U.S. patent number PP26,634 [Application Number 13/999,887] was granted by the patent office on 2016-04-19 for pelargonium plant named `pacpemary`.
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 |
PP26,634 |
Geibel |
April 19, 2016 |
Pelargonium plant named `Pacpemary`
Abstract
A new and distinct Ivy Geranium plant named `Pacpemary`,
characterized by its uniformly mounded and cascading to trailing
plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely basal
branching habit; freely flowering habit; and large dark red
purple-colored semi-double flowers held above the foliar plane.
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: |
55700208 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/999,887 |
Filed: |
April 1, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/332 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/42 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/332 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Ivy Geranium plant named `Pacpemary` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Pelargonium peltatum.
Cultivar denomination: `PACPEMARY`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Ivy
Geranium plant, botanically known as Pelargonium peltatum, and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Pacpemary`.
The new Ivy Geranium 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 vigorous Ivy
Geranium plants with uniform plant habit and numerous semi-double
flowers.
The new Ivy Geranium plant originated from a cross-pollination made
by the Inventor in Dresden, Germany during the summer of 2007 of
two unnamed proprietary selections of Pelargonium peltatum, not
patented. The new Ivy Geranium 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 in June, 2008.
Asexual reproduction of the new Ivy Geranium plant by vegetative
terminal cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Dresden, Germany since December, 2008 has shown that the unique
features of this new Ivy Geranium plant are stable and reproduced
true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Ivy Geranium have not been observed under all
possible combinations of 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 `Pacpemary`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Pacpemary` as a new and
distinct Ivy Geranium plant: 1. Uniformly mounded and cascading to
trailing plant habit. 2. Moderately vigorous growth habit. 3.
Freely basal branching habit. 4. Freely flowering habit. 5. Large
dark red purple semi-double flowers held above the foliar
plane.
Plants of the new Ivy Geranium differ primarily from plants of the
parent selections in flower coloration. In addition, plants of the
new Ivy Geranium are more uniform than plants of the parent
selections.
Plants of the new Ivy Geranium can be compared to plants of the
Pelargonium peltatum `Pactommy`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
21,846. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Dresden, Germany,
plants of the new Ivy Geranium differed from plants of `Pactommy`
in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Ivy Geranium
were smaller than and not as vigorous as plants of `Pactommy`. 2.
Flowers of plants of the new Ivy Geranium had fewer petals and
petaloids than flowers of plants of `Pactommy`. 3. Plants of the
new Ivy Geranium and `Pactommy` differed slightly in flower color.
4. Plants of the new Ivy Geranium had shorter peduncles than plants
of `Pactommy`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall
appearance of the new Ivy Geranium 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 Ivy Geranium plant.
The photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical
flowering plant of `Pacpemary` 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 summer and autumn in a glass-covered greenhouse in
Dresden, Germany and under cultural practices typical of commercial
Ivy Geranium production. During the production of the plants, day
temperatures ranged from 18.degree. C. to 20.degree. C., night
temperatures averaged 18.degree. C. and light levels ranged from 15
kilolux to 100 kilolux. Plants were pinched two times and were
seven 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 peltatum `Pacpemary`. Parentage:
Female, or seed, parent.--Unnamed proprietary selection of
Pelargonium peltatum, not patented. Male or pollen parent.--Unnamed
proprietary selection of Pelargonium peltatum, not patented.
Propagation: Type.--By vegetative terminal cuttings. Time to
initiate roots, summer.--About 18 days at temperatures about
20.degree. C. Time to initiate roots, winter.--About 22 days at
temperatures about 20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young
plant, summer and winter.--About four weeks at temperatures about
20.degree. C. Root description.--Fine, fibrous. Rooting
habit.--Freely branching; dense. Plant description: Plant and
growth habit.--Uniformly mounded and cascading to trailing 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 35 cm. Plant height, to top of foliar plane.--About
30 cm. Plant width.--About 45 cm. Lateral branches.--Length: About
55 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Internode length: About 3 cm. Texture:
Slightly pubescent. Color: Close to 144A. Leaf description:
Arrangement.--Opposite; simple. Length.--About 3.5 cm.
Width.--About 6.3 cm. Shape.--Palmately lobed. Apex.--Rounded.
Base.--Cordate, closed. Margin.--Entire, lobed. Venation
pattern.--Palmate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Slightly
pubescent; leathery. Color.--Developing and fully expanded leaves,
upper surface: Close to 137A; venation, close to 144A. Developing
and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 137C; venation,
close to 144A. Zonation pattern: Intensity: Distinct. Location:
About 2 cm from margin. Width: About 1 cm. Color: Close to 200C.
Petioles.--Length: About 3.5 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Slightly rough. Color, upper and lower
surfaces: Close to 144A. Flower description: Flower arrangement and
flowering habit.--Semi-double flowers arranged in roughly
hemispherical umbels arising from apical leaf axils; umbels
displayed above the foliar plane on strong flexible peduncles;
flowers face upright to outwardly; freely flowering habit; about
six flowers per umbel. Fragrance.--None detected. Flowering
season.--Early flowering habit, plants begin flowering about four
months after planting; in the garden in Germany, flowering begins
in May and continues until frost. Flower longevity.--Flowers last
about six to ten days on the plant; umbels last about three to four
weeks on the plant; flowers persistent. Umbel height.--About 6 cm.
Umbel diameter.--About 9 cm. Flower diameter.--About 5 cm. Flower
depth (height).--About 2.5 cm. Flower buds.--Length: About 7 mm.
Diameter: About 4 mm. Shape: Spindle-shaped. Color: Close to 144A.
Petals.--Quantity per flower: About 13 in several whorls; petals
somewhat imbricate. Length: About 2.8 cm. Width: About 1.7 cm.
Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded. Base: Cuneate. Margin: Entire.
Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety;
undulate. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper surface:
Close to 61A; towards the base, close to 155D; venation, darker
than 59A; with development, color becoming closer to 61B. When
opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 64A to 64C;
towards the base, close to 155D; venation, close to 64B.
Petaloids.--Quantity per flower: About one or two. Length: About 1
cm to 2 cm. Width: About 4 mm to 8 mm. Shape: Irregular. Apex:
Rounded. Base: Cuneate. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety; crinkled. Color: When opening
and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 61B; towards the base,
close to 155D; venation, darker than 59A; with development, color
does not change. When opening and fully opened, lower surface:
Close to 64D; towards the base, close to 155D; venation, close to
64B. Sepals.--Quantity per flower: About six or seven arranged in a
single whorl. Length: About 1 cm. Width: About 3 mm. Shape:
Lanceolate. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Slightly pubescent. Color, upper and lower surfaces:
Close to 144A. Peduncles (umbel stems).--Length: About 10 cm.
Diameter: About 3 mm. Strength: Strong, flexible. Angle: Upright to
outwardly slanted. Texture: Slightly pubescent. Color: Close to
144A. Pedicels (individual flower stems).--Length: About 3 cm.
Diameter: About 2 mm. Strength: Strong; flexible. Texture:
Pubescent. Color: Close to 144A. Reproductive organs.--Androecium:
Stamen quantity per flower: About eight. Anther length: About 2 mm.
Anther shape: Tubular. Anther color: Close to 72A. Pollen amount:
Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 171A. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity
per flower: One. Pistil length: About 1.5 cm. Stigma shape: Five to
six-parted. Stigma color: Close to 187A. Style length: About 5 mm.
Style color: Close to 155D. Ovary color: Close to 147C. Seeds and
fruits: Seed and fruit development have not been observed on plants
of the new Ivy Geranium. Disease & pest resistance: Plants of
the new Ivy Geranium have not been observed to be resistant to
pathogens and pests common to Ivy Geranium plants. Temperature
tolerance: Plants of the new Ivy Geranium 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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