispum, not patented. Male or pollen parent.--Unnamed proprietary
selection of Pelargonium crispum, not patented. Propagation:
Type.--By vegetative terminal cuttings. Time to initiate roots,
summer and winter.--About three weeks at temperatures of 20.degree.
C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About four weeks
at temperatures of 20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young
plant, winter.--About four weeks at temperatures of 18.degree. C.
Root description.--Fine, fibrous; white in color. Rooting
habit.--Freely branching; dense. Plant description: Plant and
growth habit.--Upright and uniformly rounded plant habit; broad
inverted triangle; densely foliated; moderately vigorous growth
habit; freely basal branching habit with numerous lateral branches
developing per plant. Plant height, to top of umbels.--About 25 cm.
Plant height, to top of foliar plane.--About 20 cm. Plant
width.--About 30 cm. Lateral branches.--Length: About 5 cm to 15
cm. Diameter: About 2 cm. Internode length: About 2 cm. Texture:
Slightly pubescent. Color: Close to 146B. Leaf description:
Arrangement.--Alternate or opposite; simple. Length.--About 2 cm.
Width.--About 3 cm. Shape.--Roughly orbicular; palmately lobed.
Apex.--Acute. Base.--Cordate, open. Margin.--Biserrate. Venation
pattern.--Palmate. Texture, upper surface.--Rough, glabrous.
Texture, lower surface.--Slightly pubescent along veins.
Color.--Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close
to 137A; venation, close to 137A. Developing and fully expanded
leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 147B.
Zonation pattern: Not observed. Petioles.--Length: About 2 cm.
Diameter: About 1 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 143A. Flower
description: Flower arrangement and flowering habit.--Single
flowers arranged in inversely conical umbels arising from apical
leaf axils; umbels displayed above the foliar plane on strong
flexible peduncles; flowers face upright to outward; freely
flowering habit; about three to four flowers per umbel with about
40 umbels developing per plant. Fragrance.--None detected.
Flowering season.--Early flowering habit, plants begin flowering
about four months after planting; in the garden in Germany,
flowering begins in April and continues until frost; plants do not
require a cooling treatment for flower initiation and development.
Flower longevity.--Flowers last about two weeks on the plant;
flowers not persistent. Umbel height.--About 3.5 cm. Umbel
diameter.--About 6 cm. Flower diameter.--About 2.5 cm to 3 cm.
Flower depth (height).--About 1.5 cm. Flower buds.--Length: About 1
cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Shape: Spindle-shaped. Color: Close to
144A. Petals.--Quantity per flower: Five arranged in a single
whorl; two upper and three lower petals; petals imbricate. Length,
upper petals: About 2.2 cm. Length, lower petals: About 2 cm.
Width, upper petals: About 1.7 cm. Width, lower petals: About 1.5
cm. Shape, upper petals: Obovate. Shape, lower petals: Irregularly
lobed. Apex, all petals: Rounded; reflexing. Base, all petals:
Cuneate. Margin, all petals: Entire. Texture, all petals, upper and
lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety. Color, all petals: When
opening and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 187A; towards the
margins and base, close to 75A; venation, close to 59A. When
opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 187B; towards the
margins and base, close to 75A; venation, close to 59A.
Sepals.--Quantity per flower: Five arranged in a single whorl.
Length: About 1.1 cm. Width: About 3 mm to 5 mm. Shape: Lanceolate.
Apex: Acute; reflexing. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Slightly pubescent. Color, upper and lower surfaces:
Close to 146C. Peduncles (umbel stems).--Length: About 6 cm.
Diameter: About 2 mm. Strength: Strong, flexible. Angle: Slightly
outwardly slanted. Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Color: Close to
146B. Pedicels (individual flower stems).--Length: About 1.5 cm.
Diameter: About 1 mm. Strength: Strong; flexible. Texture: Sparsely
pubescent. Color: Close to 146B and 166A. Reproductive
organs.--Androecium: Stamen quantity per flower: About seven.
Anther length: About 2 mm. Anther shape: Tubular. Anther color:
Close to 179A. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color: Close to
167A. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity per flower: One. Pistil length:
About 1.3 cm. Stigma shape: Five-parted. Stigma color: Close to
59A. Style length: About 8 mm. Style color: Close to 59A. Ovary
color: Close to 147C. Seeds and fruits: Seed and fruit development
have not been observed on plants of the new Pelargonium. Disease
& pest resistance: Plants of the new Pelargonium have not been
observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to
Pelargoniums. Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Pelargonium
have been observed to tolerate temperatures ranging from about
1.degree. C. to about 35.degree. C. to 40.degree. C.
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