U.S. patent number PP28,684 [Application Number 14/756,925] was granted by the patent office on 2017-11-21 for begonia plant named `bkpbeefr`.
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 |
PP28,684 |
Beekenkamp |
November 21, 2017 |
Begonia plant named `BKPBEEFR`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named `BKPBEEFR`,
characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounded
plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored
leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; and double flowers with
tepals and tepaloids that are bright pink in color with slightly
fringed margins.
Inventors: |
Beekenkamp; Annie Cornelia
(Maasdijk, NL) |
Applicant: |
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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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Appl.
No.: |
14/756,925 |
Filed: |
October 30, 2015 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
Identifier |
Publication Date |
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US 20170127594 P1 |
May 4, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/348 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20060101) |
Field of
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;PLT/348 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named `BKPBEEFR` as illustrated
and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Begonia.times.hiemalis.
Cultivar denomination: `BKPBEEFR`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia.times.hiemalis,
commercially referred to as Elatior Begonia and hereinafter
referred to by the name `BKPBEEFR`.
The new Begonia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Maasdijk, The Netherlands. The
objective of the breeding program was to develop new freely
branching and freely flowering Begonia plants with attractive
double flowers.
The new Begonia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in September, 2011 of a proprietary selection of
Begonia.times.hiemalis identified as code number 6500161, not
patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary
selection of Begonia.times.hiemalis identified as code number
6500604, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new
Begonia plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a
single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated
cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Maasdijk, The Netherlands in April, 2012.
Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia plant by vegetative tip
cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Maasdijk, The
Netherlands since August, 2012 has shown that the unique features
of this new Begonia plant are stable and reproduced true to type in
successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Begonia 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 `BKPBEEFR`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `BKPBEEFR` as a new and
distinct Begonia plant: 1. Upright to outwardly spreading and
mounded plant habit. 2. Freely basal branching habit. 3. Dark
green-colored leaves. 4. Uniform and freely flowering habit. 5.
Double flowers with tepals and tepaloids that are bright pink in
color with slightly fringed margins.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the female
parent selection. Plants of the new Begonia differ primarily from
plants of the female parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Begonia have double flowers
whereas plants of the female parent selection have single flowers.
2. Flower tepals and tepaloids of plants of the new Begonia are
bright pink in color whereas flower tepals of plants of the female
parent selection are salmon in color.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Begonia differ primarily from
plants of the male parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Begonia have darker
green-colored leaves than plants of the male parent selection. 2.
Plants of the new Begonia have larger flowers than plants of the
male parent selection. 3. Flower tepals and tepaloids of plants of
the new Begonia are bright pink in color whereas flower tepals and
tepaloids of plants of the male parent selection are pale pink in
color.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the
Begonia.times.hiemalis `Berseko`, not patented. In side-by-side
comparisons conducted in Maasdijk, The Netherlands, plants of the
new Begonia differ from plants of `Berseko` in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Begonia are bushier than and
not as compact as plants of `Berseko`. 2. Tepals and tepaloids of
plants of the new Begonia are more fringed than tepals and
tepaloids of plants of `Berseko`.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the
Begonia.times.hiemalis `Elektra Pink`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat.
No. 18,967. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Maasdijk, The
Netherlands, plants of the new Begonia differ from plants of
`Elektra Pink` in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the
new Begonia are bushier than and not as compact as plants of
`Elektra Pink`. 2. Tepals and tepaloids of plants of the new
Begonia are less fringed than tepals and tepaloids of plants of
`Elektra Pink`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Begonia 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 Begonia plant.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view
of a typical flowering plant of `BKPBEEFR` grown in a
container.
The photograph on the second sheet are close-up views of upper and
lower surfaces of typical flowers and leaves of `BKPBEEFR` and at
the left center of the photograph is a close-up view of typical
flower buds with pedicels.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and following
observations and measurements were grown in 12-cm containers during
the winter in a glass-covered greenhouse in Maasdijk, The
Netherlands. During the production of the plants, day temperatures
ranged from 19.degree. to 20.degree. C., night temperatures ranged
from 18.degree. to 19.degree. C. and light levels averaged 6,000
lux. Plants were eleven weeks old when the photographs and the
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:
Begonia.times.hiemalis `BKPBEEFR`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Begonia.times.hiemalis identified
as code number 6500161, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Begonia.times.hiemalis identified
as code number 6500604, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By
vegetative tip cuttings. Time to initiate roots.--About 20 days at
temperatures about 25.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young
plant.--About 35 to 36 days at temperatures about 21.degree. C. to
23.degree. C. Root description.--Medium in thickness, fibrous;
typically light brown 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; plants of the new Begonia have not been observed to form
tubers. Rooting habit.--Moderate freely branching; medium density.
Plant description: Plant and growth habit.--Upright to outwardly
spreading and mounded plant habit; plant shape roughly flattened
globular; freely basal branching with about six basal branches
developing per plant; moderately vigorous growth habit; moderate
growth rate. Plant height.--About 22 cm. Plant width.--About 29.2
cm. Lateral branch description.--Length: About 7.9 cm. Diameter:
About 9 mm. Internode length: About 1.6 cm. Strength: Moderately
strong. Aspect: About 40.degree. from the vertical. Texture:
Pubescent. Luster: Glossy. Color, developing: Close to 144A. Color,
fully developed: Close to between 144A and 146D. Leaf
description.--Arrangement: Alternate, simple. Length: About 13 cm.
Width: About 10.6 cm. Shape: Broadly ovate. Apex: Acute. Base:
Unequal, hastate, slightly to moderately imbricate. Margin:
Bi-serrate. Texture, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; velvety.
Texture, lower surface: Sparsely pubescent along veins. Luster,
upper surface: Moderately glossy. Luster, lower surface: Slightly
glossy. Venation pattern: Laciniate. Color: Developing leaves,
upper surface: Close to between 147A and N199A. Developing leaves,
lower surface: Close to 177A. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface:
Darker than close to N189A; venation, close to 146A to 146B. Fully
expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 182A to 182B; venation,
close to 146B to 146C. Petioles: Length: About 5.4 cm. Diameter:
About 6 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Luster,
upper and lower surfaces: Glossy. Color, upper surface: Close to
152A; distally, close to 183A. Color, lower surface: Close to 152A.
Stipules: Quantity per leaf: Two. Length: About 9 mm. Width: About
9 mm. Shape: Broadly ovate. Apex: Obtuse. Base: Broadly cuneate.
Margins: Entire. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 145A and
145B. Flower description: Flowering habit.--Double rotate flowers
arranged in axillary compound cymes; freely flowering habit with
about three to four flowers per cyme and about 75 flowers
developing per plant; flowers face upright to outwardly; most
flowers are sterile male flowers and occasionally single female
flowers develop. Fragrance.--None detected. Natural flowering
season.--Plants begin flowering about 65 days after planting; long
flowering period, plants flower freely and continuously from spring
into the autumn in The Netherlands. Postproduction
longevity.--Individual flowers last about ten days on the plant;
flowers not persistent; plants maintain good substance for about 20
to 30 days in an interior environment. Inflorescence height.--About
18.4 cm. Inflorescence diameter.--About 9.7 cm. Flower
buds.--Length: About 2.4 cm. Diameter: About 1 cm to 2.5 cm. Shape:
Broadly obovate to flabellate; flattened. Color: Close to between
53D and 181C; towards the base, close to 174A. Male
flowers.--Diameter: About 6.7 cm. Depth: About 2.9 cm. Tepals:
Quantity per flower and arrangement: Two, opposite. Length: About
3.5 cm. Width: About 3.9 cm. Shape: Broadly obovate to nearly
orbicular. Apex: Obtuse to rounded. Margin: Irregularly finely
serrate. Texture, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; moderately
velvety. Texture, lower surface: Smooth, glabrous; slightly
velvety. Luster, upper surface: Matte. Luster, lower surface:
Moderately glossy. Color: When opening, upper surface: Close to
63C; towards the base, close to 62D; towards the margins, tinged
with close to 63B. When opening, lower surface: Close to 62A to
62B. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 63C; towards the base,
close to 62D; towards the margins, tinged with close to 63B; color
does not fade with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close
to 181C; towards the margins, close to 185A to 185C; color does not
fade with development. Tepaloids: Quantity per flower and
arrangement: About 40 in multiple whorls. Length: About 1.9 cm to
3.3 cm. Width: About 1.2 cm to 3.7 cm. Shape: Obcordate. Apex:
Rounded. Margin: Dentate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces:
Smooth, glabrous; moderately velvety. Luster, upper and lower
surfaces: Matte. Color: When opening, upper and lower surfaces:
Close to 62A; towards the margins, close to 63B. Fully opened,
upper and lower surfaces: Close to 62C; towards the margins, close
to 62A; color does not fade with development. Female
flowers.--Diameter: About 5 cm. Depth: About 1.8 cm. Tepals:
Quantity per flower and arrangement: Six, arranged in a single
whorl. Length: About 2.3 cm. Width: About 2.6 cm. Shape: Broadly
obovate to nearly orbicular. Apex: Obtuse to rounded. Margin:
Entire. Texture, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; moderately
velvety. Texture, lower surface: Smooth, glabrous; slightly
velvety. Luster, upper surface: Matte. Luster, lower surface:
Moderately glossy. Color: When opening, upper surface: Close to
62B; towards the margins, close to 63B. When opening, lower
surface: Close to 181 C. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 62A;
color does not fade with development. Fully opened, lower surface:
Close to 181D; color does not fade with development. Tepaloids:
None observed on female flowers. Peduncles, male and female
flowers.--Length: About 9.1 cm. Diameter: About 5.5 mm. Angle:
About 45.degree. from lateral branch axis. Strength: Moderately
strong; flexible and bending with the weight of the flowers.
Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Luster: Moderately glossy. Color:
Close to 144A. Pedicels, male and female flowers.--Length: About
3.4 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Angle: About 20.degree. to 45.degree.
from the peduncle axis. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible,
bending with the weight of the flowers. Texture: Smooth, glabrous.
Luster: Moderately glossy. Color: Close to 176A. Flower
bracts.--Quantity per flower: Two. Length: About 1.4 cm. Width:
About 1.9 cm. Shape: Orbicular to reniform. Margin: Entire.
Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; moderately
velvety. Luster, upper and lower surfaces: Moderately glossy.
Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A; towards the
margins, close to 185A. Reproductive organs.--Androecium: All
stamens transformed into tepaloids on male flowers. Gynoecium:
Present only on female flowers. Quantity per flower: Six, fused in
pairs. Pistil length: About 7 mm. Stigma shape: Spiral. Stigma
color: Close to 9A. Style length: About 5.5 mm. Style color: Close
to 145B to 145C. Ovary color: Close to 146C strongly tinged with
close to 178A to 178B. Seeds and fruits: Seed and fruit development
have not been observed on plants of the new Begonia. Disease &
pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests common to
Begonia plants has not been observed on plants of the new Begonia.
Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Begonia have been observed
to tolerate high temperatures of about 35.degree. C. and to be
hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 10.
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