U.S. patent number PP30,199 [Application Number 15/732,854] was granted by the patent office on 2019-02-12 for calibrachoa plant named `balcabightlu`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Ball Horticultural Company. The grantee listed for this patent is Ball Horticultural Company. Invention is credited to Jason Jandrew, Phuong N. Nguyen.
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United States Patent |
PP30,199 |
Jandrew , et al. |
February 12, 2019 |
Calibrachoa plant named `Balcabightlu`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named
`Balcabightlu`, characterized by its dark purple-violet colored
flowers colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and
moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is
disclosed.
Inventors: |
Jandrew; Jason (Nipomo, CA),
Nguyen; Phuong N. (Thousand Oaks, CA) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Ball Horticultural Company |
West Chicago |
IL |
US |
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Assignee: |
Ball Horticultural Company
(West Chicago, IL)
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Family
ID: |
65242277 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/732,854 |
Filed: |
January 5, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/413 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/821 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/413 |
Primary Examiner: Para; Annette H
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Charles; Audrey
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named
`Balcabightlu`, substantially as herein illustrated and described.
Description
Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed: Calibrachoa x
hybrida.
Variety denomination: `Balcabightlu`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Calibrachoa plant botanically known as Calibrachoa x hybrida and
hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name `Balcabightlu`.
The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in
Guadalupe, Calif. during October 2014. The objective of the
breeding program was the development of Calibrachoa cultivars with
attractive flower coloration, and a moderately vigorous,
mounded-trailing growth habit.
The new Calibrachoa cultivar is the result of cross-pollination.
The female (seed) parent of the new cultivar is the proprietary
Calibrachoa x hybrida breeding selection coded 14-591-(3).2, not
patented, characterized by its medium purple-violet colored
flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous,
mounded growth habit. The male (pollen) parent of the new cultivar
is the proprietary Calibrachoa x hybrida breeding selection coded
14-660-(3).1, not patented, characterized by its dark purple-violet
colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately
vigorous, trailing growth habit. The new cultivar was discovered
and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the
above stated cross-pollination during June 2015 in a controlled
environment in Guadalupe, Calif.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings
since June 2015 in Guadalupe, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill. has
demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true to type with all
of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and
retained through successive generations of such asexual
propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been
repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish `Balcabightlu`
as a new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant: 1. Dark
purple-violet colored flowers; 2. Medium green-colored foliage; and
3. Moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit.
Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female parent
primarily in having larger diameter flowers and in being earlier to
bloom. Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the male
parent in having larger diameter flowers and in have a more mounded
growth habit.
Of the many commercially available Calibrachoa cultivars, the most
similar in comparison to the new cultivar is CABARET Deep Blue
`Balcabdebu`, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,039. However, in side by side
comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of
`Balcabdebu` in at least the following characteristics: 1. Plants
of the new cultivar have smaller diameter flowers than plants of
`Balcabdebu`; 2. Plants of the new cultivar are wider than plants
of `Balcabdebu`; and 3. Plants of the new cultivar have a different
flower color than plants of `Balcabdebu`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is
reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this
type, typical flower and foliage characteristics of the new
cultivar. Colors in the photographs differ slightly from the color
values cited in the detailed description, which accurately
describes the colors of `Balcabightlu`. The plants were grown in
4-inch pots for 6 weeks in a greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill.
Plants were given one pinch one week after transplant.
FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth and flowering
habit of `Balcabightlu`.
FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of an individual flower of
`Balcabightlu`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that
the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment,
such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without,
however, any variance in genotype.
The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is
The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London,
England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary
significance are used. The color values were determined in November
2017 under natural light conditions in West Chicago, Ill.
The following descriptions and measurements describe plants
produced from cuttings from stock plants and grown in a
glass-covered greenhouse under conditions comparable to those used
in commercial practice. The plants were grown in West Chicago, Ill.
in 4-inch pots for 7 weeks utilizing a soilless growth medium.
Plants were given one pinch one week after transplant. Greenhouse
temperatures were maintained at approximately 68.degree. F. to
72.degree. F. (20.degree. C. to 22.degree. C.) during the day and
approximately 64.degree. F. to 66.degree. F. (18.degree. C. to
19.degree. C.) during the night. Supplemental lighting was used.
Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical
plants. Botanical classification: Calibrachoa x hybrida
`Balcabightlu`. Parentage: Female parent.--Proprietary Calibrachoa
x hybrida breeding selection coded 14-591-(3).2, not patented. Male
parent.--Proprietary Calibrachoa x hybrida breeding selection coded
14-660-(3).1, not patented. Propagation: Type cutting.--Terminal
stem. Time to initiate roots.--Approximately 6 to 8 days. Time to
produce a rooted cutting.--Approximately 21 to 28 days. Root
description.--Fibrous. Rooting habit.--Freely branching. Plant
description: Commercial crop time.--Approximately 6 to 9 weeks from
a rooted cutting to finish in a 10 cm pot. Growth habit and general
appearance.--Moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing. Size.--Height
from soil level to top of plant plane: Approximately 9.0 cm. Width:
Approximately 28.0 cm. Branching habit.--Freely branching, pinching
enhances basal branching. Quantity of main branches per plant:
Approximately 5. Branch.--Strength: Moderate. Length: Approximately
14.0 cm. Diameter: Approximately 2.0 mm. Length of central
internode: Approximately 1.0 cm. Texture: Densely glandular
pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color of young and
mature stems: 144A. Foliage description: General
description.--Quantity of leaves per main branch: Approximately 16.
Fragrance: None detected. Form: Simple. Arrangement on flowering
stem: Opposite. Leaves.--Aspect: At acute angle to stem with tip
turning downward. Shape: Elliptic. Margin: Entire. Apex: Broadly
acute. Base: Attenuate. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Length of mature
leaf: Approximately 3.0 cm. Width of mature leaf: Approximately 1.1
cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces: Moderately glandular
pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color of upper
surface of young foliage: 137B with midvein of 146C. Color of lower
surface of young foliage: Closest to 138A with midvein of 146D.
Color of upper surface of mature foliage: 137A with venation of
146C to indistinguishable. Color of lower surface of mature
foliage: Between 138A and 138B with venation of 146D to
indistinguishable. Petiole.--Length: Approximately 4.0 mm.
Diameter: Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture: Moderately glandular
pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color: 146D.
Flowering description: Flowering habit.--`Balcabightlu` is freely
flowering under outdoor growing conditions with substantially
continuous blooming from spring through autumn and year-round in
greenhouse environment. Lastingness of individual flower on the
plant.--Approximately 5 to 7 days. Flower description: General
description.--Type: Single, salverform. Quantity per plant:
Approximately 15. Fragrance: None detected. Bud.--Rate of opening:
Generally takes 3 to 4 days for bud to progress from first color to
fully open flower. Quantity per plant: Approximately 8. Bud just
before opening.--Shape: Oblong. Length: Approximately 2.0 cm.
Diameter: Approximately 5.0 mm. Texture: Densely glandular
pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color: Petal
portion 79D, tube portion 154D, venation of N92A.
Corolla.--Diameter: Approximately 3.5 cm. Petals.--Quantity: 5,
fused to form a tube. Shape: Obovate. Margin: Entire. Apex:
Shallowly notched. Length from tube: Approximately 1.4 cm. Length
of free portion: Approximately 6.0 mm. Width: Approximately 1.5 cm.
Texture of upper surface: Glabrous. Texture of lower surface:
Glandular pubescent, dense along venation. Gland color: Colorless,
transparent. Color of upper surface when first open: Closest to
N87A with N88A and venation of N92C. Color of lower surface when
first and fully open: N87C with venation of N92A. Color of upper
surface when fully open: Closest to but darker than N87A with N88A
and venation of N92C. Corolla tube.--Length: Approximately 2.1 cm.
Diameter at distal end: Approximately 7.0 mm. Diameter at proximal
end: Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture of inner surface: Glabrous.
Texture of outer surface: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color:
Colorless, transparent. Color of inner surface: 13C with N92A at
throat opening, venation of N92C. Color of outer surface: 154D with
venation of N92A. Sepals.--Quantity per flower: 5, fused along
lower half. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute. Length: Approximately
1.6 cm to 1.7 cm. Width: Approximately 3.0 mm to 4.0 mm. Texture of
upper and lower surfaces: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color:
Colorless, transparent. Color of upper surface: 137A. Color of
lower surface: 138B with base of 144A. Peduncle.--Strength: Strong,
flexible. Aspect: Acute angle to stem. Length: Approximately 2.3
cm. Diameter: Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture: Densely glandular
pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color: 144A.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Stamen quantity: 5, basifixed.
Stamen length: Approximately 1.0 cm. Filament length of fixed
portion: Approximately 5.0 mm. Filament color: 145D. Anther shape:
Bilobed, ovoid. Anther length: Approximately 1.0 mm. Anther color:
8A. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color: 8C. Gynoecium: Pistil
quantity: 1 per flower. Pistil length: Approximately 9.0 mm. Stigma
shape: Funnel. Stigma length: Less than 1.0 mm. Stigma color: 143A.
Style length: Approximately 7.0 mm. Style color: 145D. Ovary
diameter: Approximately 2.0 mm. Ovary color: 145A. Seed and fruit
production: Neither seed nor fruit production has been observed.
Disease and pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests
common to Calibrachoa has not been observed.
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