U.S. patent number PP30,396 [Application Number 15/732,934] was granted by the patent office on 2019-04-16 for petunia plant named `sunpetu 211`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Suntory Flowers Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is Masahiro Yamada. Invention is credited to Masahiro Yamada.
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United States Patent |
PP30,396 |
Yamada |
April 16, 2019 |
Petunia plant named `Sunpetu 211`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named `Sunpetu
211`, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit;
vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering
habit; long flowering period; large flowers that are bright purple
with a white-colored star pattern; and good garden performance.
Inventors: |
Yamada; Masahiro (Shiga,
JP) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Yamada; Masahiro |
Shiga |
N/A |
JP |
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Assignee: |
Suntory Flowers Limited (Tokyo,
JP)
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Family
ID: |
66098371 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/732,934 |
Filed: |
January 12, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/356.13 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/824 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/356.13 |
Primary Examiner: Hwu; June
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named `Sunpetu 211` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Petunia x hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `SUNPETU 211`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Petunia plant, botanically known as Petunia x hybrida and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Sunpetu 211`.
The new Petunia 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 upright,
mounding and freely-flowering Petunia plants with attractive flower
colors and patterns.
The new Petunia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in July, 2014 in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan of a
proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida identified as code
designation SA8294, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent
with a proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida identified as
code designation PSRS, not patented, as the male, or pollen,
parent. The new Petunia 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 July, 2015.
Asexual reproduction of the new Petunia plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan since January, 2016 has shown that the
unique features of this new Petunia plant are stable and reproduced
true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Petunia 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 `Sunpetu 211`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Sunpetu 211` as a new
and distinct Petunia plant: 1. Upright and mounding plant habit. 2.
Vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit. 4. Freely
flowering habit. 5. Long flowering period. 6. Large flowers that
are bright purple with a white-colored star pattern. 7. Good garden
performance.
Plants of the new Petunia can be compared to plants of the female
parent selection. Plants of the new Petunia differ primarily from
plants of the female parent selection in flower color as plants of
the female parent selection have violet-colored flowers with a
white-colored star pattern. In addition, flowers of plants of the
new Petunia are larger than flowers of plants of the female parent
selection.
Plants of the new Petunia can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Petunia differ primarily from
plants of the male parent selection in flower color as plants of
the male parent selection have rose pink-colored flowers with a
white-colored star pattern.
Plants of the new Petunia can also be compared to plants of the
Petunia hybrid `PBLRS38-0`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
25,265. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Petunia and
`PBLRS38-0` differ primarily in the following characteristics: 1.
Plants of the new Petunia are more upright than and not as
outwardly spreading as plants of `PBLRS38-0`. 2. Plants of the new
Petunia are taller than and not as broad as plants of `PBLRS38-0`.
3. Plants of the new Petunia have larger leaves than plants of
`PBLRS38-0`. 4. Plants of the new Petunia are more freely flowering
than plants of `PBLRS38-0`. 5. Plants of the new Petunia have
larger flowers than plants of `PBLRS38-0`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Petunia 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 Petunia plant.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective
view of a typical flowering plant of `Sunpetu 211` grown in a
container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of a
typical flowering plant of `Sunpetu 211`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer in
20-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan
and under cultural practices typical of commercial Petunia
production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures
averaged 23.degree. C. and night temperatures averaged 13.degree.
C. Plants were six and seven months old when the photographs and
description, respectively, were taken. 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: Petunia x hybrida `Sunpetu 211`. Parentage: Female,
or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida
identified as code designation SA8294, not patented. Male, or
pollen, parent.--Proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida
identified as code designation PSRS, not patented. Propagation:
Type.--By terminal 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; dense. Plant description: Plant form and
growth habit.--Upright and mounding plant habit; freely branching
habit with numerous lateral branches developing per plant; pinching
enhances lateral branch development; vigorous growth habit. Plant
height.--About 30 cm. Plant diameter.--About 56 cm. Lateral branch
description: Length.--About 26 cm. Diameter.--About 2.3 mm.
Internode length.--About 2.1 cm. Strength.--Strong, flexible.
Aspect.--Upright to outwardly. Texture.--Pubescent, rough.
Color.--Close to 145A. Leaf description: Quantity and
arrangement.--About 16 leaves per lateral branch; alternate,
simple. Length.--About 4.6 cm. Width.--About 2.7 cm.
Shape.--Elliptical. Apex.--Narrowly acute. Base.--Attenuate.
Margin.--Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Pubescent,
rough. Venation pattern.--Pinnate; reticulate. Color.--Developing
leaves, upper surface: Close to NN137C. Developing leaves, lower
surface: Close to 137C. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close
to 137B; venation, close to 145B. Fully expanded leaves, lower
surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 145C. Petioles.--Length:
About 6.1 mm. Diameter: About 3.1 mm. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Pubescent, rough. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close
to 145B. Flower description: Flower arrangement and habit.--Large
single-type salverform flowers arising from upper leaf axils;
freely flowering habit with usually about three to five flowers
developing per lateral branch and about 150 flowers developing per
plant during the flowering season; flowers face mostly upright to
outwardly. Fragrance.--None detected. Natural flowering
season.--Early flowering habit; plants of the new Petunia initiate
and develop flowers about three to four weeks after planting; long
flowering period, flowering commences naturally during the spring
and plants flower continuously throughout the summer until late
autumn in Japan. Flower longevity.--Individual flowers last about
seven to ten days on the plant; flowers not persistent. Flower
buds.--Length: About 4 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm. Shape:
Cylindrical. Color: Close to 145D with stripes, close to 83D;
developing petals, close to 83A. Flower diameter.--About 6.5 cm.
Flower tube length.--About 2.6 cm. Flower tube diameter,
proximally.--About 2.4 mm. Flower tube diameter, distally.--About 9
mm. Corolla.--Quantity and arrangement: Five in a single whorl,
fused at the base and opening into a flared trumpet. Petal length
from throat: About 2 cm. Petal width: About 2.5 cm. Petal shape:
Roughly spatulate. Petal apex: Cuspidate. Petal margin: Entire;
slightly lobed; undulate. Petal texture, upper and lower surfaces:
Smooth, glabrous; velvety. Throat texture: Smooth, glabrous. Tube
texture: Pubescent. Color: Petal, when opening, upper surface: Main
color, darker than N78A; star pattern, close to NN155B. Petal, when
opening, lower surface: Main color, close to N80B; star pattern,
close to 157D. Petal, fully opened, upper surface: Main color,
close to between N78A and NN78A; star pattern, close to NN155C;
venation is faintly visible, close to 145B; colors do not change
with development. Petal, fully opened, lower surface: Main color,
close to N80B; star pattern, close to 157D; venation is faintly
visible, similar to lamina colors; colors do not change with
development. Throat: Distally, close to 157D; center, close to
150D; proximally, close to 145D; venation is faintly visible, close
to 145B. Tube: Distally, close to 157D; proximally, close to 145D;
venation is faintly visible, similar to lamina colors.
Calyx.--Arrangement: One star-shaped calyx tube with five sepals
arranged in a single whorl and fused at the base. Sepal length:
About 1 cm. Sepal width: About 2.7 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate.
Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and
lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper surface: Close to 137B.
Color, lower surface: Close to 137C. Peduncles.--Length: About 2
cm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Strength: Strong, flexible. Aspect:
Upright to outwardly. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to 144C.
Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity per flower: Five. Filament
length: About 2 cm. Filament color: Close to NN155B. Anther shape:
Ellipsoidal. Anther size: About 2 mm by 1.2 mm. Anther color: Close
to NN155A. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to NN155A.
Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 2.3 cm.
Style color: Close to 145C. Stigma shape: Transversely ellipsoidal.
Stigma color: Close to 144A. Ovary color: Close to 144A. Seeds and
fruits: Seed and fruit development have not been observed on plants
of the new Petunia to date. Garden performance: Plants of the new
Petunia have been observed to have good garden performance and to
tolerate rain, wind and temperatures ranging from about 5.degree.
C. to about 35.degree. C. Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of
the new Petunia have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens
and pests common to Petunia plants to date.
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