U.S. patent number PP28,914 [Application Number 14/999,407] was granted by the patent office on 2018-01-30 for dahlia plant named `bkdamge`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Beekenkamp Plants B.V.. The grantee listed for this patent is Annie Cornelia Beekenkamp. Invention is credited to Annie Cornelia Beekenkamp.
United States Patent |
PP28,914 |
Beekenkamp |
January 30, 2018 |
Dahlia plant named `BKDAMGE`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named `BKDAMGE`,
characterized by its broadly upright plant habit; freely basal
branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; medium-sized dark
green-colored leaves; and large semi-double inflorescences with
bright yellow and red bi-colored ray florets.
Inventors: |
Beekenkamp; Annie Cornelia
(Maasdijk, NL) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
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Beekenkamp; Annie Cornelia |
Maasdijk |
N/A |
NL |
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Assignee: |
Beekenkamp Plants B.V.
(Maasdijk, NL)
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Family
ID: |
60243109 |
Appl.
No.: |
14/999,407 |
Filed: |
May 3, 2016 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
Identifier |
Publication Date |
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US 20170325381 P1 |
Nov 9, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/321 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/321 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Dahlia plant named `BKDAMGE` as illustrated
and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Dahlia hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `BKDAMGE`.
CROSS-REFERENCED TO CLOSELY-RELATED APPLICATIONS
Title: Dahlia Plant Named `BKDAMYL`Applicant: Annie Cornelia
Beekenkamp Filed: Concurrently with the instant application
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Dahlia plant, botanically known as Dahlia hybrida and hereinafter
referred to by the name `BKDAMGE`.
The new Dahlia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Maasdijk, The Netherlands. The
objective of the breeding program is to create new sturdy container
Dahlia plants that have a freely basal branching habit, and large
inflorescences with attractive ray floret coloration.
The new Dahlia plant originated from an open-pollination in
September, 2011 in Maasdijk, The Netherlands of a proprietary
selection of Dahlia hybrida identified as code number 4002035, not
patented, as the female, or seed, parent with an unknown selection
of Dahlia hybrida as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Dahlia
plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single
flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated
open-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Maasdijk, The Netherlands in May, 2012.
Asexual reproduction of the new Dahlia plant by terminal cuttings
in a controlled greenhouse environment in Maasdijk, The Netherlands
since October, 2012 has shown that the unique features of this new
Dahlia plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive
generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Dahlia have not been observed under all possible
combinations of environmental conditions and cultural conditions.
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 `BKDAMGE`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `BKDAMGE` as a new and
distinct Dahlia plant: 1. Broadly upright plant habit. 2. Freely
basal branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit. 3.
Medium-sized dark green-colored leaves. 4. Large semi-double
inflorescences with bright yellow and red bi-colored ray
florets.
Plants of the new Dahlia differ primarily from plants of the female
parent selection in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the
new Dahlia are more freely branching than plants of the female
parent selection. 2. Plants of the new Dahlia and the female parent
selection differ in ray floret color as plants of the female parent
selection have solid yellow-colored ray florets.
Plants of the new Dahlia can be compared to plants of Dahlia
hybrida `BKDAMYL`, disclosed in U.S. Plant patent application Ser.
No. 14/999,410. Plants of the new Dahlia differ primarily from
plants of `BKDAMYL` in ray floret color as plants of `BKDAMYL` have
bright yellow-colored ray florets.
Plants of the new Dahlia can be compared to plants of Dahlia
hybrida `Fidahcali`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,253. In
side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Dahlia differ from
plants of `Fidahcali` in the following characteristics: 1. Plants
of the new Dahlia have darker green-colored leaves than plants of
`Fidahcali`. 2. Plants of the new Dahlia have larger inflorescences
than plants of `Fidahcali`. 3. Plants of the new Dahlia and
`Fidahcali` differ in ray floret color as plants of `Fidahcali`
have light yellow and red bi-colored ray florets.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of
the new Dahlia 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
colors of the new Dahlia plant.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view
of a typical flowering plant of `BKDAMGE` grown in a container.
The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of a typical
inflorescence of `BKDAMGE`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and the following observations and
measurements describe plants grown during the winter in 12-cm
containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Maasdijk, The
Netherlands and under cultural practices typical of commercial
Dahlia production. During the production of the plants, day and
night temperatures ranged from 17.degree. C. to 19.degree. C.
Plants were pinched one time and were nine weeks old when the
photographs and description were taken. To induce inflorescence
initiation and development, plants were grown under short
nyctoperiod (long day) conditions. In the following description,
color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour
Chart, 2015 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary
dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Dahlia
hybrida `BKDAMGE`. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary
selection of Dahlia hybrida identified as code number 4002035, not
patented. Male, or pollen, parent.--Unknown selection of Dahlia
hybrida, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By terminal cuttings.
Time to initiate roots, summer.--About 16 days at temperatures
ranging from 18.degree. C. to 21.degree. C. Time to initiate roots,
winter.--About 19 days at temperatures ranging from 19.degree. C.
to 21.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant,
summer.--About 21 days at temperatures ranging from 18.degree. C.
to 21.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant,
winter.--About 23 days at temperatures ranging from 19.degree. C.
to 21.degree. C. Root description.--Medium in thickness, fibrous;
typically creamy white to light brown in color, actual color of the
roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality,
fertilizers, substrate temperature and physiological age of roots;
tuber development has not been observed on plants of the new
Dahlia. Rooting habit.--Moderately freely branching; medium
density. Plant description: Plant and growth habit.--Broadly
upright and mounding plant form; overall plant shape, flattened
globular; freely basal branching habit with about five primary
branches developing per plant; inflorescences held above the foliar
plane on strong peduncles; bushy and dense growth habit; pinching
is not required but will improve branching habit; moderately
vigorous growth habit. Plant height, soil level to top of foliar
plane.--About 15.1 cm. Plant height, soil level to top of floral
plane.--About 20.9 cm. Plant diameter or spread.--About 25.4 cm.
Lateral branches.--Length: About 9.9 cm. Diameter: About 6 mm.
Internode length: About 2.1 cm. Aspect: Primary branches are mostly
erect; secondary branches, about 35.degree. from primary branch
axis. Strength: Moderately strong. Texture and luster: Smooth,
glabrous; glossy. Color, developing and developed: Close to 144A
and 146A. Leaf & leaflet description: Arrangement.--Leaves
opposite and simple or compound with three leaflets. Length, simple
leaves.--About 9.3 cm. Length, compound leaves.--About 10.1 cm.
Length, terminal leaflets.--About 8.2 cm. Width, simple
leaves.--About 6.4 cm. Width, compound leaves.--About 10.1 cm.
Width, terminal leaflets.--About 5.1 cm. Shape, simple
leaves.--Ovate. Shape, compound leaves in overall outline.--Broadly
ovate. Shape, leaflets.--Ovate. Apex, leaflets.--Acute to slightly
apiculate. Base, leaflets.--Attenuate. Margin, leaflets.--Coarsely
serrate to dentate. Venation pattern, leaflets.--Pinnate. Texture
and luster, upper surface, leaflets.--Slightly rugose, glabrous
except for pubescence along the main vein; slightly velvety;
slightly glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface,
leaflets.--Smooth, glabrous; slightly glossy. Color.--Developing
leaflets, upper surface: Close to NN137B. Developing leaflets,
lower surface: Close to 147B. Fully expanded leaflets, upper
surface: Close to darker than between NN137A and 147A; venation,
close to 191A. Fully expanded leaflets, lower surface: Close to
146A tinged with close to between 183A and 200B; venation, close to
146A to 146B. Petioles.--Length, simple leaves: About 3.9 cm.
Length, compound leaves: About 4.7 cm. Width: About 4 mm. Height:
About 3 mm. Strength: Moderately strong to strong. Texture and
luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color,
upper surface: Close to 146A tinged with close to between 183A and
200B. Color, lower surface: Close to 146A. Inflorescence
description: Appearance and arrangement.--Semi-double inflorescence
form with ray and disc florets forming acropetally on a receptacle;
inflorescences positioned above and beyond the foliar plane on
strong peduncles; inflorescences face mostly upright to slightly
outwardly; freely flowering habit with about 34 inflorescences
developing per plant. Fragrance.--None detected. Flowering response
and flowering period.--Early flowering habit, plants begin
flowering about 61 days after planting; plants flower continuously
during the autumn into the winter in The Netherlands.
Post-production longevity.--Inflorescences maintain good substance
for about ten days on the plant; inflorescences persistent.
Inflorescence buds.--Height: About 8 mm. Diameter: About 1.2 cm.
Shape: Flattened globular. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous;
glossy. Color: Close to 144A; towards the base, close to 141A.
Inflorescence size.--Diameter: About 7.9 cm. Depth (height): About
4.7 cm. Disc diameter: About 1.8 cm. Receptacles.--Height: About
1.5 mm. Diameter: About 8 mm. Shape: Flattened globular. Color:
Close to 145A. Ray florets.--Quantity per inflorescence and
arrangement: About 45 arranged in about three whorls. Length: About
3.5 cm. Width: About 2.1 cm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Obtuse. Base:
Acute. Margin: Entire. Aspect: Upright to roughly horizontal and
eventually downward; moderately concave. Texture and luster, upper
and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety; matte. Color: When
opening, upper surface: Close to 6A and towards the base, close to
28B. When opening, lower surface: Close to 6C and towards the base,
slightly tinged with close to 24B. Fully opened, upper surface:
Close to 7A and towards the base, close to 42A; venation, same as
lamina, close to 7A and towards the base, close to 42A; colors do
not change with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to
6C and towards the base, slightly tinged with close to 25C;
venation, close to 22B to 22C; colors do not change with
development. Disc florets.--Quantity per inflorescence and
arrangement: About 60 massed at the center of the inflorescence in
about five spiral whorls. Length: About 1.5 cm. Diameter: About 4
mm. Shape: Tubular, elongated; apices, acute. Texture and luster,
inner and outer surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color, when
opening, inner and outer surfaces: Apex and mid-section: Close to
13A. Base: Close to 151D. Color, fully opened, inner and outer
surfaces: Apex and mid-section: Close to 13A. Base: Close to 151D.
Phyllaries.--Quantity per inflorescence and arrangement: About six
arranged in about two whorls. Length: About 1 cm. Width: About 6
mm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Bluntly acute. Base: Cuneate. Margin:
Entire. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous; moderately glossy. Color, upper surface: Close to 137B;
venation, close to NN137A. Color, lower surface: Slightly darker
than 143A; venation, close to NN137A. Peduncles.--Length, terminal
peduncle: About 8.4 cm. Diameter, terminal peduncle: About 2.5 mm.
Strength: Strong. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; moderately
glossy. Color: Close to 146B to 146C tinged with close to between
177A and 200C. Reproductive organs.--Androecium, present on disc
florets only: Quantity per floret: About five. Filament length:
About 2 mm. Filament color: Close to 150C. Anther shape: Narrowly
oblong. Anther length: About 4 mm. Anther color: Close to 17C to
17D. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color: Close to 23A.
Gynoecium, present on disc florets only: Quantity per floret: One.
Pistil length: About 9 mm. Style length: About 5 mm. Style color:
Close to 150C. Stigma diameter: About 2 mm. Stigma shape: Cleft,
decurrent. Stigma color: Close to 17A. Ovary color: Close to 145D.
Seeds and fruits: Seed and fruit development have not been observed
on plants of the new Dahlia. Disease & pest resistance: Plants
of the new Dahlia have not been observed to be resistant to
pathogens and pests common to Dahlia plants. Temperature tolerance:
Plants of the new Dahlia have been observed to tolerate high
temperatures of about 35.degree. C. and to be suitable for USDA
Hardiness Zones 9 to 11.
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