U.S. patent number PP26,621 [Application Number 13/998,880] was granted by the patent office on 2016-04-19 for veronica plant named `novavermau`.
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 |
PP26,621 |
Dobres |
April 19, 2016 |
Veronica plant named `Novavermau`
Abstract
The new plant resulted as a mutation of an open-pollinated seed
of the `Tickled Pink` cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,182) that
was induced by exposure to gamma irradiation followed by selection.
Attractive mauve 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: |
53370285 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/998,880 |
Filed: |
December 18, 2013 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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Publication Date |
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US 20150173282 P1 |
Jun 18, 2015 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/251 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/68 (20180501) |
Current International
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A01H
5/02 (20060101) |
Field of
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;PLT/251 |
Other References
Delaware Center for Horticulture Rare Plant Auction. 2013. cited by
examiner.
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Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
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 in abundance, (c) is
lacking a vernalization requirement for flowering, (d) forms in
abundance attractive mauve 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. `Novavermau`.
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. Open-pollinated seeds of the cultivar were collected
from `Tickled Pink` plants. The seeds were thereafter subjected on
Sep. 22, 2009 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 2010,
and the resulting plants were found during the following summer and
fall 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 in
abundance, (c) is lacking a vernalization requirement for
flowering, (d) forms in abundance attractive mauve 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 mauve 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, is less compact, and
has been found to require vernalization during observations at West
Grove, Pa., U.S.A.
The new cultivar additionally can be readily distinguished from the
`Novaverpin` Veronica cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,748, granted
Jul. 28, 2015, the `Novaverblu` Veronica cultivar (U.S. Plant
patent application Ser. No. 13/998,816, filed Dec. 11, 2013), and
the `Novaverlig` Veronica cultivar (U.S. Plant patent application
Ser. No. 13/998,882, filed Dec. 18, 2013) through an inspection of
the blossoms. More specifically, the `Novaverpin` Veronica cultivar
forms light pink blossoms, the `Novaverblu` Veronica cultivar forms
dark blue blossoms, and the `Novaverlig` Veronica cultivar forms
light blue blossoms.
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 rooting of a cutting commonly commences in approximately 24
days on average with a fully rooted plant commonly being produced
in approximately 35 days on average.
The new cultivar of the present invention has been named
`Novavermau`, and will be marketed under the MAUVE 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 during May 2013 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 the ground in full
sun. The typical upright dense compact mounding growth habit is
shown.
FIG. 2 illustrates a closer view of the mauve flowers on upright
stems of the new cultivar in various stages of development. The
plant was being grown outdoors 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 being grown in one-gallon
containers under greenhouse conditions at West Grove, Pa., U.S.A.
Also, size comparisons were made when grown outdoors in the ground.
The chart used in the identification of color is The R.H.S. Colour
Chart (1995 Edition) of The Royal Horticultural Society, London,
England. Common color terms are to be accorded their customary
dictionary significance. Botanical classification: Veronica
spicata, cv. `Novavermau`. Parent.--Seedling of Veronica spicata,
cv. `Tickled Pink`. Plant type.--Herbaceous perennial. Plant:
Growth habit.--Dense compact and mounding. Height.--Approximately
34 cm on average when grown in a container, and approximately 46 cm
on average when grown in the ground. Spread.--Approximately 44 cm
on average when grown in a container, and approximately 46 cm on
average when grown in the ground. Branching.--Commonly
approximately 2 to 7 lateral stems arise from a mat of congested
basal stems. Branching angle.--Commonly approximately 35 degrees.
Lateral branches.--Length: Approximately 18 cm on average.
Diameter: Approximately 3 mm on average. Strength: Relatively
strong. Texture: With short pubescence. Color: Near Green Group
139C. Stem length.--Commonly approximately 23.5 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, and commonly near Orange-White Group 159D in coloration.
Foliage: Arrangement.--Opposite. Shape.--Obovate to elliptic.
Apex.--Obtuse. Base.--Acuminate. Length.--Commonly approximately
5.2 cm on average for lower leaves, and approximately 3.5 cm on
average for upper leaves. Width.--Commonly approximately 1.7 cm on
average for lower leaves and approximately 7 mm 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 137C.
Margins.--Entire and somewhat crenate. Venation.--Pinnate and near
Green Group 138B in coloration. Fragrance.--None noticeable.
Petiole.--Commonly approximately 1.5 cm in length on average,
approximately 1.5 mm in diameter on average, finely pubescent on
both surfaces, and near Green Group 143B in coloration.
Stipules.--Absent. Inflorescence: Reblooming.--With a good
propensity to rebloom following trimming. Type.--Single arranged in
upright racemes. Buds.--Elongated ovoid, approximately 4 mm in
length just before opening, approximately 1.5 mm in diameter, and
near Purple Group 77B in coloration. Quantity.--Free-flowering,
commonly 1 or up to 6 arranged in a whorl, and commonly
approximately 120 to 150 flowers per inflorescence.
Racemes.--Approximately 12 cm in length on average, and
approximately 2 cm in width on average. Corolla
diameter.--Approximately 5 mm. Corolla length.--Approximately 6 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 Purple Group 78C in coloration. Petal
lobes.--Approximately 4 mm in length on average, approximately 3 mm
in width on average, glabrous in texture on both surfaces, broadly
linear in configuration, entire margins, rounded apex, and near
Purple Group 77B on the upper surface and near Purple Group 77A on
the under surface. Longevity.--Flowers commonly last approximately
8 days on average on the plant. 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 on both surfaces. Sepal
color.--Near Green Group 137A on the upper and under surfaces.
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 70A. Filaments.--Commonly approximately 5 mm in
length on average, commonly less than 1 mm in diameter on average,
and near Purple Group 77A 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 Purple Group 77A.
Length.--Approximately 5 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. Fruit.--Length: Approximately 3 mm on average.
Diameter: Approximately 2.5 mm on average. Texture: Smooth. Color:
Commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A. 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 texture.--Smooth.
Seed color.--Greyed-Brown Group 199B. Fragrance.--None observed.
Flower longevity.--Approximately 8 days on the plant. Peduncle
length.--Approximately 2 cm on average. Peduncle
diameter.--Substantially round and approximately 1 mm on average.
Peduncle texture.--Finely pubsecent. Peduncle strength.--Relatively
strong. 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
strength.--Relatively strong. 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 `Novavermau` 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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