U.S. patent number PP29,212 [Application Number 14/999,305] was granted by the patent office on 2018-04-10 for rose plant named `rnf pink 01`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Kaneya Co., Ltd.. The grantee listed for this patent is Kaneya Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Hitoshi Nakashima.
United States Patent |
PP29,212 |
Nakashima |
April 10, 2018 |
Rose plant named `RNF PINK 01`
Abstract
A new and distinct rose plant having a strong fragrance and deep
pink-colored flowers.
Inventors: |
Nakashima; Hitoshi (Gifu,
JP) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Kaneya Co., Ltd. |
Chita, Aichi |
N/A |
JP |
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Assignee: |
Kaneya Co., Ltd. (Aichi,
JP)
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Family
ID: |
60089920 |
Appl.
No.: |
14/999,305 |
Filed: |
April 21, 2016 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
Identifier |
Publication Date |
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US 20170311497 P1 |
Oct 26, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/107 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/749 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/107 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith O
Attorney, Agent or Firm: The Webb Law Firm
Claims
I claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant, as is herein
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical classification: Rosa L.
Varietal denomination: `RNF Pink 01`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of rose
plant known by the varietal name `RNF Pink 01`. The new variety was
discovered in April of 2010 in Gifu, Japan. The new variety is the
result of a planned breeding program between a Rosa L. variety
named `Bridal Pink` (female parent, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,851) and
an unnamed and unpatented Rosa rugosa variety (male parent) from
the breeder's own collection. `RNF Pink 01` is similar to its
female parent in thorn shape and upright growth habit, but `RNF
Pink 01` has a deeper pink flower color, fewer thorns, and more
buds per stem that bloom like a bunch that differentiate it from
its female parent. Additionally, `RNF Pink 01` exhibits a similar
petal shape to its male parent, but differs from its male parent in
its actual fragrance and the fact that `RNF Pink 01` has an upright
growth habit versus its male parent's spreading growth habit. When
`RNF Pink 01` is compared to Rosa L. `Evera 186` (currently
unpatented in the U.S., Japanese Patent No. 20884), the varieties
are similar in that they both exhibit an upright growth habit and
double flowers, but `RNF Pink 01` has a slightly lighter pink
flower color and different petal shape than `Evera 186`. When
generally compared to other rose varieties known to the breeder,
the new variety differs in its strong fragrance, its type of
fragrance, and in flower color. `RNF Pink 01` has been trial and
field tested and has been found to retain its distinctive
characteristics and remain true to type through successive
propagations.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The accompanying photographic drawings taken from 3-4 years of age
illustrate the new variety, with the color being as nearly true as
is possible with color illustrations of this type:
FIG. 1 shows a close-up view of a flower of the new variety;
FIG. 2 shows a view of multiple plants of the new variety;
FIG. 3 shows a view of multiple plants of the new variety; and
FIG. 4 shows the leaves of the new variety.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT
The following detailed description sets forth the characteristics
of the new cultivar. The data which defines these characteristics
were collected by asexual reproductions first performed via stem
cuttings in May of 2011 carried out in Gifu, Japan. Plants of the
new variety were grown in a greenhouse under natural light in 15 cm
pots with peat moss substrate and with the assistance of heaters in
the winter. The color readings and measurements were taken indoors
in a greenhouse under natural light on one-year-old plants grown in
containers. Color references are primarily to The 2015 R.H.S.
Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London, Sixth
Edition.
PLANT
Time to initiate roots: About 21-28 days at approximately
25.degree. C. Time to develop roots: About 30-45 days at
approximately 25.degree. C. Time to produce a finished flowering
plant from a rooted cutting: About 5 months/20-22 weeks in a 15 cm
container. Rooting habit: Having a main root with lateral roots
emerging therefrom. Growth habit: Upright. Distance from media
surface to top of foliage: 30-35 cm at the end of production.
Distance from media surface to top of flowers: 35-40 cm. Plant
diameter: Around 25 cm. Vigor: Average. Strength (need for
artificial support): No artificial support needed. Branching
characteristics: Branching from bottom or lower level. Stem color:
Immature.--N57A. Mature.--135D. Surface texture: Young
wood.--Rough, with small thorns present. Older wood.--Smooth and
glossy. Average stem diameter: From 7 mm to 1 cm. Internode length:
Approximately 4 to 5 cm. Number of internodes: 6 to 7. Thorns:
Average number.--Main branches: 70 per plant. Stems: 12 per stem.
Length.--7 mm to 1 cm. Width.--Around 5 mm. Color.--Ivory/beige to
red (65A). Shape.--Acuminate. Foliage: Arrangement.--Alternate.
Average number of leaves per lateral branch.--5. Average number of
leaflets per leaf.--5. Overall size of leaf.--Length: 10 cm. Width:
5 cm. Leaflet.--Shape of leaf (generally): Ovate. Shape of apex:
Acute. Shape of base: Obtuse. Length range: 5-7 cm. Width range:
3-5 cm. Texture: Moist and wet, with weak glossiness on the upper
surface. Margin type: Serrate. Color: Young leaves: Upper surface:
141C, with a 60B edge. Lower surface: 144C, with a 60B edge. Mature
leaves: Upper surface: 132A. Lower surface: 135D. Veins: Venation
type: Pinnate. Color: 135D. Petiole.--Length: 2-3 mm. Diameter: 1-2
mm. Color: 135C. Texture: Rough. Stipule.--None present.
INFLORESCENCE
Buds: Number of buds per plant.--10. Number of buds per flowering
stem.--2. Shape of individual bud.--Napiform. Length of individual
bud.--1.5-2 cm. Width of individual bud.--8 mm to 1 cm. Bud
color.--143C. Natural flowering season at specified location: End
of April to May in Gifu, Japan. Average number of flowers per year
at specified location: 10 to 15. Flowering habit: Continuous and
freely flowering. Flower description: 2 or more flowers and bloom
like a bunch. Lastingness of an individual flower on the plant: 10
days to 2 weeks. Lastingness of a cut flower: 1 week. Flower:
General appearance.--Double flowering rose. Shape.--Round and
mounded. Diameter.--8-10 cm. Height.--3-4 cm. Petals: Color.--Upper
surface (when opening): 67C. Lower surface (when opening): 67C,
with a bit of 49D. Upper and lower surfaces (fully opened): 67C.
Shape.--Rounded. Length.--4-5 cm. Width.--5-6 cm. Apex
shape.--Round with a wide lip. Base shape.--Round and narrow.
Margin.--Entire. Number per flower.--25-35. Texture.--Soft. Reflex
characteristics.--None. Presence of basal petal spots.--None.
Petaloid description.--Lightly fringed with semi-double flowering.
Sepals: Color.--Upper and lower surfaces (when opening): 143B.
Upper and lower surfaces (fully opened): NN137A. Shape.--Sharp.
Length.--2-3 cm. Width.--8 mm to 1 cm. Apex shape.--Pointed. Base
shape.--Wide. Margin.--Entire and tight, when closed. Number per
flower.--4-5. Texture.--Rough. Pedicel: Length.--3-5 cm.
Diameter.--3 mm. Texture.--Soft and smooth. Strength.--Strong.
Color.--141D. Peduncle color: 141D. Receptacle: Texture.--Hard and
fluffy. Shape.--Semicircle. Height.--5-7 mm. Width.--5-7 mm.
Color.--157A. Fragrance: Strong. Disease/pest resistance: Average
resistance to powdery mildew of the Erysiphaceae family. Winter
temperature tolerance: Blooming at 1.degree. C. in winter. With
only roots, -15.about.-18.degree. C. Hot temperature tolerance:
40.degree. C. Drought tolerance: Average. Reproductive organs:
Stamens: Number (per flower).--50. Filament.--Length: 7-10 mm.
Color: 157C. Anthers.--Shape: Like a match stick. Length: 2-3 mm.
Color: 183B. Pollen.--Color: 12D. Amount (generally): Less than
average. Pistils: Number.--50. Length.--1-2 mm. Style.--Length:
Average. Color: 157C. Stigma.--Shape: Funnel. Color: 157C. Size: 1
mm. Ovaries.--Length: 3 mm. Width: 0.5 mm. Color: 157B.
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