U.S. patent number PP25,748 [Application Number 13/998,768] was granted by the patent office on 2015-07-28 for veronica plant named `novaverpin`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to CP Delaware, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is CP DELAWARE, INC.. Invention is credited to Michael S. Dobres.
United States Patent |
PP25,748 |
Dobres |
July 28, 2015 |
Veronica plant named `Novaverpin`
Abstract
The new plant resulted as a mutation of the `Tickled Pink`
cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,182) that was induced by exposure
to gamma irradiation followed by selection. Attractive light pink
blossoms are formed in abundance with a propensity to rebloom
following trimming in the absence of a vernalization requirement
for flowering. A dense compact mounding growth habit is displayed.
The stems that bear flowers are substantially upright. The plant is
well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the
landscape.
Inventors: |
Dobres; Michael S.
(Philadelphia, PA) |
Applicant: |
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CP DELAWARE, INC. |
Wilmington |
DE |
US |
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Assignee: |
CP Delaware, Inc. (Wilmington,
DE)
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Family
ID: |
53266543 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/998,768 |
Filed: |
December 4, 2013 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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Publication Date |
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US 20150156940 P1 |
Jun 4, 2015 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/251 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/251 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney
PC
Claims
I claim:
1. A new and distinct Veronica plant having the following
combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a dense compact
mounding growth habit, (b) forms upright stems, (c) is lacking a
vernalization requirement for flowering, (d) forms in abundance
attractive light pink blossoms with a propensity to well rebloom
following trimming, and (e) is well suited for providing attractive
ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and
described.
Description
Botanical/commercial classification: Veronica spicata/Veronica
Plant.
Varietal denomination: cv. Novaverpin.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new plant of the present invention was derived from the
`Tickled Pink` cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,182) at West Grove,
Pa., U.S.A. During September 2008, open-pollinated seeds were
collected from `Tickled Pink` plants. The seeds were thereafter
subjected to gamma irradiation in order to seek to induce various
mutations. Following the gamma irradiation, the irradiated seeds
were sown under greenhouse conditions during January 2009, and the
resulting plants were found during the following spring and summer
to differ from each other in many ways. A single plant of the
present invention was selected and was preserved in view of its
unique combination of attractive phenotypic characteristics. Had
this plant not been created, identified and preserved it would have
been lost to mankind.
It was found that the new Veronica plant of the present invention
displays the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits
a dense compact mounding growth habit, (b) forms upright stems, (c)
is lacking a vernalization requirement for flowering, (d) forms in
abundance attractive light pink blossoms with a propensity to
rebloom following trimming, and (e) is well suited for providing
attractive ornamentation in the landscape.
During observations to date, the plant has been found to be hardy
in U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone No. 6. No further definitive hardiness
information has been obtained.
The new cultivar well meets the needs of the horticultural industry
and can be grown to advantage as a perennial garden plant to
provide colorful ornamentation. For instance, it can be grown in
parks, gardens and residential settings.
Plants of the new cultivar can be readily distinguished from other
Veronica spicata cultivars including its parent. More specifically,
the `Tickled Pink` cultivar forms bright pink blossoms instead of
blossoms having the light pink coloration of the new cultivar.
The new cultivar also can be readily distinguished from the
`Rotfuchs` cultivar (non-patented). Unlike the new cultivar, the
`Rotfuchs` cultivar forms dark pink blossoms and has been found to
require vernalization during observations at West Grove, Pa.,
U.S.A.
The rooting of cuttings has been used to asexually propagate the
new cultivar at West Grove, Pa., U.S.A. It has been found that the
characteristics of the new cultivar are stable and are reliably
transmitted from one generation to another. Accordingly, the new
cultivar can be asexually reproduced in a true-to-type manner.
The new cultivar of the present invention has been named
`Novaverpin`, and will be maketed under the PINK MOODY BLUES
Trademark.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs illustrate the new cultivar in color
as nearly true as it is reasonably possible make the same in color
illustrations of this nature. The plants were approximately two
years of age and were being grown on their own roots at West Grove,
Pa., U.S.A.
FIG. 1 illustrates a specimen of a typical mature flowering plant
of the new cultivar while growing outdoors in full sun. The typical
upright dense compact mounding growth habit is shown.
FIG. 2 illustrates a closer view of the flowers on upright stems of
the new cultivar in various stages of development. The plant was
being grown in a container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The following is a detailed description while observing
two-year-old plants of the new cultivar that were produced by the
rooting of cuttings. Such plants were grown in containers under
greenhouse conditions at West Grove, Pa., U.S.A. The chart used in
the identification of color is the R.H.S. Colour Chart (1995
Edition or equivalent) of The Royal Horticultural Society, London,
England. Common color terms are to be accorded their customary
dictionary significance. Botanical classification: Veronica
spicata, cv. Novaverpin. Parent.--Veronica spicata, cv. `Tickled
Pink`. Plant type.--Herbaceous perennial. Plant: Growth
habit.--Dense compact and mounding. Height.--Approximately 41 cm on
average when grown in a container, and approximately 66 cm on
average when grown in the ground. Spread.--Approximately 38 cm on
average when grown in a container, and approximately 63.5 cm on
average when grown in the ground. Branching.--Commonly
approximately 3 to 7 lateral stems arise from a mat of congested
basal stems. Branching angle.--Commonly approximately 40 degrees.
Stem length.--Commonly approximately 30 cm on average. Stem
diameter.--Commonly approximately 2 mm on average. Stem
shape.--Substantially round in cross-section. Stem color.--Near
Green Group 139C. Stem texture.--Finely pubescent surface.
Internode length.--Commonly approximately 2.5 cm. Roots.--Fibrous
network. Foliage: Arrangement.--Opposite. Shape.--Obovate to
elliptic. Apex.--Obtuse. Base.--Acuminate. Length.--Commonly
approximately 8.5 cm on average for lower leaves, and approximately
5 cm on average for upper leaves. Width.--Commonly approximately 2
cm on average for lower leaves and approximately 1.3 cm on average
for upper leaves. Texture.--On the upper surface sparsely
pubescent, and on the under surface sparsely pubescent with
moderate pubescence on the veins. Color.--On the upper surface near
Green Group 139A, and on the lower surface near Green Group 137A.
Margins.--Entire and somewhat crenate. Venation.--Pinnate and near
Yellow-Green Group 144A in coloration. Fragrance.--None noticeable.
Petiole.--Commonly approximately 2 cm in length on average,
approximately 2 mm in diameter on average, finely pubescent, and
near Yellow-Group 144C in coloration. Stipules.--Absent.
Inflorescence: Time.--Commonly May through July with good rebloom
following trimming. Type.--Single arranged in upright racemes.
Buds.--Elongated ovoid, approximately 5 mm in length just before
opening, approximately 1.5 mm in diameter, and near Red-Purple
Group 62D in coloration. Quantity.--Free-flowering, commonly 1 to 5
flowering racemes per lateral branch, and commonly approximately
120 open flowers per inflorescence. Racemes.--Approximately 12 cm
in length on average, and approximately 2 cm in width on average.
Flower diameter.--Approximately 8 mm. Flower length.--Approximately
7 mm. Aspect.--Commonly approximately 30 degrees prior to opening
and substantially horizontal when fully open. Corolla
configuration.--Funnel-formed with petals fused into a tube towards
the base. Petal number.--Four. Petal tube.--Approximately 2 mm in
length on average, approximately 2 mm in width on average, glabrous
in texture, and near Red-Purple Group 69D in coloration. Petal
lobes.--Approximately 5 mm in length on average, approximately 3 mm
in width on average, glabrous in texture, broadly linear in
configuration, entire margins, rounded apex, and near Red-Purple
Group 69B on the upper and under surfaces. Sepal arrangement.--Four
in number, fused at base. Sepal shape.--Triangular-ovate. Sepal
length.--Approximately 2 mm on average. Sepal
diameter.--Approximately 1 mm on average. Sepal apex.--Acute. Sepal
margin--Entire. Sepal texture.--Smooth. Sepal color.--Near Green
Group 137B on the upper surface and near Green Group 137C on the
under surface. Stamen number.--Two. Anther shape.--Ovoid. Anther
length.--Approximately 2 mm on average. Anther
width.--Approximately 1 mm on average. Anther color.--Near
Red-Purple Group 75A. Filaments.--Commonly approximately 6 mm in
length on average, commonly less than 1 mm in diameter on average,
and near White Group 155B in coloration. Pollen.--Present in a
moderate quantity and near Greyed-Yellow Group 162D in coloration.
Pistil number.--One, with stigma and style not being readily
distinguishable. Shape.--Filiform. Color.--Near Red-Purlpe. Group
70B. Length.--Approximately 6 mm. Width.--Commonly less than 1 mm.
Ovary shape.--Rounded. Ovary length.--Approximately 1.5 mm on
average. Ovary width.--Approximately 1 mm on average. Ovary
color.--Near Green Group 142B. Seed number.--Commonly 4 or less.
Seed shape.--Ovoid and commonly with flattening. Seed
length.--Approximately 1 mm on average. Seed
diameter.--Approximately 0.5 mm on average. Seed width.--Less than
1 mm. Seed color.--Greyed-Brown Group 199B. Fragrance.--None
observed. Flower longevity.--Approximately 8 days on the plant.
Peduncle length.--Approximately 1 cm on average. Peduncle
diameter.--Substantially round and approximately 1 mm on average.
Peduncle texture.--Finely pubsecent. Peduncle color.--Near Green
Group 139C. Pedicel length.--Very short, and commonly approximately
0.05 mm. Pedicel width.--Commonly less than 1 mm. Pedicel
texture.--Smooth. Pedicel color.--Near Green Group 143B. Disease
resistance: No particular resistance to pathogens and pests common
to Veronica plants has been encountered during observations to
date.
Plants of the `Novaverpin` cultivar have not been observed under
all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is
possible that the phenotypic expression may vary somewhat with
changes in light intensity and duration, cultural practices, and
other environmental conditions.
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