U.S. patent number PP27,973 [Application Number 14/998,341] was granted by the patent office on 2017-05-02 for lobelia plant named `sunlobericoho`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Suntory Flowers Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is SUNTORY FLOWERS LIMITED. Invention is credited to Kiyoshi Miyazaki.
United States Patent |
PP27,973 |
Miyazaki |
May 2, 2017 |
Lobelia plant named `Sunlobericoho`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Lobelia plant named
`Sunlobericoho`, characterized by its compact and mounding plant
habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and
bushy plant form; freely flowering habit; long flowering period;
large white-colored flowers; relative tolerance to high
temperatures and good garden performance.
Inventors: |
Miyazaki; Kiyoshi (Shiga,
JP) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
SUNTORY FLOWERS LIMITED |
Tokyo |
N/A |
JP |
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Assignee: |
Suntory Flowers Limited (Tokyo,
JP)
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Family
ID: |
58629330 |
Appl.
No.: |
14/998,341 |
Filed: |
January 4, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/451 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/451 |
Primary Examiner: Bell; Kent L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Lobelia plant named `Sunlobericoho` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Lobelia erinus.
Cultivar denomination: `SUNLOBERICOHO`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Lobelia plant, botanically known as Lobelia erinus and hereinafter
referred to by the name `Sunlobericoho`.
The new Lobelia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan. The
objective of the breeding program is to create new compact and
vigorous Lobelia plants with large attractive flowers and good
garden performance.
The new Lobelia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in May, 2012 of a proprietary selection of Lobelia
erinus identified as code number 11Lob-2b, not patented, as the
female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Lobelia
erinus identified as code number 11Lob-10-6, not patented, as the
male, or pollen, parent. The new Lobelia plant was discovered and
selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the
progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse
environment in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in May, 2013.
Asexual reproduction of the Lobelia plant by vegetative cuttings in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan since May, 2013 has shown that the unique
features of this new Lobelia plant are stable and reproduced true
to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Lobelia 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 `Sunlobericoho`.
These characteristics in combination distinguish `Sunlobericoho` as
a new and distinct Lobelia plant: 1. Compact and mounding plant
habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit; dense
and bushy plant form. 4. Freely flowering habit. 5. Long flowering
period. 6. Large white-colored flowers. 7. Relatively tolerant to
high temperatures. 8. Good garden performance.
Plants of the new Lobelia differ primarily from plants of the
female parent selection in plant habit as plants of the new Lobelia
are taller than plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new Lobelia differ primarily from plants of the male
parent selection in flower color as plants of the male parent
selection have blue and white-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Lobelia can be compared to plants of Lobelia
erinus `Sunlobecoho`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,205. In
side-by-side comparisons conducted in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan,
plants of the new Lobelia differed from plants of `Sunlobecoho` in
the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Lobelia had
longer internodes than plants of `Sunlobecoho`. 2. Plants of the
new Lobelia had larger flowers than plants of `Sunlobecoho`. 3.
Plants of the new Lobelia had whiter flowers than plants of
`Sunlobecoho`. 4. Plants of the new Lobelia were more high
temperature tolerant than plants of `Sunlobecoho`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Lobelia 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 actual colors of the new Lobelia plant.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective
view of a typical flowering plant of `Sunlobericoho` grown in a
container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of a
typical flowering plant of `Sunlobericoho`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and following
description were grown in 15-cm containers during the spring and
early summer in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan and
under cultural practices typical of commercial Lobelia production.
During the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged
23.degree. C. and night temperatures averaged 13.degree. C. Plants
were four months old when the photographs and 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: Lobelia erinus `Sunlobericoho`.
Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of
Lobelia erinus identified as code number 11Lob-2b, not patented.
Male, or pollen, parent.--Proprietary selection of Lobelia erinus
identified as code number 11Lob-10-6, not patented. Propagation:
Type cutting.--Vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer
and winter.--About one week at temperatures about 15.degree. C. to
20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer and
winter.--About three weeks at temperatures about 15.degree. C. to
20.degree. C. Root description.--Fibrous; typically white in color,
actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate composition,
water quality, fertilizer type and formulation, substrate
temperature and physiological age of roots. Rooting habit.--Freely
branching; relatively dense. Plant description: Plant and growth
habit.--Compact and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit
with lateral branches developing at potentially every node; dense
and bushy plant habit; vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About
24 cm. Plant width.--About 43 cm. Lateral branch
description.--Length: About 15 cm to 17 cm. Diameter: About 1.3 mm
to 1.5 mm. Internode length: About 2.1 cm. Strength: Strong,
flexible. Aspect: Outwardly spreading. Texture: Smooth, glabrous.
Color: Close to 143A. Leaf description: Arrangement.--Alternate,
simple; sessile. Length.--About 2.8 cm. Width.--About 4 mm.
Shape.--Broadly lanceolate. Apex.--Obtuse. Base.--Cuneate.
Margin.--Shallowly serrate. Texture and luster, upper and lower
surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous; matte. Venation pattern.--Pinnate.
Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 138A. Developing
leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B. Fully expanded leaves, upper
surface: Close to 137A; venation, close to 137B. Fully expanded
leaves, lower surface: Close to 138A; venation, close to 138B.
Flower description: Flower arrangement, habit and shape.--Flowers
typically arranged in terminal and lateral racemes; flowers face
mostly outwardly to slanting downward; freely flowering habit with
about seven flowers per inflorescence and about 440 flowers
developing per plant; flowers bilabiate with two upper petals and
three larger lower petals. Fragrance.--None detected. Natural
flowering season.--In Japan, plants of the new Lobelia flower
continuously from May until October; early flowering habit, plants
begin flowering about three to four weeks after planting. Flower
longevity on the plant.--Longevity of individual flowers is highly
dependent on temperature, flowers typically last about 10 to 14
days on the plant; flowers persistent. Inflorescence length.--About
15 cm. Inflorescence diameter.--About 7.1 cm. Flower length.--About
1.6 cm. Flower diameter.--About 1.8 cm. Flower depth.--About 1.7
cm. Flower tube length.--About 7.9 mm. Flower tube diameter,
mid-section.--About 2.9 mm. Flower tube diameter, base.--About 2.4
mm. Flower throat diameter.--About 3.6 mm. Flower buds.--Length:
About 1.2 cm. Diameter: About 4.6 mm. Shape: Club-shaped. Color:
Close to 2D. Petals.--Arrangement: Single whorl of five petals
fused towards the base; two upper petals and three larger lower
petals. Upper petals: Length, beyond throat: About 6 mm. Width:
About 2.7 mm. Shape: Elliptic. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture
and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte.
Lower petals: Length, central petal, beyond throat: About 9.8 mm.
Length, lateral petals, beyond throat: About 8.3 mm. Width, central
petal, beyond throat: About 5.9 mm. Width, lateral petals, beyond
throat: About 6.4 mm. Shape, central and lateral petals: Obovate.
Apex, central petal: Rounded. Apex, lateral petals: Cuspidate.
Margin, central and lateral petals: Entire. Texture and luster,
central and lateral petals, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous; matte. Color, upper and lower petals: When opening, upper
surface: Close to NN155A. When opening, lower surface: Close to
155A. Fully opened, upper and lower surfaces: Close to NN155D;
color does not change with development. Fully opened, lower
surface: Close to 94D; color does not change with development.
Color, throat: Close to NN155D; nectar guides, close to 144D.
Color, tube: Close to NN155D. Sepals.--Arrangement: Single whorl of
five sepals, fused at the base; star-shaped calyx. Length: About
5.9 mm. Width: About 1.6 mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute.
Margin: Entire. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces:
Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to
138A. Pedicels.--Length: About 2 cm. Diameter: About 0.4 mm.
Strength: Strong, flexible. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close
to 144A. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity per flower: Five.
Filament length: About 4.6 mm. Filament color: Close to NN155C.
Anther size: About 0.5 mm by 1.9 mm. Anther shape: Elliptic. Anther
color: Close to 84A. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close
to 4D. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 9.4
mm. Stigma shape: Globose. Stigma color: Close to 86B. Style color:
Close to 144D. Ovary color: Close to 144A. Fruits and seeds.--Fruit
and seed development have not been observed on plants of the new
Lobelia. Disease & pest resistance: Plants of the new Lobelia
have not been noted to be resistant to pathogens and pests common
to Lobelia plants. Garden performance: Plants of the new Lobelia
have been observed to have good garden performance and to tolerate
wind, rain and temperatures ranging from about 5.degree. C. to
about 35.degree. C.
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